Lemania 5100 indeed is a rare and robust movement. It is a shame that Swatch Group decided to discontinue this legendary calibre. (whereas I do hope they continue to produce Lemania 1861  ) Few of the big manufacturers are using them, namely Omega, Fortis, Tag Heuer (Bell & Ross?), amongst others.

http://www.fratellowatches.com/archives/20...gas-holy-grail/

This is the write up of the movement by the great late Chuck Maddox.

http://www.chronomaddox.com/nouvelle_lemania_5100.html

No, never had that problem. When was the last time you serviced the watch? You do know that the service interval is between 3-5 years for most mechanical movements (except for the co-axial movements where the service intervals are a bit longer). I suspect your watch winding rotor's oil has dried up. The only time this has happened was to my mom's Tag Heuer, so I took it to the Service Center in Jalan Sultan Ismail (near Lot 10) and they confirmed that the oil has dried up.

My two cents.

Great advice. Just give it a shake now and then when you are not doing anything. Did you wind it up before wearing it? I have a habit of hand winding the crown before wearing the watch in the morning. About 15-25 turns will usually do it.

I doubt is a matter with lazy but Habit.
when it totally stop, not only U need to give it a good turn, U also need to set those hands.
some ppl make a pt to wind it early in the morning, 10 good turn shouldnt take more than 10sec. others may choose to wind it while they are making CAKE in the bathroom! its certainly more effective than giving your arm a good ten shake.

another alternative is get a watch winder, set it there when U are not wearing.

Mido is still around and strong in other parts of the world such as Thailand. understand the swatch group, maybe the only brand that use unMOD ETA movements and had alot of them COSC certified. A great value for $$ watch.

today, ppl go for Tag, Ball, Sinn, Rolex in this region. how many actually go for Ulu "cheap" brand. ppl wanna wear a watch and catch attention from their pals man. A seiko with the bells and whistle catch more attention compare to a Mido.
dont get me wrong I own a Vintage Mido and I love that watch!

care to share whats on your wrist?

well U should say generally RM10K watches uses ETA base movement. Some brands do a little more, maybe add a module, change the design a little or finishing the movement etc. depending on the watch U get even ETA do come in several grades. that dude regulating the watch play an impt role too. COSC certified watches such as Rolex, those movement are certified b4 assembling it in a watch! Cock up dude putting it together may make a small mistake and U are getting a watch that is not running in COSC spec.  Dec Issue watch time just featured a very expensive watch that just happen to fall in this Category. even if u send it in, U wouldn't know if your watch is running within COSC spec.

better watch case does not mean the material it is made in, just read from a different forum a gal's Rolex rusted! Rolex claims they use better steel and still can rust from her sweat! thats just insane! sweat more corrosive than sea water! anyway, the rust found is confirm by Rolex authorize service centre.

the extra $$ spend maybe the finishing of the case. ppl say pouring molten steel into a mold isn't as good as crafting it out of a solid steel block. whats the diff I don't know the physics of it. finishing of the links or the quality of the leather. all said and done, most of the $$ are indeed paid into other area of the biz, advertising for an example.

Anyone know if the Tissot T-Touch Expert can be used for swimming? I know that it is rated 100m WR but have heard of older Tissot Touch models dying after owners took it swimming..

Also, since the T-Touch Expert is only 100m WR rated, why is there a diver's extension on the bracelet? I see no point in a diver's extension unless you are able to take the watch for diving trips, which obviously you can't given the low Water Resistant rating.

The Sea Touch is also not very suitable for diving as it is rated to only 200m.    Serious tool watches are rated to at least 300m and above.

finally got this baby yesterday . of course, this can't be compared with Rolex,AP,etc but good enough for a student like me.
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got it for RM8000 after discount.

Anyone here own this Omega model? What are your thoughts on it in terms of construction, movement, accuracy and overall holding value?