New owner here -- comment - darn that crown is small and difficult to get a good purchase on it to wind given the slight over hang of the bezel. Not saying anything should be done about it given its classic design proportions-- just an observation having never wound one before ownership. I have the same issue with a cartier santos and its square edged crown lol. And no I don't have fat fingers lol.
The key is to let the nail of the finger gripping the underside of the crown into the space between the crown and the case and then pull.
Oh I thought he meant just winding it Haha. Yeah it is tricky to pull the crown but then again so are most watches (that I own) Some are worst than the speedy. I'm relatively new to the speedy so I hope in time it "breaks in"
Ahhh my bad. I must admit that winding has never been an issue. It is not the easiest of crowns to operate for sure but should be managed
Like all good things- such as using a simple wine hand opener vs an electric opener -- I get the satisfaction of the task-- I just had not appreciated the crown on the speedy as I will in the future.)
Watch Vault NYC has a nice, simple video available online. Around the :15-17 second mark, you can see that you can just run your finger along the underside of the crown to wind, instead of attempting to pinch and rotate the crown.
Maybe my Speedy is still a little too new/too stiff but I sure as hell can't spin the crown with one finger from the bottom... And 2 thoughts about that video... Unless I'm doing it wrong (with success), shouldn't you be winding the the crown CLOCKWISE to wind the watch? Also, isn't it advised against to spin the crown counterclockwise to set the time if the watch is already wound?
