how often should i (can i ) wind the moon pro?

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I have a problem

i have been on morning shift for 2 days and wound my Speedmaster at 03:00am but am on night shift tomorrow 馃憥 what should I do 馃槙
 
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I have a problem

i have been on morning shift for 2 days and wound my Speedmaster at 03:00am but am on night shift tomorrow 馃憥 what should I do 馃槙
Start another thread so the experts can weigh in.
 
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Start another thread so the experts can weigh in.

Thanks for your help!

What should I call it. Or should I start a thread on what to call it ?
 
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Thanks for your help!

What should I call it.
Much Ado About Nothing?

Post as @Dogberry of course 馃榿
 
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To be honest I鈥檇 just like to get some clarification on the issue as I鈥檓 running out of 馃嵖.

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I have a problem

i have been on morning shift for 2 days and wound my Speedmaster at 03:00am but am on night shift tomorrow 馃憥 what should I do 馃槙

Take it for a service. It is obviously ruined! 馃槤
 
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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.
I mean....This "Should" be simple if it's "meant to" be helpful.
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Nothing got lost in translation, Omega's instructions are crystal clear.

Maybe yes, maybe no: if winding once a day, irrespective of what time in that day relative to the previous one, then yes. Since the manual does not mention that it's best to wind it at around the same time each day, as is convention, and others here have noted in this thread, then I would conclude that it's not important to do so. If it is a better practice to wind it around the same time each day, other than being easier to keep track of doing it once per day (e.g., something functional, like it keeps timing precision higher by keeping the mainspring more fully wound, which would not happen if you let it run down by winding it later in the following day), then, no, it's not crystal clear.

 
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Folks: the only thing that is important (if you want to keep the watch running that is...), is that you wind up your watch BEFORE it stops running.

Everything else is "literature"....
 
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Paralysis by analysis...

Not hardly. It's really simple: we all (or should) agree that the watch should be wound daily. The question is, is it necessary or unnecessary to do it around the same time each day. Is it a question that you can't answer?
 
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I like to wind at exactly 12:00. That way when the 6 monthly check of power reserve is due I don't need to write down the time of the last wind. Of course if I'm doing something inapropriate at 12:00, such as fettling the lawn mower, I would write the time down. And transfer the note to the watch's page in the spreadsheet that keeps the records.

That's when I discover that the reserve check is not needed for another 3 months. One cannot be too careful though, better safe than sorry. And it doesn't work when moving from normal time to daylight saving and vice-versa, which can be a problem because Sunday is my normal watch switch-over day.

Maybe I should just buy a quartz watch? 馃お
 
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Not hardly. It's really simple: we all (or should) agree that the watch should be wound daily. The question is, is it necessary or unnecessary to do it around the same time each day. Is it a question that you can't answer?

What does your common sense tell you? There are a lot of things that can be complex with watchmaking, but this isn't one of them.
 
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What does your common sense tell you? There are a lot of things that can be complex with watchmaking, but this isn't one of them.

My common sense is not the issue here; it's what I thought was a simple watchmaking question.

I recall, from one of your posts actually (that will be accurate, the recollection may not be...), that as the mainspring winds down, the watch has less power, therefore it's more difficult for it to be accurate. My question about winding time of day, each day, is relative to my understanding of this concept. With the little I know, I would wind my watch at about the same time each day. Easier to remember when to do it, and I would guess, would keep the mainspring at a higher state of wind, thus potentially improving timekeeping. If this is incorrect, please let me know.

But, for a new person, they may not understand this, and think, okay, once per day is inclusive of any time within the next day (or 24 hour) period. So this is where I thought the question was simple: from a technical point of view, does it matter for anything regarding timekeeping when the watch is re-wound the next day? It's either yes, or no. You either know the answer, or you don't. I realize this whole thread would be frustrating for you and I will apologize in advance, because my small, tangential question was not meant to add to that.
 
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Here鈥檚 some help on defiance of mindsets:

An automatic watch is basically a self winding mechanical watch..... that keeps winding itself at any given chance.

Many mechanical watches have a reserve market on the dial letting you know where the reserve is at..... what they don鈥檛 have is a dot on a specific time to remind you to wind it at that time.

Life is complicated but you did manage to ask a question about something that is normally perceived as the epitome of simplicity (winding a watch) and make it somewhat complex. Just goes to show you, nothing in life is simple. And no harm on asking either.

Cheers
 
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My common sense is not the issue here; it's what I thought was a simple watchmaking question.

People have been winding these watches daily for 50+ years without dissecting the wording of the manual, so people have been following their common sense and doing just fine.

I realize this whole thread would be frustrating for you and I will apologize in advance, because my small, tangential question was not meant to add to that.

I appreciate that, thanks.
 
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I'm amazed that I read this whole thread... Kudos again to @Archer.

I sometime wonder if we can get some profile from threads like this on the personalities of watch collectors as whole. I know I'm sinned for being generic here about "watch collectors as whole" here. But I bet if polls are taken scientifically, this group would show some characteristics statistically, because as collectors we are all somewhat obsessed, overly-analytical, focused on details, and tend to be perfectionist.

No offense guys, we got to laugh at ourselves at moments like this to get a dose of common sense...
 
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You can do no real harm winding whenever you want. For consistency it鈥檚 best to wind at the same time everyday. Most agree the morning is best. No need to rewind it later in the day. If you pick it up to wear at night after it has run down, wind it fully and have fun. If you wear it the next day just wind it when you put it on.

This applies to all hand wound watches.
 
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But I bet if polls are taken scientifically, this group would show some characteristics statistically, because as collectors we are all somewhat obsessed, overly-analytical, focused on details, and tend to be perfectionist.
Unless your post count is in the thousands or tens of thousands. Then you're branded a troll.
 
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Wild guess is unecessary but better from an accuracy point of view. You'll have the same average tension/day in the main spring so more or less the same average deviation.
I participated in the over-technical part of the discussion - for sure the initial question was answered in the first 2 or 3 posts: you should wind your Speedy daily. AFAIAC the goal behind the other questions was never to say "ok why should I do that this way, I want to do it another way!", but just to know if there was also some other benefits, and not only conveniency (it is indeed very convenient). Because we can go further and ask the same question for a Panerai 6152, with its Angelus 240: should I wind it daily or weekly? Which one is best? Both are very convenient and in both cases the watch won't stop

Now a second question... Supposely I live in Christmas Island, in Kiribati. I wake up in the morning, wind my (non 8-day) watch and then go see my cousin living in French Polynesia for the rest week. Next time I'll wake up in the morning, do I wind it again or do I wait the next day? I already wound it today, but 24 hour ago... I am getting a bit confused with the whole "daily" thing here 馃榿