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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
 
Meme-Dweller
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Keep winding it, even if it resists. Once it's fully wound, it will no longer let you wind it.
 
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Meme-Dweller Meme-Dweller
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. 馃槜
 
schoolboy
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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.
 
Meme-Dweller
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Dan S Dan S
I don't disagree with this advice technically, but something about the language is mildly disturbing. 馃槜
It winds better when the stem is lubricated.
 
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schoolboy schoolboy
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.
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.
 
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schoolboy schoolboy
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.
Resistance is futile.
 
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Evitzee Evitzee
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.
Oh okay, thanks for sharing that!
 
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This isn鈥檛 the swinging sixties or the free-love seventies. We鈥檙e supposed to be woke. When a watch resists, you stop.

No means no.
 
Evitzee
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Iceter Iceter
This isn鈥檛 the swinging sixties or the free-love seventies. We鈥檙e 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.
 
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schoolboy schoolboy
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.
Wear the damn watch! :whipped:
 
gbesq
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Resistance is futile.
In the 24th century, the Borg wear Omegas and assimilate all other brands.
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EricCsN
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Snoopsta Snoopsta
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
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)
 
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schoolboy schoolboy
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.

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.
 
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Evitzee Evitzee
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.

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.
 
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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
 
schoolboy
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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.
I tried this yesterday and hit the point where the crown just wouldn鈥檛 turn anymore.

Thank you guys for sharing that!
 
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