Greetings

Have a question about winding my speedmaster manual wind.

When I wind my Apollo 11 moonshine the winder then rotates backwards almost instantly. Does this means it's fully wound already and no need to wind it?

For those that wear your watch daily how many rotations do you do? Until you feel resistance? Or a set number.

Sorry for what might be a stupid question
Thanks

 

Keep winding it, even if it resists. Once it's fully wound, it will no longer let you wind it.

 

I don't disagree with this advice technically, but something about the language is mildly disturbing.

 

I haven't read the instruction manual just yet, as I just purchased mine a few days ago and haven't worn it. But I am under the impression that you wind it until you feel resistance.

 

It winds better when the stem is lubricated.

 

You'll always feel resistance as you wind it, it needs to be wound until the crown can't be turned any further. At that point, it's wound fully. Some people feel resistance and stop winding for fear of breaking something, and then wonder why it stops after 15 or so hours.

Some Speedmasters are harder to wind when new than others for various reasons. They will loosen up with wear, but if you pull the crown out and put ONE small drop of oil on the tube that will immediately help.

 

Resistance is futile.

 

Oh okay, thanks for sharing that!

 

This isn’t the swinging sixties or the free-love seventies. We’re supposed to be woke. When a watch resists, you stop.

No means no.

 

Then don't complain when it stops at the 15 hour mark.

 

My power reserve only lasts 30 seconds, tops

 

Still better than being self-winding.

 

Wear the damn watch!

 

In the 24th century, the Borg wear Omegas and assimilate all other brands.

 

i do by roughly counting turns (about 40 for a full wind but i dont usually do the max - just a few here and there but i dont wear them constantly)

 

I will wear it for the first time on my birthday in nearly November

 

Resistance steadily increases as the power builds in the Mainspring.
It will literally stop and one can't wind it any further when it's fully wound.
When it stops at a fully wound condition, the Winding crown will inevitably back wind a little just as it does whilst it's building power.

 

And resistance can vary as one is winding it up when the watch is new.
Essentially, the resistance is not necessarily linear or progressive when the watch is new. It can also build in stages giving the impression it's reached a peak of sorts which can be misleading to the un-itiated.

But it will stop when fully wound.
When it's broken in, it inevitably becomes as smooth as butter and very progressive.

 

Wind to your heart's content...plunge in with enthusiasm.

"I have no idea what I am doing. But incompetence has never prevented me from plunging in with enthusiasm." Woody Allen

 

I tried this yesterday and hit the point where the crown just wouldn’t turn anymore.

Thank you guys for sharing that!