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The capacitor does not affect the rotor. If the rotor does not turn freely, it is usually due to the rotor bearing or the generator rotor. If the watch has not been serviced recently, the lubricants may have dried up and the watch will probably require a service.

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On 1/27/2024 at 8:07 PM, HectorLooi said:

The capacitor does not affect the rotor. If the rotor does not turn freely, it is usually due to the rotor bearing or the generator rotor. If the watch has not been serviced recently, the lubricants may have dried up and the watch will probably require a service.

 

Ok, let’s put this differently. The gear that the rotor gear is connected to is hard to turn so when you shake the watch the rotor won’t spin.

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The "gear that the rotor gear is connected to" being hard to turn means "the lubricants may have dried up". The movement will need to be removed from the watch, disassembled, cleaned, inspected for anything beyond just dried lubricants and any issues addressed, reassembled, lubricated, and then put back in the watch. This is called servicing.

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Watch this video. It show a complete disassembly of the movement. 

Have you serviced a quartz movement before? If you have, then do a full service. If not, just do the generator group. The parts in this movement are very delicate and I wouldn't recommend it for a beginner.

I have serviced a movement with a broken generator rotor. I don't mean the pivot, but the arbor of the generator rotor was broken.

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Good luck.

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