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EJD
·If it's not going to be worn for a period of time, how often should you wind it just to keep the movement exercised (if that's even necessary)?
how often should i (can i ) wind the moon pro?
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MRC
·And, I'm not suggesting that you're wrong, I just wonder how this knowledge is supposed to be gained if it isn't documented or one doesn't spend his friday nights on OF. 😀
I learned to wind watches the same way I learned to walk or climb a staircase -- by copying my parents. Right, so accepting that that is harder now, just regard OF as being In loco Parentis. 😎
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerTo be fair, the Swiss aren't really known for being vague or imprecise. If there's a right way and a wrong way, they're generally pretty good at telling you in several pages of uncertain language with diagrams.
Let's be clear - there's no debate here. The watch should be wound daily...period.
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jpjsavage
·I wind my watch every morning. It is nice to have that kind of interaction with one's watch. Makes you appreciate it all the more in my opinion.
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Fusion
·I understand your anxiety, I just got my first speedmaster this week with the cal. 1861. It boils down to: wind it once a day or so until it stops and put it on! 😀
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Lurk41
·Unless you are not wearing it. (Couldn’t resist)
From my point of view - please correct me if I am wrong:
- each time you wind it, there is a risk to overwind it and break something (mostly true for - I do not know the correct word in english but you'll get the idea - "barbaric" people). So better to tell customers: "ok just do it once a day and you'll be fine"
- as already said above: even if the caliber was designed with more than 2 days of power reserve (or 3, or 4,...), it is easier to get into the habit of winding it each morning than one in two
- a watch is more accurate when fully wound (because of the tautness of the main spring that evolves while unwinding: that's all I know but I am pretty sure a detailed explanation was already given in the forum)
In the end, "wind it once a day" is a good compromise that keeps everyone happy
So, my answer the initial question would be (and talking about a worn watch 😁): you must wind it before it is fully unwound (thank you captain obvious!), you should wind it once a day, you can wind it as much as you want as long as you do it carefully
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rainking
·- each time you wind it, there is a risk to overwind it and break something (mostly true for - I do not know the correct word in english but you'll get the idea - "barbaric" people). So better to tell customers: "ok just do it once a day and you'll be fine"
This is nonsense. No one should be thinking that there's somehow some risk involved every time they wind their watch. You pretty much would have to purposely try to break your watch by mega-overwinding it for that to ever happen. Whether you wind it once a day or every two days or three times a day, thoughts of overwinding are highly overrated.
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rudagger
·This is nonsense. No one should be thinking that there's somehow some risk involved every time they wind their watch.
That's my confusion with the instructions, as posted earlier. It sounds risky to wind too often, and I wonder why.
" Note: do not wind the watch more often than is necessary. For
a watch that is worn all the time, a single winding each day will
ensure that it functions correctly."
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerThat's my confusion with the instructions, as posted earlier. It sounds risky to wind too often, and I wonder why.
" Note: do not wind the watch more often than is necessary. For
a watch that is worn all the time, a single winding each day will
ensure that it functions correctly."
Jesus just wind it once a day and be done with it!
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speedytoronto
·Jesus just wind it once a day and be done with it!
Sorry for the outburst
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Lurk41
·This is nonsense. No one should be thinking that there's somehow some risk involved every time they wind their watch. You pretty much would have to purposely try to break your watch by mega-overwinding it for that to ever happen. Whether you wind it once a day or every two days or three times a day, thoughts of overwinding are highly overrated.
Some of their customers buy it as a marker of social status, do not care at all about the watch itself, and some will not hesitate to unintentionally put a lot of torque when winding it because they are simply rough... Sad, but that is the truth.
Do it several time per day, pretty sure the watch won't see the end of the warranty period without an issue. If all people were watch enthusiasts or at the very least, careful people, we won't even have to say "wind it until it stops" 😉
One very stupid example of bad practice when manipulating the crown, even if it is not about the winding. It happened to me - maybe I was stupid but most of people I see are doing it this way so at least I am not alone 😁... I had to sent back my Reduced to Omega, one year on a half after a full service because of an issue with the reset of the hour hand of the chronograph. When the women at the boutique manipulated the watch, she told me that the crown was hard to pull out, then asked me:
- Did you usually pull the it out with one finger or two?
- One, why?
- Ok that is why it was harder than it should. When you use only one finger, you are slightly bending it, causing the crown/stem to be off its axle. You should always manipulate the crown with two fingers directly on it
Maybe it is a known fact here, I do not know (but I'd be happy to know!). For sure no one tells you that when buying a watch, it is not written in the manual either, and most of people seem to do it this way. Still, only one finger to pull the crown out is a bad practice and can cause some damage to the winding system (the reset issue was completly unrelated, just to be clear). Mine was damaged in only 18 month and as it is an auto, no date, and with a <1s/d accuracy, trust me, I do not manipulate its crown very often...
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SpeedyD
·.....
Why all the over thinking? We’re winding our watches, not performing brain surgery (or flying to the moon, lol).
Sorry for the outburst
You’ve exposed the secret ‘complication’. Knowing how to wind the watch was in fact the most complicated aspect of the Apollo program. Building, launching and landing those rockets were all trivial. Nasa is still not sure of they are winding them correctly. That is why nobody’s been back to the moon since.
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Tigeranteater
·Leave it to OF to turn a simple procedure that has been followed for hundreds of years into a self doubting science project.
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mydeafcat
·This all brings to mind a favourite saying of an older family member:
“The guy didn’t know whether to take a shit or wind his watch”.
(Humor aside, I recommend both, preferably each morning for optimum health of both watch and wearer) 😁
“The guy didn’t know whether to take a shit or wind his watch”.
(Humor aside, I recommend both, preferably each morning for optimum health of both watch and wearer) 😁
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Matty1
·Can I wind the watch if the Chrono is still in operation?
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blufinz52
··Hears dead people, not watch rotors.It is designed to be wound daily, no matter how you want to parse words.
I like parsing words. 'Should be' is not the same as 'meant to be'. Should is used often as advice, or suggestion. You should brush your teeth 3 times a day, but you don't have to. Meant to be indicates something is expected.
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerI like parsing words. 'Should be' is not the same as 'meant to be'. Should is used often as advice, or suggestion. You should brush your teeth 3 times a day, but you don't have to. Meant to be indicates something is expected.
While you may correct about the meaning of specific words, the watch is designed to be wound every day. Not up for debate from a technical point of view, no matter what people want to believe.
