How long does your wind last?

Archer · Dec 17, 2020

Kim
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.

If you don't know if you are winding it enough, that tells me you are not. Wind it until you can't wind it any longer - there is no guesswork here.

EricCsN · Dec 17, 2020

Kim
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.

it should be around 40 turns of the crown for a full wind

snunez · Dec 17, 2020

Archer
If you don't know if you are winding it enough, that tells me you are not. Wind it until you can't wind it any longer - there is no guesswork here.

I was going to say something similar. You will know. To break the spring you'd have to really apply some force that won't feel 'right'.

Kim · Dec 17, 2020

Thank you all for your valuable input.
I'll let it run idle and then go for the full wind I guess

ChrisN · Dec 17, 2020

Archer
If you don't know if you are winding it enough, that tells me you are not. Wind it until you can't wind it any longer - there is no guesswork here.

I usually say to my customers, if they have a manual wind watch, to wind it fully until you can't wind it further. Unless you are using pliers, I doubt anyone can wind it too far and cause any damage. I have, occasionally, stood with a customer who claims a low reserve and discovered they are only winding it half way as they feel a little resistance and stop. It will be a hard stop and you will know. Trust in the what @Archer says...😁

Cheers, Chris

Duckie · Dec 17, 2020

Archer
If you don't know if you are winding it enough, that tells me you are not. Wind it until you can't wind it any longer - there is no guesswork here.

I totally agree but to the unitiated a Speedy Pro can be a hit and miss affair with the crown guards and pushers nested together like they are.
Even for myself yesterday after I had spent the bulk of the day working with Polyeurothane wood glue which leaves a greasy feeling imbedded in the skin of one's fingers for many hours even after numerous intense hand washing stints at the sink.
My watch was a little hard to wind up fully and there's no shortage of dexterity around these parts👎

OMOONWatch · Dec 18, 2020

So another test, started at 2:30pm 12/13 from stopped watch, It stopped 2:24 pm on 12/15

rob#1 · Dec 18, 2020

Omega states 48 hours, so that’s pretty much spot on 👍

You could do it again and it might go 6 minutes over, therefore averaging exactly 48 hours

Cod Holliday · Dec 18, 2020

For the life of me I kept reading it as how long does my "wind" last and wondering how does he know I am gassy today.

I had spicy kabobs.

Yeah.

Good wind lasts a minute.

Sorry OP for the hijack, but I ma still laughing.

Kim · Dec 20, 2020

Archer
If you don't know if you are winding it enough, that tells me you are not. Wind it until you can't wind it any longer - there is no guesswork here.

I've made it already way over 36 hours now and it's still running. You were right.

Jensop · Dec 20, 2020

Assumming the mainspring is the same length and two identical watches are freshly serviced by a competent watchmaker, which other factors could explain a difference in power reserve in the watches by, let’s say, 2 hours or so?
Would that even be likely or would one expect more or less the same PR? Of course the two watches are both fully wound.

Archer · Dec 20, 2020

Jensop
Assumming the mainspring is the same length and two identical watches are freshly serviced by a competent watchmaker, which other factors could explain a difference in power reserve in the watches by, let’s say, 2 hours or so?
Would that even be likely or would one expect more or less the same PR? Of course the two watches are both fully wound.

There should not be much of a difference, provided that the service was done correctly.

OMOONWatch · Dec 20, 2020

C Cod Holliday
For the life of me I kept reading it as how long does my "wind" last and wondering how does he know I am gassy today.
I had spicy kabobs.
Yeah.
Good wind lasts a minute.

Sorry OP for the hijack, but I ma still laughing.

LOL, now I cannot stop laughing!!

SpeedyPhill · Dec 26, 2020

48 hours ... but that's poor in today's world of 70 hours power reserve watches 🤔

JwRosenthal · Dec 26, 2020

I wore my speedy pretty much daily for 18 years- I would get an almost perfect 48 hours almost to the minute (wind and set at 6am and 2 days later it was stopped right around 6. I went about a decade without servicing it and it continued with that perfect 48 hour reserve until one day it just stopped. In for a service and again- 48 hours almost to the minute.

And onions and garlic for me- can get almost a full second...but don’t force it or you may end up having to change your shorts.

How long does your wind last?

Archer

EricCsN

snunez

Kim

ChrisN

Duckie

OMOONWatch

rob#1

Cod Holliday

Kim

Jensop

Archer

OMOONWatch

SpeedyPhill

JwRosenthal

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