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Hi,
I just picked up a Navitimer A23322. My question it's the winding of the watch. The instruction booklet it's a bit confusing. Does it have a screw-down crown or pushdown? It says to pull to position 1 to wind it. I notice position 2 sets the time. So back to my question. In order to wind it, does the crown have to be all the way down or slightly out and counterclockwise or clockwise ?

Thanks for the help

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Rolex Explorer II Polar
Rolex Submariner(Green Bezel)
Rolex Seadweller
PANERAI 111
Breitling Navitimer A23322 (new addition)

Wind it with the crown all the way in. Not a screw down crown.

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SHARKMAN

So it's there a position 1? So push the crown all the way in and turn clockwise, correct?
Thanks!

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Rolex Explorer II Polar
Rolex Submariner(Green Bezel)
Rolex Seadweller
PANERAI 111
Breitling Navitimer A23322 (new addition)

Correct.

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Aleksander Razumny Nordgarden Rødner

Breitling Navitimer World, blue face with steel bracelet
Omega Seamaster 300M, blue face with steel bracelet

Carpe aleae!

What I do, though, is simply wear it. Assuming you've bought it new from dealer, it's a new one, which should have a self-winding rotor, which winds the spring when the watch is being used. I've yet to wind mine manually.

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Aleksander Razumny Nordgarden Rødner

Breitling Navitimer World, blue face with steel bracelet
Omega Seamaster 300M, blue face with steel bracelet

Carpe aleae!

Not exactly accurate. The rotor only maintains the tension on the spring. It does not wind the watch in terms of increasing spring tension. A new watch or one that has been allowed to run down should be manually wound about 40 turns.

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SHARKMAN

Well mechanically it is capable of winding the watch - i.e. can increase spring tension, but as you suggest extremely unlikely that anyone would be able to fully wind a watch from fully unwound just by wearing, and it would stop / start until a minimal reserve was reached.

Thanks for the responses guys. I just got confused. The booklet said to turn clockwise 40 times but I wasn't sure if the crown had to be pushed in all the way or pulled slightly out. I did not notice when you pull it all the way out it moves the hands to set the time. I also realized it doesn't have a quick-set option, is that correct? So crown all the way in and turn clockwise? Now does the crown "screw in" in any way or just simply pushing it down all the way it's sufficient? Apologize for the repetitive questions. It's my first Breitling. I've been a Rolex owners for a few years but wanted to add some variation to my humble collection.
Thanks

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Rolex Explorer II Polar
Rolex Submariner(Green Bezel)
Rolex Seadweller
PANERAI 111
Breitling Navitimer A23322 (new addition)

It doesn't have a screwdown crown, and that model does not have a quick set date.

Thank you.

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Rolex Explorer II Polar
Rolex Submariner(Green Bezel)
Rolex Seadweller
PANERAI 111
Breitling Navitimer A23322 (new addition)

Ah, another lesson learned, here at the Source. Thanks guys!

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Aleksander Razumny Nordgarden Rødner

Breitling Navitimer World, blue face with steel bracelet
Omega Seamaster 300M, blue face with steel bracelet

Carpe aleae!

When I wind my Navitimer 01 Limited I always hear a kind of noise a little like two pieces of fabric rubbing together. It's the only way to describe it, and my other Breitlings don't sound like that when winding. I wonder if there something wrong with it?. I think at times we all obsess about these watches a little, although I seem to do so more about the Naitimer than the other Breitlings I own .

There is more resistance to the 01 movement because of the larger power reserve. I suspect that all that you are hearing is the movement in the keyless works as the power is transferred from the crown stem to the mainspring. When I first got my 01 I was short of winder heads and manually wound it - the additional resistance soon gave me callouses on finger and thumb

Thanks for that information. It's great to have all this knowledge that people share .

I'm going out of my mind. Every time I accidentally let the power reserve run out and watch stops running, I set the correct time and date and wind it up a minimum 40X, the watch won't run. I let it sit for several days contemplating taking it to authorized repair service center. I then go and pick it up, wind just a couple of times and the watch starts to work again.

Am I winding it wrong?
Is there some secret hand shake I need to do to get this to work?
For several thousand $$$ watch, it shouldnt be this complicated!

Why won't the watch start to work as soon as I start to wind it?