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Dickson Lim · 12 October 2011, 02:26 PM

Cheers fellow watch expert here,

As usual, I went to get some window-shopping during the weekends. I saw one small repairshop with some watches with it, walked in and have some WIS talk with the shop owner.

The owner is smart and knew that I owned more than a few watches. He told me that for those automatic watches, manually winding them daily is not a good habit as it will destroy or wear the tiny parts like the mainspring of the movement faster. I have some little puzzle as manually wind all my watches(automatic and manual wind watches too) in the morning has been part of my daily routine. I got a watch winder but I do not like to use it as I like to stay 'connect' with my watch better than let them rolling in the winder without the owner!

Is that shop owner telling facts? Should I concern about this issue? Hope the experts here will help!

Thanks in advance.

Cheers,
Dickson Lim

padi56 · 13 October 2011, 12:58 AM

Short answer no you will do no harm whatsoever.

Dickson Lim · 13 October 2011, 01:18 AM

Padi, thanks for the reply. Noted and much appreciated!

Actually I do think it will cause eventually little or no harm at all, just look at those vintage watches survivied until today.

yannis · 13 October 2011, 01:22 AM

Interesting info guys!

12 October 2011, 02:26 PM	#1
Dickson Lim "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: planet Posts: 1,517	Manually wind the automatic watches Cheers fellow watch expert here, As usual, I went to get some window-shopping during the weekends. I saw one small repairshop with some watches with it, walked in and have some WIS talk with the shop owner. The owner is smart and knew that I owned more than a few watches. He told me that for those automatic watches, manually winding them daily is not a good habit as it will destroy or wear the tiny parts like the mainspring of the movement faster. I have some little puzzle as manually wind all my watches(automatic and manual wind watches too) in the morning has been part of my daily routine. I got a watch winder but I do not like to use it as I like to stay 'connect' with my watch better than let them rolling in the winder without the owner! Is that shop owner telling facts? Should I concern about this issue? Hope the experts here will help! Thanks in advance. Cheers, Dickson Lim

13 October 2011, 12:58 AM	#2
padi56 "TRF" Life Patron Join Date: Jun 2005 Real Name: Peter Location: Llanfairpwllgwyng Watch: ing you. Posts: 53,220	Short answer no you will do no harm whatsoever. __________________ ICom Pro3 All posts are my own opinion and my opinion only. "The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop. Now is the only time you actually own the time, Place no faith in time, for the clock may soon be still for ever." Good Judgement comes from experience,experience comes from Bad Judgement,.Buy quality, cry once; buy cheap, cry again and again. www.mc0yad.club Second in command CEO and left handed watch winder

13 October 2011, 01:22 AM	#4
yannis "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Real Name: Yannis Location: Europe Watch: maniac Posts: 9,070	Interesting info guys! __________________ Rolex Submariner 116610LV \| Tudor 79220N DSSD MEMBERS - OWNERS CLUB

13 October 2011, 01:18 AM	#3
Dickson Lim "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: planet Posts: 1,517	Padi, thanks for the reply. Noted and much appreciated! Actually I do think it will cause eventually little or no harm at all, just look at those vintage watches survivied until today.

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