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Its about 4 years old. I think could had not press the reset button fully. Now I am making an effort to press it hard and full and thus far, its been reseting back to zero and the 'double action' or lag, seems to had gone too. Perhaps I am not used to the Tutima styled hidden pushers.

Thanx for your replies, I always enjoy reading them. :)

: Lemania5100 chrono hand does not reset to
: zero

: Posted By: SJACKAL

: Date: 2/6/07 14:02 GMT

: My Tutima NATO chrono on L5100 movement is
: having some problems. I'm assuming this
: is the same Tutima NATO we talked about
: earlier in the week?

: Sometimes the chrono minute hand does not
: reset back fully back to zero. I got to
: restart the chrono, stop it, and reset it
: again 2 or 3 times more for it to reach
: zero. I had a problem like that with my
: Mistral Timing Lemania 5012...

:

: Yeah, that's the watch, sorry for the cruddy
: picture!

: It would start/stop/restart/stop/etc. fine,
: but when I tried to reset, it creaked along
: and wouldn't exactly zero properly. Usually
: it's "zero" between 1 and 5
: seconds, etc. Pushing the reset pusher a
: second time or starting and stoping the
: chronograph and pressing reset again would
: coax it to reset properly, but it would
: never do it properly the first time.

: Thus far this had happened 3 times with this
: watch. Now if I remember correctly,
: this is a newly purchased watch, and it was
: purchased new?

: Sometimes it goes back, but there seems to
: be a 'double action' where the chrono hand
: does not jumps back to zero instantly but
: seems to get caught somewhere inbetween for
: a split second before it reach zero.
: With my Mistral Timing Chronograph it seemed
: like there was a decided lack of lubrication
: somewhere. Considering I purchased the watch
: off of eBay and most watches purchased off
: of eBay require some sort of watchmaker
: care, I sent it off to Shane Ede in Toronto
: noting the specific issue and he did a full
: service on it and it has been working
: exactly as expected ever since.

: I mean I feel a little silly having a watch
: which I've invested nearly as much for the
: Service in it ($150) as I did in purchasing
: the chronograph in the first place ($180)
: but I figure $330 for a 5012 Lemania
: chronograph with a world time bezel is still
: a pretty good deal (and I figure it was a
: good deal in 2003 when I bought it too!).

: It happens very fast but I know its there.

: Is this a major problem? Well, it's
: certainly an annoyance and shouldn't be
: happening, especially if it's a new watch. I
: would recommend contacting Tutima,
: especially if it's a new watch, and see what
: they suggest. It could be a simple cleaning,
: lubrication or adjustment issue.

: Does this means a service or I could ignore
: it if its a 'once in a while thing'? I
: would recommend that you mention it to the
: watchmaker/service center should you elect
: to have it attended to, but it suspect it's
: more of an annoyance thing than something
: harmful to the timepiece.

: Thanx in advance. : My apologies for
: not replying sooner.

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: yesterday and I've been busy beyond belief.
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: and need a quick answer, feel free to drop a
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: -- Chuck
: Chuck Maddox

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