Oris classic date watch problems

[jerseydevil]

I recently received an Oris classic date watch as a graduation gift. I am very happy with the watch, but it appears to have a problem now. I am no watch expert so please bear with me in my explaining the problem.

I received the watch around the beginning of January and wore it regularly. Since it was my first "real" watch I babied it and haven't really taken it out so to my knowledge, it has not been dropped or banged against anything. I recently went on vacation for about 2 weeks and chose not to bring the watch with me because I didn't want to risk getting it stolen or damaging it. When I came back, as I expected, the watch was not ticking because it is a mechanical watch and only lasts about 2 days after not being warn (it is an automatic). The problem is that the automatic winder in the back doesn't appear to be moving any more (it has a see-through back). When I first got it, it would turn very easily by just moving the watch around. Has anyone ever run into this problem before?

Here is a link to the watch.
http://www.overstock.com/Jewelry-Wat...2/product.html

 

[Tarmac]

Try wearing it the full day. See what happens.

 

[sho'nuff]

not sure if this makes any sense but perhaps the lubricant inside congealed after some time off, due to it being an old stock watch? just throwing this out there as i heard this on timezone.

 

[jefe]

You can manually wind it too (twist the crown with it closed). I've had a screw vibrate loose in that movement, which prevented the rotor from turning. It was a relatively easy fix and should be covered under warranty.

It's an ETA 2624 - about the most common automatic movement afaik. Even if the warranty isn't in place because of Overstock not being an authorized dealer, any decent watch shop should be intimately familiar with this movement. It's in a LOT of watches.

 

[polar-lemon]

I just shook around my hamilton, and it doesn't look like the rotor moves very much either. Just manually wind it with the crown, and then wear it; it'll be fine.

 

[Sterling Gillette]

Originally Posted by jefe

You can manually wind it too (twist the crown with it closed). I've had a screw vibrate loose in that movement, which prevented the rotor from turning. It was a relatively easy fix and should be covered under warranty.

It's an ETA 2624 - about the most common automatic movement afaik. Even if the warranty isn't in place because of Overstock not being an authorized dealer, any decent watch shop should be intimately familiar with this movement. It's in a LOT of watches.
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[jerseydevil]

Originally Posted by jefe

You can manually wind it too (twist the crown with it closed). I've had a screw vibrate loose in that movement, which prevented the rotor from turning. It was a relatively easy fix and should be covered under warranty.

It's an ETA 2624 - about the most common automatic movement afaik. Even if the warranty isn't in place because of Overstock not being an authorized dealer, any decent watch shop should be intimately familiar with this movement. It's in a LOT of watches.

Do you know how much I should expect to pay to have it fixed?