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··Omega Qualified WatchmakerI hate to perpetuate this topic, but just to clarify that my remarks with regard to manual winding of automatics were in context of what was discussed in the thread before, i.e. the recommendation to (fully) wind automatic watches despite / while / before wearing them. That is what I find "bizarre" and "dubious" and I doubt that any manufacturer recommends this.
We all hopefully understand that manually winding automatics can be done in obvious circumstances.
I was opening this topic, because I noticed in a WUS discussion that this is still an unclear subject, where many people believe that automatic watches have to be wound.
But this is exactly what that instruction is telling you to do - if the watch has stopped, wind it before you put it on. If you don't, the watch may not run to the normal power reserve, and may not run accurately as well. This is pretty standard instructions from watch companies, so this isn't anything unusual.
The fact that doing so solved the OP's issues, should pretty clearly illustrate the point.
