Interesting 3861 winding observations.

bsowers34 · Thurs. 8:37am

So I have four current 3861s, Snoopy 50, white, FOIS and Hesalite. I'm ocd so I keep them wound and running. I wind them every 48 hours, +/- an hour here and there. They usually take 70-80 twists (very unscientific measurement), with the bergeon tool. The interesting thing is that the Snoopy usually takes a few more, and so does the one I wore that day. I never run the chronos either. Just an observation.

Endshake · Thurs. 8:51am

Maybe slightly different mainspring leinght

redpcar · Thurs. 9:08am

I go through my manual winds about once a month. There is a finite amount of cycles the mainspring can handle before they wear out / break. Cross this with keeping the oil "flowing" = once a month(ish). Why keep all the watches running all day every day when I'm not wearing.

That said, they still break.

Interesting 3861 winding observations.

bsowers34

Endshake

redpcar

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