Moonwatch Winding problem with videos

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PeterRobbinson

·May 24, 2021

Does anyone have a crown that winds backward

Edited: Jun 14, 2021

 

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JwRosenthal

·May 24, 2021

Yeah, not supposed to spin like that- you have a problem. If it’s under warranty, bring it back to the boutique. If it’s older, get it to an independent Omega watchmaker for repair

 

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Dan S

·May 24, 2021

I can't really tell if there's an actual problem or you are just obsessing about a bit of recoil. What if you ignore it and just wind the watch all the way until it can't be wound any more. Then does the watch run well, keep good time, and have a proper power reserve? If so, then stop worrying and enjoy your watch.

 

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Evitzee

·May 24, 2021

^^^ What he said. It's strange that in the past few months we have had a spate of nervous winders who think there is some sort of problem here. Wind it up completely and see how it runs, if it keeps time within spec and goes for the full amount of power reserve you don't have an issue. Others, incl @Archer I believe, have explained why this is not a problem in normal use. All nine of my 861/1861/3861 Speedmasters exhibit this phenomenon to some extent, some more than others, but they all run well.

 

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PeterRobbinson

·May 24, 2021

JwRosenthal

Yeah, not supposed to spin like that- you have a problem. If it’s under warranty, bring it back to the boutique. If it’s older, get it to an independent Omega watchmaker for repair

Thank you for your post, have you any idea what might be causing the issue?

 

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Canuck

·May 24, 2021

And yet another manual wind watch (in this case a Speedmaster) which exhibits a crown that “backs up” after winding! Sigh! Check out this thread on the same topic, and in particular, look for the link, open it, and don’t obsess over something that is completely normal!

https://omegaforums.net/threads/dif...ovements-321s-861s-1861s.128127/#post-1733725

 

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Archer

·May 24, 2021·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

P PeterRobbinson

Thank you for your post, have you any idea what might be causing the issue?

There is no issue. Just wind it fully and you will be fine.

 

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JwRosenthal

·May 24, 2021

P PeterRobbinson

Thank you for your post, have you any idea what might be causing the issue?

Perhaps I am not seeing the video properly- is it just backing up but still holds the charge or it it not catching at all? If just backing up, then as the others have said a it’s fine. But if you try to wind it and the spring unwinds completely (which is what I thought I saw), then that’s a problem

 

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Cenzo

·May 25, 2021

FWIW mine will backup up a bit (and again it's normal) when nearing a full wind. Maybe the other watch was not near full wind in the video and yours was?