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Old 3 March 2021, 06:59 AM   #708
Dirt
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Brisbane
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzzyme View Post
People were still guessing at how many turns it takes.
That's absolutely bizarre to me.

It's simple. Just turn until one can feel the end of the Mainspring slip when it disengages from the detent on the inside of the barrel.
It can be felt and heard.

Perhaps some are just not cut out for mechanical watch ownership. Especially when they question whether there's something wrong with their watch because they have to turn the Winding crown backward to advance the hands when setting the time
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