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56Diver · 2 March 2025, 06:06 AM

I always figured if I wore daily, I wouldn’t need to wind. I even sleep with my watch on typically. What’s the school of thought here? I remember speaking to Panerai Concierge once, and they told me I should still wind it?

Snow-Dweller · 2 March 2025, 06:43 AM

Yes….even wearing the same watch daily, I give it a wind at least once a week

John Deaux · 3 March 2025, 02:20 PM

I do, but I think this is more because it's one of the joys of a mechanical watch than necessity.

Cru Jones · 3 March 2025, 03:40 PM

Nope, never in my decades of wearing automatic movements.

I suppose theoretically, if one were quite sedentary and the movement was rather inefficient, one might still need to wind occasionally?

waterman1 · 3 March 2025, 06:29 PM

Bingo @cru Jones. I think if you move a lot you are fine

0nly5iv3Digits · 4 March 2025, 08:05 AM

No. I'm not a statue

Jkbenn02 · 4 March 2025, 08:27 AM

It's best to wind your automatic watch every day, even if you wear it.

S’portEye · 4 March 2025, 08:38 AM

No it’s not.

alllexandru · 4 March 2025, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jkbenn02

It's best to wind your automatic watch every day, even if you wear it.

Why?
Actually not.

Mastergreenhand · 4 March 2025, 02:55 PM

I don’t wind it unless th-e time is off.

wcgreiner · 4 March 2025, 03:53 PM

If you wear it daily, your movement should keep it wound, but giving it a manual wind every now and then helps keep the mainspring tension balanced...

Some brands, like Panerai, recommend occasional winding for optimal performance. It’s not a must, but it can help with consistency!

Andad · 4 March 2025, 05:14 PM

No.

Ciumaca · 11 March 2025, 03:09 AM

An automatic watch that is always worn should not be wound manually.
Manual winding makes the automatic gears turn much faster, risking wearing them out sooner. (IMHO)

xcape · 11 March 2025, 06:39 AM

I dont wind it, it is an automatic.

But I wind it when I wanted to adjust it after not wearing it.

For me it is something special when adjusting watch, different mechanism, different types of adjusting, adjucsting the complications. I enjoy.

Latrodectus · 11 March 2025, 07:42 AM

I never have and never had an issue.

John Ryan · 12 March 2025, 09:33 AM

I wind all of my panerai but they are all manual wind. I wind an automatic when I first put it on after not having worn it for a while and then not again unless it looses the charge.

brandrea · 12 March 2025, 09:39 AM

Automatics no, manual wind yes

psifox · 14 March 2025, 09:39 AM

I definitely don’t wind it.

GGGMT · 14 March 2025, 09:44 AM

Huh? You mean automatic watch. No. Manual, yes.

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Tri-Tip · 16 March 2025, 01:15 AM

I have a 3-watch rotation, my Panerai, Sub-C, and Exp II. I don't keep them on a winder when not in use. When I switch watches, I wear it for a couple hours to build up some power reserve and then I set it. Never had a problem. I switch about every 2 weeks.

2 March 2025, 06:06 AM	#1
56Diver "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: USA Posts: 134	If you wear daily, do you still wind? I always figured if I wore daily, I wouldn’t need to wind. I even sleep with my watch on typically. What’s the school of thought here? I remember speaking to Panerai Concierge once, and they told me I should still wind it?

2 March 2025, 06:43 AM	#2
Snow-Dweller 2025 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Real Name: Clive Location: The Alps Watch: it Posts: 6,651	Yes….even wearing the same watch daily, I give it a wind at least once a week __________________ . ”Knowing yourself is the beginning of all WISdom” - Aristotle ———————-—————————————————-—————————— . 16803. 14060M. 16570 Polar. 114300 White. 126000 Silver. 126000 Tiffany. GMW-B5000D.

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Mastergreenhand "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Real Name: Tony Location: Chi-town Watch: Starbucks, Panerai Posts: 1,210	I don’t wind it unless th-e time is off. __________________ Starbucks, Speedmaster Professional, PAM 212

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Andad 2025 TitaniumYM Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Real Name: Eddie Location: Australia Watch: A few. Posts: 37,818	No. __________________ E

3 March 2025, 02:20 PM	#3
John Deaux "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: tn Posts: 168	I do, but I think this is more because it's one of the joys of a mechanical watch than necessity.

3 March 2025, 03:40 PM	#4
Cru Jones 2025 TitaniumYM Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: CET Posts: 35,867	Nope, never in my decades of wearing automatic movements. I suppose theoretically, if one were quite sedentary and the movement was rather inefficient, one might still need to wind occasionally?

3 March 2025, 06:29 PM	#5
waterman1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: USA Posts: 945	Bingo @cru Jones. I think if you move a lot you are fine

4 March 2025, 08:27 AM	#7
Jkbenn02 Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Kentucky Posts: 72	It's best to wind your automatic watch every day, even if you wear it.

4 March 2025, 08:38 AM	#8
S’portEye "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: Shreveport Posts: 1,535	No it’s not.

4 March 2025, 03:53 PM	#11
wcgreiner "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2024 Real Name: Chris Location: California Watch: Rolex Daytona Posts: 105	If you wear it daily, your movement should keep it wound, but giving it a manual wind every now and then helps keep the mainspring tension balanced... Some brands, like Panerai, recommend occasional winding for optimal performance. It’s not a must, but it can help with consistency!

11 March 2025, 03:09 AM	#13
Ciumaca "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2025 Location: Rome Posts: 10	An automatic watch that is always worn should not be wound manually. Manual winding makes the automatic gears turn much faster, risking wearing them out sooner. (IMHO)

11 March 2025, 06:39 AM	#14
xcape "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2025 Location: Slovenia Posts: 6	I dont wind it, it is an automatic. But I wind it when I wanted to adjust it after not wearing it. For me it is something special when adjusting watch, different mechanism, different types of adjusting, adjucsting the complications. I enjoy.

11 March 2025, 07:42 AM	#15
Latrodectus 2025 TitaniumYM Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Real Name: Fred Location: KY, USA Watch: GMT-Master II Posts: 10,079	I never have and never had an issue. __________________ Member # 16057 4-Hands Club Tosser Club Member TRF Skypers Group

12 March 2025, 09:33 AM	#16
John Ryan "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Lambertville, NJ Posts: 88	I wind all of my panerai but they are all manual wind. I wind an automatic when I first put it on after not having worn it for a while and then not again unless it looses the charge.

12 March 2025, 09:39 AM	#17
brandrea 2025 TitaniumYM Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Brian (TBone) Location: canada Watch: es make me smile Posts: 80,322	Automatics no, manual wind yes

14 March 2025, 09:39 AM	#18
psifox "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: usa Posts: 105	I definitely don’t wind it.

14 March 2025, 09:44 AM	#19
GGGMT 2025 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Itinerant Watch: Tudor925; Xii pola Posts: 8,612	Huh? You mean automatic watch. No. Manual, yes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

16 March 2025, 01:15 AM	#20
Tri-Tip "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: CA, USA Watch: Out!!! Posts: 6,506	I have a 3-watch rotation, my Panerai, Sub-C, and Exp II. I don't keep them on a winder when not in use. When I switch watches, I wear it for a couple hours to build up some power reserve and then I set it. Never had a problem. I switch about every 2 weeks.

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