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SkunkPrince
·You can wind your watch every hour if you want to... but that's not what it was adjusted for. You ask your watchmaker to regulate based on your daily habits.
Best habits for manual watch winding?
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Pazzo
·If you don’t want to answer the question for some reason, that’s fine.
@Archer - Wait a minute. It's not that I do not want to answer. It's rather that, there's nothing to answer, really.
It's just that I have a habit of winding the watch I'm wearing at the moment to full-wind every twelve hours and you would rather wind it full once every day. From now on, I will quit that habit and wind full once a day instead.
I hope I've managed to answer your question.
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Archer
··Omega Qualified Watchmaker@Archer - Wait a minute. It's not that I do not want to answer. It's rather that, there's nothing to answer, really.
It's just that I have a habit of winding the watch I'm wearing at the moment to full-wind every twelve hours and you would rather wind it full once every day. From now on, I will quit that habit and wind full once a day instead.
I hope I've managed to answer your question.
Okay I’ll rephrase it then. What prompted you to begin winding it every 12 hours?
Was it something you read or heard somewhere?
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wagudc
·Okay I’ll rephrase it then. What prompted you to begin winding it every 12 hours?
Was it something you read or heard somewhere?
Winding is a time to enjoy your watch. Wind it in the morning, and wind it when you take it off. It is not a regular habit of mine, but it is something I have done. I would not say it was based on any recommendation or strong reason. and I suspect it may be the same for @Pazzo.
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Pazzo
·Okay I’ll rephrase it then. What prompted you to begin winding it every 12 hours?
Was it something you read or heard somewhere?
@Archer - No, but simply my way of thinking which is not always right.
More importantly, was I unintentionally doing something wrong by winding to the full every twelve hours?
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerNot really. It’s meant to be wound daily, so there’s no real reason to wind it more often. I was just curious if there was some specific reason for doing this that you were told by someone or something. No biggie.
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AustinCambridge
·Omega Forum never fails to impress. Thanks all.
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Vintagewtchzilla
·Professionally, I work in the electric vehicle space. Lately, there has been much discussion about the best practices for charging your EV to preserve battery life in the long run. For example, avoid charging above 90% or drain below 10% if possible. While that was also the case for the lithium-ion batteries in our phones and notebook PCs, of course the habit has always been to plug in overnight and charge to 100%.
It started me thinking about my manual wind watches. Does the collective wisdom of Omega Forums have a view on best practices for winding our manual watches? How to best preserve and reduce wear and tear?
did u mean electric space vehicles ? that would be cool ...
or did u mean electric shopping carts ? not quite as cool as space vehicles
overcharging or draining isn't a problem anymore as your "100%" are already just 90% of capacity
winding a watch ... well thats complicated ... always wind it for 120s with a 38.5 degree angle (to avoid the spring tension fluid is on low level) during winding, if you're in kangarooland you MUST wind it with the caseback facing upwards !!! . best practice to avoid any wear and tear is selling and looking for a different hobby
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imfagent449
·I very vaguely remember someone asking this question on a forum in the early 2000s (or sometime around then).
I recall that someone responded - I think it was Walt Odets, suggested that it makes sense to wind it fully and then give a half turn back. As I recall, it was something to do with ensuring that the rubber seal would not wear out.
I wish I could remember the details but it was a few decades ago.
I recall that someone responded - I think it was Walt Odets, suggested that it makes sense to wind it fully and then give a half turn back. As I recall, it was something to do with ensuring that the rubber seal would not wear out.
I wish I could remember the details but it was a few decades ago.
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Vintagewtchzilla
·I very vaguely remember someone asking this question on a forum in the early 2000s (or sometime around then).
I recall that someone responded - I think it was Walt Odets, suggested that it makes sense to wind it fully and then give a half turn back. As I recall, it was something to do with ensuring that the rubber seal would not wear out.
either u missed something or the guy was talking BS. since when does winding the movement tighten the rubber seal ?
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imfagent449
·either u missed something or the guy was talking BS. since when does winding the movement tighten the rubber seal ?
Not tighten - it had something to do with only turning the the crown in one direction and what that might do to the seal.
I confess that it is too long ago that I no longer remember the details.
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Pazzo
·Not tighten - it had something to do with only turning the the crown in one direction and what that might do to the seal.
I confess that it is too long ago that I no longer remember the details.
You're probably talking about a screw-in type of crown.
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Vintagewtchzilla
·Not tighten - it had something to do with only turning the the crown in one direction and what that might do to the seal.
I confess that it is too long ago that I no longer remember the details.
which kind of sociopath winds just "forward forward forward " ? that's like doing sock.. shoe, sock ..shoe
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Togri v. 2.0
··Wow! Custom title... coolWinding it fully will eventually drain the battery
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STANDY
··schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collectorBeen mixing with a automatic a bit lately so I have been winding it when I notice it’s 3 hours ago……🤦
Basically find a time when it’s common.
For me turn coffee machine on get stuff ready for work. Wind speedy while the milk is frothing.
Then there is the “this is F🤬ing stupid” wind during a meeting occasionally. (More common lately)
Basically find a time when it’s common.
For me turn coffee machine on get stuff ready for work. Wind speedy while the milk is frothing.
Then there is the “this is F🤬ing stupid” wind during a meeting occasionally. (More common lately)
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Awetaylor
·“Why” Questions tend not to draw out specific Information. Especially the one worded “Why?”. It is ambiguous 😀 , it also puts people on the defensive as it suggest justification.
psychologists, including facilitators, therapists and coaches are trained to use “what” questions as they draw out the important information quickly and efficiently
Just thought I’d share as this was a perfect example of what happens in most cases when using “why”
psychologists, including facilitators, therapists and coaches are trained to use “what” questions as they draw out the important information quickly and efficiently
Just thought I’d share as this was a perfect example of what happens in most cases when using “why”
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Vintagewtchzilla
·“Why” Questions tend not to draw out specific Information. Especially the one worded “Why?”. It is ambiguous 😀 , it also puts people on the defensive as it suggest justification.
psychologists, including facilitators, therapists and coaches are trained to use “what” questions as they draw out the important information quickly and efficiently
Just thought I’d share as this was a perfect example of what happens in most cases when using “why”
1: WHY u post such stuff ?
2: even our facility management asks always "what did u do again ?"
3: efficient are only closed question like
Q: is it ok to wind a watch daily?
normal people A: yes !
forum people A: yes but no, and it depends if it was on the moon or if you wind it in the pool of your mega million dollar yacht, i from my experience wind it always when fresh out of the shower so i am dust free and this reduces the risk of getting wristcheese to the seal.
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Watch my Whisky
·I’m here for the cocaine?
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Archer
··Omega Qualified Watchmaker“Why” Questions tend not to draw out specific Information. Especially the one worded “Why?”. It is ambiguous 😀 , it also puts people on the defensive as it suggest justification.
psychologists, including facilitators, therapists and coaches are trained to use “what” questions as they draw out the important information quickly and efficiently
Just thought I’d share as this was a perfect example of what happens in most cases when using “why”
What?
😉
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