• Apprentice
    21 Sep 2017, 11:34 a.m.

    Hi, just a quick question. Hope I am not being paranoid. I just got a Le petit edition of pilot chronograph. When I unscrew the crown to wind the watch I hear clicking sounds. It's like the sound when you are turning against the direction of winding the watch. Is it normal? Sorry for asking stupid question. Thanks.

  • Master
    21 Sep 2017, 2:50 p.m.

    Welcome to the Forum.
    Well, when unscrewing the crown, you are in fact turning against the direction of winding, so the sound is the same and is quite normal.

  • Apprentice
    22 Sep 2017, 3:34 a.m.

    Thanks!

  • Connoisseur
    22 Sep 2017, 5:13 a.m.

    Mark, beg to disagree but I'm not sure it is normal. I have a "non-IWC" chrono with ETA 7750 TOP inside and just now experienced a clicking sound and "hand-feeling" when hand-winding. I'm sure it's not normal and will go to the watchmaker soon. I'd rather advise HIRO79 to take the watch to a watchmaker down the corner to check the mentioned sound.
    Best regards,
    Robert

  • Master
    22 Sep 2017, 7:48 p.m.

    Hi Roberto
    I can't comment on your particular situation, but please report back once you have seen a watchmaker.

    When winding a crown counter-clockwise, the ratchet will always make a clicking sound, it's part of the mechanism

  • Connoisseur
    22 Sep 2017, 8:13 p.m.

    Hi Mark,
    me thinks that we understand different things under "clicking sound" - I think it has to be a not continuous, but - say one click on every complete turn of the winding crown or similar. But it can never do wrong if a watch visits a watchmaker if in doubt :) As my watch that I was talking about is worn extremely rarely it won't be too close when I visit the watchmaker with this one.
    Best,
    Robert