To wind while wearing...?

[bjw]

For watches worn everyday, I remember reading somewhere that its a good idea to give your crown a good 20-30 turns every few weeks. Is there any truth to this and if so why?

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[tamiya]

Originally Posted by bjw

For watches worn everyday, I remember reading somewhere that its a good idea to give your crown a good 20-30 turns every few weeks. Is there any truth to this and if so why?

Doesn't hurt, if you can be bothered. Does your watch stop?

A lot depends on your lifestyle, sedentary or if you run marathons.

I'm a panda & only wear watches going out, plus often when I'm out its for shopping etc and once I'm carrying bags etc I don't swing my wrists anymore... watches arrive back home don't get charged.

[yhzdude]

i heard / read that somewhere too, might even be in the Rolex manual that comes with the watch..30 to 40 every 2 weeks i think to have the watch fully wind.

[Case61]

Originally Posted by tamiya

I'm a panda & only wear watches going out ...

[DoctorA]

I don’t do it! And don’t know if it’s good or bad!

[GradyPhilpott]

This is just my personal opinion after wearing Rolex and other automatic watches for ten years or more.

If you wear the watch every day and it is keeping good time and not stopping, there's no reason to just wind the watch because.

If your watch needs to be set because it's not within your personal standards for accuracy, go a head and give it some winds when you reset it. It won't hurt.

I know this isn't a perfect analogy for every watch, but when I bought my North Flag, I realized that to keep the power reserve pegged at the highest level, it only took the normal activities of the day to get it there and keep it there, after not wearing through the night.

I know it's a different movement than a Rolex movement, but I'm thinking that unless the watch demands winding by either stopping or keeping way inaccurate time, then it's not necessary, unless it just makes you feel better.

[Dirt]

There is no advantage to it unless you are somehow obsessed about having the watch fully wound for some reason.
Otherwise it just unnecessarily increases the wear and tear on the mechanism plain and simple.

[farscott]

Other than to first get the watch started, I have never hand wound a Rolex Perpetual. I literally wore a GMT II for a decade and never wound it. Once it came back from service, I wound it, set the date and time, and put it back on my wrist. Wore it for another decade and never wound it.

[wach16]

I have heard from a few watchmakers to give it a wind once a month if it is not being worn

[tamiya]

Originally Posted by Case61

"Panda" is below "sloth" & "slowloris" on the lethargic scale.

I sometimes find the wife checking for signs of life when I'm still awake.

[Tools]

Every self-wind watch will eventually wind down to the amount of power that you put into it each day. If you are active enough, you will be able to keep it in the top-end of it's power curve.

However, with todays computer use, TV watching, and office environment, very few of us put that much wind into our watch.

You can figure this out by not winding your watch after wearing it for a few days, and then letting it sit on the countertop until it stops. This will give you a rough idea on how much wind/activity you give your watch daily.

Of course, it will never hurt it to give it a few winds every week or so.

[Boaters]

I personally like to give mine a wind just because never had one stop

[cha0s73]

I had a a 16610 for 14 years. Wore it everyday. I only had to wind it once the entire time I had it and that was because I left it at home when I was in the hospital for a few days.

[RHIII]

I usually only wind my watches if I'm switching and it isn't running.

[bjw]

Thanks all. Very informative.




"Opinions are like wrist watches...everyone's watch shows a different time from others, but everyone believes that their time is correct."

[Brenngun]

I'll wind it every couple of months when I make a small adjustment to the time. Other than that it never stops.

[Xerxes77]

Only if the watch stop

[kilyung]

You won't hurt anything by winding it some more.

[pickettt]

Originally Posted by yhzdude

i heard / read that somewhere too, might even be in the Rolex manual that comes with the watch..30 to 40 every 2 weeks i think to have the watch fully wind.

That's surely not true of my Rolex manual. My Rolex manual states 20 turns, and my reserve was less than 24 hours. I was quite disappointed. Only when I joined this forum was I given the advice of 40 turns, and I now get around 45 hours of reserve.

[brandrea]

I like to wind my watches every now and again. It’s a bonding experience

[CRM114]

Auto-wind will maintain tension on the mainspring, but will not wind it up/tight.

[Torque Time]

I wear a 4 digit DJ NON quickset. To adjust the date each month, I have to manually advance time. Before I screw down the stem, I usually give a few winds just to make sure reserve is close to full.

Never had an issue and don’t feel any looseness or slop when screwing down stem.