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Opinions? Do you wind your vintage daily?
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Syrte
路They say you鈥檙e supposed to service a watch if you鈥檙e going to wear it regularly. Surely if you鈥檙e winding it every day that鈥檚 even worse than regular use. That鈥檚 continuous use. If you鈥檙e going to abuse all of your watches on a daily basis, maybe you should start saving up even more.
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yev131
路The other reason I brought up this question is that my Speedmaster needs like 80 rotations for a full winding, and they feel strangely loose, like the crown isn't getting quite enough traction. Basically it doesn't feel quite right to me. Any opinions on what it could be?
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JoLo
路I wouldn't say every day, but I find it theraputic when I am problem solving to wind my watches.
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OMEGuy
路A correct Speedy will work flawlessly after years in the drawer.
Not, that this means anything. It's just that way.
Not, that this means anything. It's just that way.
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GordonL
路I also have 3 watches which i rotate and i do wind them daily. It is theraputic to do it in the morning i find. But my speedmaster only takes 30 to 40 "rotations". The rest i just wind occasionally.
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yev131
路Can anyone comment as to the above question - why my winding feels so loose and takes 80 rotations?
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ChrisN
路About 30 full rotations of the crown should be enough to bring an 86x series to full wind.
You have an Omega symbol on the crown, are you really seeing this rotate 80 times?
Hope this helps, Chris
You have an Omega symbol on the crown, are you really seeing this rotate 80 times?
Hope this helps, Chris
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Dan S
路You have an Omega symbol on the crown, are you really seeing this rotate 80 times?
I was wondering the same thing. When I "turn" the crown one time with my fingers, it usually rotates about 3/4 of a turn (270 degrees). I imagine it's different for everyone. And people who wind a watch by rotating it back and forth probably do even shorter turns.
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Mad Cow
路Mine don鈥檛 wind, just change the baterija now and then. 馃槜
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yev131
路About 30 full rotations of the crown should be enough to bring an 86x series to full wind.
You have an Omega symbol on the crown, are you really seeing this rotate 80 times?
Hope this helps, Chris
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Dan S
路Y yev131I can only speak to my caliber 861 which takes about 80 turns to wind fully because I compare it to my caliber 865 which takes 40 of the same size rotations. They are not full turns of the crown, it just feels like its way more lubricated and takes twice as long to wind, feels looser somehow. I was wondering if that means something is wrong and I should quit wearing the watch until I can afford another service or it's just how this particular crown feels and there is no need to sweat it.
The lubrication doesn't affect how many turns are required to fully wind the watch. However, if the winding is stiff or gritty, that can definitely be a sign that the watch is due for a service.
I'm not sure what is going on with your watch, it's not making a lot of sense to me that you could wind it 80 turns, and then the crown stops turning. If the mainspring were broken or slipping, it would make sense that you could just wind and wind indefinitely. But 80 turns ... I don't know. But if it doesn't bother you, the watch is winding smoothly, and keeping good time with a good power reserve, then I'm not sure it needs an immediate service. How long ago was it last serviced?
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yev131
路The lubrication doesn't affect how many turns are required to fully wind the watch. However, if the winding is stiff or gritty, that can definitely be a sign that the watch is due for a service.
I'm not sure what is going on with your watch, it's not making a lot of sense to me that you could wind it 80 turns, and then the crown stops turning. If the mainspring were broken or slipping, it would make sense that you could just wind and wind indefinitely. But 80 turns ... I don't know. But if it doesn't bother you, the watch is winding smoothly, and keeping good time with a good power reserve, then I'm not sure it needs an immediate service. How long ago was it last serviced?
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Dan S
路Y yev131well I only have the one watch to compare it to, my chronostop, and that requires 40 winds so makes me believe that is correct. yes, the speedmaster crown is VERY smooth and winds to a complete stop but after 80 winds. It came back that way from a partial service from Omega 10 yrs ago, new stem, crown, pushers, crystal. The watch keeps great time but only if wound regularly. I should probably save for a service but wanted to get more opinions on what this winding issue could mean.
OK, this is outside of my experience, but based on the full story you are giving, it doesn't sound like it's indicating a particular problem. Independent of this issue, most of us will agree that a service is warranted after 10 years.
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Rochete
路Have about 40 manual watches, would need to sleep 1h less in order to wind all them up every morning, plus it makes little sense. So I only wind up the one Im wearing that day.
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Archer
路路Omega Qualified WatchmakerI wind mine sporadically as it keeps the oils moving around inside - a tip passed onto me by the person who sold me my first vintage watch.
Just so you know, there鈥檚 no need to wind a watch that isn鈥檛 being worn. Oils don鈥檛 move around inside the watch.
Cheers, Al
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yev131
路Just so you know, there鈥檚 no need to wind a watch that isn鈥檛 being worn. Oils don鈥檛 move around inside the watch.
Cheers, Al
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