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Evitzee
路All my 1861's go for 50-51 hours. First question to OP, are you fully winding the watch until the crown won't go any more?
How long does your wind last?
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Foo2rama
路路Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...My Moonwatch lasts just about 18-20 hours.
D DuckieThe thing is.
Has it been ascertained whether the OP was running the chrono continually.
He's obviously new to it all and it wouldn't surprise me馃憥
So if you fully wound the watch and ran the chronograph for 12 hours and turned it off, it would run the exact same amount of time as if you never turned on the chrono.
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Freddedw
路Can the running time be used as a, sort of "service" indicator? anything less than 35-40h is a hint?
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The Father
路1991 Omega Speedmaster 145.0022 at 24 hours plus so far. Will update further when it stops. This is like watching water boil
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I did not know having a thread about winding a watch could be so interesting.
I have also determined I must lead a boring life if I give shit how long a wind lasts.
My bezel does look pretty good.
This is all very exciting. After careful investigation, I find the 1991 Speedmaster has a 52 hour power reserve.
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YY77
路I have to admit I find it a little strange the OP (although not being very active looking at his past posts) doesn't seem to hang around to find out the answer to his problem. Anything could have come on OP's patch but the post with little detail feels off to me.
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montelatici
路Come on let's help him out. The question should be phrased "how long is your power reserve". Sounds a bit more elegant.
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OMOONWatch
路Wow! Thanks for the great insight provided by all, and yes,
a) Purchased from eLady by wify with help from her colleague who is a part time Omega Dealer
b) I do wind it until I feel resistance
c) I was also trying to actually monitor the period between "wind" it's actually 32 hrs & change before it stopped.
d) Never used Choro
e) Looking for any local AD (Bay Area) for service, but most are closed these days.
a) Purchased from eLady by wify with help from her colleague who is a part time Omega Dealer
b) I do wind it until I feel resistance
c) I was also trying to actually monitor the period between "wind" it's actually 32 hrs & change before it stopped.
d) Never used Choro
e) Looking for any local AD (Bay Area) for service, but most are closed these days.
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D.D.
路Mine would last for 40 hours.
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DNX
路Tested my FOIS and lasts 51.5 hours from full wind to depleted completely
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w@tcher
路Wow! Thanks for the great insight provided by all, and yes,
a) Purchased from eLady by wify with help from her colleague who is a part time Omega Dealer
b) I do wind it until I feel resistance
c) I was also trying to actually monitor the period between "wind" it's actually 32 hrs & change before it stopped.
d) Never used Choro
e) Looking for any local AD (Bay Area) for service, but most are closed these days.
If you bought it as a second hand and you are not covered under warranty, then it's time for a service..
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Duckie
路how are you winding it? Are you winding it until it stops?
Umm the Chrono does not actually reduce the time the watch can keep time. It does require additional torque to run the chrono and when the watch is near being unwound the mainspring does not provide as much torque.
So if you fully wound the watch and ran the chronograph for 12 hours and turned it off, it would run the exact same amount of time as if you never turned on the chrono.
The point is the watch will not run anywhere near as long as it normally would if the chrono is continually running.
There is no expressed issues around the timekeeping for the OP. It's about how long the watch is running.
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flw
路路history nerdI just tested mine again, due to this thread. 39 hours and 35 minutes. A bit of variation from the first time.
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Foo2rama
路路Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...D DuckieThe point is the watch will not run anywhere near as long as it normally would if the chrono is continually running.
There is no expressed issues around the timekeeping for the OP. It's about how long the watch is running.
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Kim
路I already have a couple automatic watches but just got a Speedmaster Professional a few days ago. I find it to last merely a day. I use the chrono once or twice a day for about 5 minutes.
I'm a little bit concerned as I don't know if I don't wind 'enough' in fear of overwinding or if my new bought watch already has some trouble
I'll keep an eye on it for sure and might return to AD if necessary.
I'm a little bit concerned as I don't know if I don't wind 'enough' in fear of overwinding or if my new bought watch already has some trouble
I'll keep an eye on it for sure and might return to AD if necessary.
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rob#1
路I already have a couple automatic watches but just got a Speedmaster Professional a few days ago. I find it to last merely a day. I use the chrono once or twice a day for about 5 minutes.
I'm a little bit concerned as I don't know if I don't wind 'enough' in fear of overwinding or if my new bought watch already has some trouble
I'll keep an eye on it for sure and might return to AD if necessary.
Nah, take it back and get it checked. You should get at least a couple of days out of it - 10 minutes use of the chronograph will make hardly any difference. I wind mine once a day out of habit and just stop when I feel resistance. When I have left it off for a day it鈥檚 still merrily ticking away the following morning.
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Duckie
路I already have a couple automatic watches but just got a Speedmaster Professional a few days ago. I find it to last merely a day. I use the chrono once or twice a day for about 5 minutes.
I'm a little bit concerned as I don't know if I don't wind 'enough' in fear of overwinding or if my new bought watch already has some trouble
I'll keep an eye on it for sure and might return to AD if necessary.
Either you aren't winding it enough or there's an issue with the watch.
It's a pity you can't just hand it to someone in the know and get them to check how much it's wound for comparison if they can get more into it.
All I can offer is that initially(when my Speedy Pro was new) it felt like the winding resistance built up at various stages to the point where I could've been duped into believing it was at or near full wind.
As it had been a number of decades since I had the occassion to wind up a manual wind watch, I had to apply a bit of a reality check and common sense. It's a bit like riding a bike in ways.
Anyway, I was able to achieve a full wind regardless of my hesitations and the winding action smoothed out to become buttery smooth all the way to a full wind in a month or so.
Now it's sublime. Keep trying.
What's the worst that can happen?
Either the watch has a problem or you have the problem. You just need to go to a proper watchmaker for an assessment馃憤
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DNX
路Wind it - don't be scared - you will know when it is fully wound for sure...
If you break it, since its new - I would imagine Omega would just replace it for you if you explain it was tough to wind.
If you break it, since its new - I would imagine Omega would just replace it for you if you explain it was tough to wind.
