Hi

Recently I bought my first mechanical Omega - Seamaster AT Annual Calender. It has a calibre 8601 movement. My question is about (manually) winding it.
Does anyone know how many turns it takes to wind it up fully from a stopped state?
I did 100+ turns before I didn't dare more .

How can I tell when I have fully wind it?

pernpettsof

 

not quite sure. Thinking about 50times. More than this was wasting time

 

thanks - exactly the information I was looking for. max. 50 from now on!

 

If you're not planning on wearing your watch on a regular basis ( to keep it wound ), buy a nice watch winder. I'm told it's best to keep your watch running, rather than letting it stop and manually winding it.

 

I would Not spent any Money on a watch winder. If you don't wear your watch, then let it stop. So You Save Money in two ways. No money spent on a winder, and postponing a needed repair.
Greetings

 

First, it's an annual calendar. Features like a calendar, moon phase, or other things that are a pain in the ass to set should be on a winder.

Second, the lubricants will dry out long before they wear out so the difference in the length of time between services is negligible.

I'll take the convenience of not resetting the watch every time I want to wear it.

 

Thanks for the libricants facts. Nevertheless I would not spent money on a winder. Winding by hand isn't such an exhausting thing

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I actually find winding watch crown a soothing ritual. For manual movement 50 to 100 turns are norm. For automatic 20-30 should be more than enough before the rotor helping us winding it further.

 

Touché.

 

Older automatic watches should be wound and running as much as possible to prevent their lubricants from congealing over time, diminishing accuracy. Modern automatic watches generally use synthetic oil; whether or not synthetic oils congeal is a point of contention among watch experts.

 

Huh? The same lubricants are used on old and new when they're brought in for service. If you haven't serviced and older watch in more than 10 years, the oils have gummed up already - or worse. Modern synthetics last longer than older natural oils, but still eventually need to be cleaned out and replaced.

 

Who needs a winder with a wife and two daughters who hold the safe combination

 

I asked the man who services my watches and he says 40 winds is enough.

 

My advice: if your watch is time only, or has a simple quick set date then it's easy enough to set when you want to wear it so leave it sit unwound between wearings.

If you have a self correcting calendar of some type (annual, perpetual), a moon phase, or other complication that involves multiple steps in setting then use a winder.

 

That's the exact same advice I was told....