Daily Winding Routine

I’ve been wearing my Omega Speedmaster Professional daily and have been following a specific winding routine to ensure I never wake up to a stopped watch. Since the Speedmaster has a 50-hour power reserve, I wanted to keep it running without having to fully wind it every day.

My Winding Method

Every morning, I wind the crown 20 turns. I chose this number because:

• A full wind (from zero) takes about 50-60 turns.

• Since the power reserve is around 50 hours, I figured 20 turns per day should keep it going indefinitely.

This method worked fine—until today, when I woke up and saw my Speedmaster had stopped. 🤔

I’m now wondering if my routine was slightly under-winding the watch over time, leading to a gradual depletion of the power reserve. Maybe I should do a full wind every few days instead? Would love to hear your thoughts on this!

Thanks so much, nice people. I will follow your advice. ☺️

Dan, my understanding is there's nothing wrong with hitting the 'stop' when winding. It's designed to be bumped up against. Even with vintage pieces. Obviously you don't want to put vice grips on and twist past it, but yeah, you can hit the stop.

Thank you so much, everyone. What a great community!