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28 August 2019, 03:01 PM | #1 |
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Winding a mechanical Patek
do you wind until you feel a little resistance or a set number of turns to avoid the resistance/fear of over-winding?
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28 August 2019, 03:12 PM | #2 |
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Depends on the watch. 5170 you wind until you hear a little click and it’s ok.
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28 August 2019, 03:36 PM | #3 |
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As they say on car forums RTFM
Seriously though depends on the reference. If in doubt call HSWA.
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28 August 2019, 07:54 PM | #4 |
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Wind until a little resistance on the 5270
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29 August 2019, 08:26 AM | #5 |
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31 August 2019, 04:47 PM | #6 |
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I wind my 5196 until there’s a bit of resistance.
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31 August 2019, 05:43 PM | #7 |
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Ten winds only for my 5167.
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The number of turns required before it slips will be a function of the winding efficiency, the length of the spring, and if there’s more than a single barrel. For the majority of watches, you’re looking at around the 40-60 full turns of the crown. Not all automatic watches are equal though, so if you have some cheaper brands with an ETA 2824/2892 (or variant), then manually winding fully is not something you want to be doing on a regular basis. |
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