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M'Bob
·I have a Seamaster 300 Master-Co axial, and a couple other watches with METAS certifications.
This watch company, and most others, are concerned with precision. Goes without saying. In fact, they market and battle amongst each other for more precise timekeeping.
Therefore, I find it completely counter-intuitive that nowhere that I can find does the company either explicitly, or even generally, give range for how many winds should their automatics should receive if they’ve stopped, and haven’t been worn for a while.
One has to rely on anecdote rather than science from users. “12 times and I give it a shake.” “15-20 times.” “60 times should do it.” “Wind until your orthopedist diagnoses you with carpal tunnel syndrome.”
Come on! You’re telling me a company that spends millions on R and D regarding time-keeping precision can’t give some idea of the general number of turns relative to the power reserve of the mainspring it would take, under typical conditions, to keep the watch from winding down with use? Really?
This watch company, and most others, are concerned with precision. Goes without saying. In fact, they market and battle amongst each other for more precise timekeeping.
Therefore, I find it completely counter-intuitive that nowhere that I can find does the company either explicitly, or even generally, give range for how many winds should their automatics should receive if they’ve stopped, and haven’t been worn for a while.
One has to rely on anecdote rather than science from users. “12 times and I give it a shake.” “15-20 times.” “60 times should do it.” “Wind until your orthopedist diagnoses you with carpal tunnel syndrome.”
Come on! You’re telling me a company that spends millions on R and D regarding time-keeping precision can’t give some idea of the general number of turns relative to the power reserve of the mainspring it would take, under typical conditions, to keep the watch from winding down with use? Really?
