Noob winding question.

[Yipper69]

I have had my sd43 for a couple weeks now and never had to wind it.
I just try to wind it and can’t tell if im winding it. I don’t feel any racheting or noise but do feel a little resistance. I only wound it about 15-20 turns.
Is that normal?

Thanks in advance.

[Dirt]

Sounds all good.
Just wear it as you normally would and forget about it.

[watchmework]

When I wind my SD43 I can definitely hear it turning, it’s a distinct sound to me. Other than that as long as the watch is kicking on once you wind it then everything is likely fine.

[Yipper69]

The watch is working great and only lose about 3 seconds a week. I just never had a watch that i can wind and thought I’m suppose to feel a racheting action when winding manually.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Yipper69

I have had my sd43 for a couple weeks now and never had to wind it.
I just try to wind it and can’t tell if im winding it. I don’t feel any racheting or noise but do feel a little resistance. I only wound it about 15-20 turns.
Is that normal?

Thanks in advance.

When winding your Rolex just wind clockwise only, to fully wind it needs around 40 full crown turns and you cannot overwind it.

[Devildog]

Originally Posted by Yipper69

The watch is working great and only lose about 3 seconds a week. I just never had a watch that i can wind and thought I’m suppose to feel a racheting action when winding manually.

The movement in the SD43 is very smooth when winding with the crown. You’ll know when it’s fully wound as you’ll feel it