{G-Karte}
Some time ago my watch had a problem with the crown and was repaired under guarantee (RMA No. 6473 [or 6973]). I have hardly worn this watch since then as it is only one of a collection of watches that I possess.
However, one of the reasons that I don't wear this watch is because of the crown, not knowing if it will move away from the case and stop the watch. There is no `click' to indicate that it is locked open or closed. The crown wheel simply slides in and out with no resistance. I have spoken to a watch repairers and they are of the opinion that there is a fault and it need looking at. They have not opened up the watch....merely looked at it.
Also, I purchased an automatic watch winder to keep this watch going when not worn. This winder has 4 modes as follows:

1. Rotate clockwise for 2 minutes - rest 6 minutes then repeat.

2. Rotate counter clockwise for 2 minutes - rest 6 minutes then repeat.

3. Rotate 2 minutes clockwise - rest 6 minutes - rotate 2 minutes counter clockwise - rest 6 minutes then repeat.

4. Rotate 5 minutes clockwise - rotate 5 minutes counter clockwise - repeat above for 3 hours then rest for 9 hours then repeat.

Are there any issues with any of the above modes when using for winding this watch?

I have tried all of the modes but, for some reason, my watch does not keep going with ANY of the modes, and stops after a few hours. Surely one of the modes will work! Or is there a problem caused by the crown?

I have no confidence in using this watch until someone can say to me that it is working fully as intended. I have to say that, if this is working correctly and as it was designed to operate, then I would not want to use it at all. I cannot believe that a watch costing this much would operate like this.
I would be grateful to receive your comments.
Yours sincerely
Alan Alexander
