How often do you wind your GMT ii

[Jbranda]

I find that if i dont wear my gmt ii for 2 days or so and let it ait it stops and needs to be wound. Is this normal?

[tkerrmd]

Yup

[Nycturbovr6]

Yes it will stop running

[Rogdogg]

If you wear it every day you should not need to wind it to keep it working, however, despite this, it is still good practice to give it a full wind once a week or thereabouts.

[Old Expat Beast]

Yes, the power reserve is about 48 hours.

[rolex_DateJust]

That's 100% normal

[Rogdogg]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

Yes, the power reserve is about 48 hours.

Adam, just to add to this and help the OP, am I right in thinking that the 48hr power reserve is for a fully wound watch. For example, if the OP set his watch 3 weeks ago and works in an office with a fairly sedentary lifestyle (ie, doesn't get the rotor moving enough) the reserve power might be considerably less than 48 hours, even though there might be enough power to keep it ticking each day if he wears it.

[locutus49]

Roger Federer does not need to wind his Platona - if he wears it during games. Otherwise, winding is fairly normal, even if you are active because even active people have long periods of rest. Roger probably pays his caddies to wear his various Rolexes so they stay wound.

[crowncollection]

Very normal don't stress

[Old Expat Beast]

Originally Posted by Rogdogg

Adam, just to add to this and help the OP, am I right in thinking that the 48hr power reserve is for a fully wound watch. For example, if the OP set his watch 3 weeks ago and works in an office with a fairly sedentary lifestyle (ie, doesn't get the rotor moving enough) the reserve power might be considerably less than 48 hours, even though there might be enough power to keep it ticking each day if he wears it.

Sure, 48 is from fully wound and so it'll be less if not worn so much. I think most Rolex movements need about 650 turns a day (on a winder, or on the wrist) to keep them fully wound, but someone with more knowledge than me will be able to give a more definitive answer to that one.

[wdin]

Originally Posted by locutus49

Roger Federer does not need to wind his Platona - if he wears it during games. Otherwise, winding is fairly normal, even if you are active because even active people have long periods of rest. Roger probably pays his caddies to wear his various Rolexes so they stay wound.

is there an opening to be one? i'll gladly be paid to wear his timepieces to keep it ticking...

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Jbranda

I find that if i dont wear my gmt ii for 2 days or so and let it ait it stops and needs to be wound. Is this normal?

Like others have said normal power reserve on a full manual wind of 40 full crown turns clockwise only, around 39-48 hours give or take a hour or so.Now most even when worn will not fully wind the main spring to full capacity.But only just keep what ever power- reserve the mainspring had to start with.Same with these machine winders they will not fully wind say a stopped watch but just keep them ticking.So even when worn no harm whatsoever to give a full manual wind once a week or so even when worn daily.

[brettpaul]

40 turns once per week!

[iclick]

Once wound and worn continually I've never re-wound any Rolex or Tudor I've ever owned (44 years and counting), and none have ever wound down or otherwise shown any indication they need to be re-wound. BTW, Daytonas need to be wound 60 turns and supposedly have a 72-hour reserve, or so say the specs.

[mrhy]

Yes

[ikeo1]

It is normal.. Happens to mine too.. What is this wind once per week thing? Is this really considered best practice or urban legend?

[Jbranda]

I am winding every other day now if i am not wesring it. 25-40 times clockwise

[mrallen13]

Originally Posted by padi56

Like others have said normal power reserve on a full manual wind of 40 full crown turns clockwise only, around 39-48 hours give or take a hour or so.Now most even when worn will not fully wind the main spring to full capacity.But only just keep what ever power- reserve the mainspring had to start with.Same with these machine winders they will not fully wind say a stopped watch but just keep them ticking.So even when worn no harm whatsoever to give a full manual wind once a week or so even when worn daily.

I've seen you make similar statements in the past and it doesn't make sense to me. I'm not trying to be argumentative, but I'd like to understand if this is just based on your experience or if there is something inherent about winding through the rotor that keeps it from getting to a full wind.

It seems to be that how full the wind was through the rotor would be directly correlated to how actively the wearer causes the rotor to spin. If you walk a lot or just move your arm a lot you would think you could achieve a full wind without having to manually wind the watch. There are a lot of movements that either can't be wound like lower-end Seikos or probably shouldn't be wound much like 2824s. Wearing watches with these movements clearly does more than just maintain the power reserve.

Matt

[watchwatcher]

A good manual wind about once a week or so.

[MTROIS]

48 hours only? The battery must be dead...








Just joking!

[andrewd]

Originally Posted by iclick

Once wound and worn continually I've never re-wound any Rolex or Tudor I've ever owned (44 years and counting), and none have ever wound down or otherwise shown any indication they need to be re-wound. BTW, Daytonas need to be wound 60 turns and supposedly have a 72-hour reserve, or so say the specs.

I take it you have only ever owned one at a time and wear it continuously 7 days a week? I wear mine less on weekends and it definitely needs a top up on saturday morning to stop it from running out of juice on sunday afternoon.

[regnant]

I wear mine on date based such as 2,4,6,8,10,12 and rest of following. For
uneven days I wear YMII.
Being 48 hours power reserve,my watch keeps running without having to wind it up

[T01]

Normal

[azguy]

Honestly, I don't think I've wound mine in over 5 years but it lives on a winder when not on my wrist

[Angrypuppy]

I have gone years before without winding my GMT. "All the time" was my answer though in the how often do you wear your watch thread.

[bplein]

Originally Posted by iclick

Once wound and worn continually I've never re-wound any Rolex or Tudor I've ever owned (44 years and counting), and none have ever wound down or otherwise shown any indication they need to be re-wound. BTW, Daytonas need to be wound 60 turns and supposedly have a 72-hour reserve, or so say the specs.

This is my experience as well. I will wear my GMT-IIC for weeks and even months on end, taking it off to sleep (usually) and taking it off to shower (unless I am traveling) and I don't have to wind it. Ever.

BTW, I am a desk jockey. I am not "active" by any measure of the word.

[Rockrolex]

Originally Posted by bplein

This is my experience as well. I will wear my GMT-IIC for weeks and even months on end, taking it off to sleep (usually) and taking it off to shower (unless I am traveling) and I don't have to wind it. Ever.

BTW, I am a desk jockey. I am not "active" by any measure of the word.

Essentially ditto for me, although in my case, I was a desk jockey before I retired, My GMT-II has been running continuously for over 10 years, although it lives on a winder when I don't wear for extended periods.

[ltmgeller]

Wind and wear. Don't wear and wind before wearing.