Vintage Mark ii - How hard should it be to wind?

YY77

Sorry for your loss.

Winding a manual handwound is always more difficult/resistance and resulting in a hard stop in comparison to an automatic movement, but if you don't know when it was last serviced maybe that should be done just to be safe.

Evitzee

I have a 51 yo Mark II from new, and just had it serviced two years ago at Nesbit's in Seattle. It was always a fairly stiff watch to wind, and even after its overhaul it's a stiff winder compared to my other Speedmasters watches, it's just the way it is.

DSotW

Hi everyone,

Well.. my father passed away back in January. Still not over the shock, nor had the time to mourn properly (have had to help my mother ever since it happened).

I inherited his Omega SpeedMaster Mark ii, which he purchased new back in 1969. I do not know if it was recently serviced, nor when it was last.

All I know is that when winding it up, it's sort of difficult to wind the crown, but not impossible, there is just some feeling of smooth resistance, meaning it is not fluid / easy to wind like any of my serviced Zeniths or my SpeedMaster Day/Date.

Is that normal for older Omega movements? Or should I send it for a service ?

Thanks....

S Speedking

Does the crown spin backwards a little bit when you wind it?

Ascalon

My Mark II was fully rebuilt with all new seals and it isn't hard to wind at all. Comparing it to various 7750s, and a few others, like a Seagull ST1902, it feels fairly easy to wind.

If you are getting significant resistance, I'd get it checked out.

The II does have a higher water resistance than the moon watch, but it still shouldn't be that hard to wind.