When to stop winding a Cal 1011?

Hernium · Aug 15, 2020

Hi all,

I've just gotten my beloved C-shape 168.0056 from a spruce-up with Simon Freese, so that should mean the movement is all cleaned up nicely. However, I've been winding it up for about 40 turns now, and there seems to be no signs of a clutch to prevent overwinding like on my Speedy. Does the movement lack a clutch, or should I be safe to continue winding until I encounter resistance?

efauser · Aug 15, 2020

It's an automatic. You only need to give it a few winds to get it started and the movement of your wrist keeps it wound and running. It's designed so you can't overwind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_watch

JimInOz · Aug 15, 2020

Wednesday.

ahsposo · Aug 15, 2020

dra43b · Aug 15, 2020

Hernium
Hi all,

I've just gotten my beloved C-shape 168.0056 from a spruce-up with Simon Freese, so that should mean the movement is all cleaned up nicely. However, I've been winding it up for about 40 turns now, and there seems to be no signs of a clutch to prevent overwinding like on my Speedy. Does the movement lack a clutch, or should I be safe to continue winding until I encounter resistance?

I am curious about this as well. But in the first place, do they have handwinding function?

Archer · Aug 15, 2020

Hernium
Hi all,

I've just gotten my beloved C-shape 168.0056 from a spruce-up with Simon Freese, so that should mean the movement is all cleaned up nicely. However, I've been winding it up for about 40 turns now, and there seems to be no signs of a clutch to prevent overwinding like on my Speedy. Does the movement lack a clutch, or should I be safe to continue winding until I encounter resistance?

There is no "clutch" in a manual winding Speedmaster - it will stop winding when fully wound, and if you force it hard enough past that point, something will break.

In an automatic watch, one end of the spring is not attached, so it will wind forever without coming to a hard stop.

If the watch has stopped, give it 20 winds of the crown or so, and then wear it, and you should be fine.

Cheers, Al

When to stop winding a Cal 1011?

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