What is the longest period between winding your watch ?

[colonelpurple]

I wear my Airking every day, except for Saturday when it’s off half the day

Will it work for the next 5 years until it’s first service or is it better I wind it occasionally ?

I read somewhere that automatics are more accurate if fully wound manually every so often my. Is this true ?

Has anyone only ever wound their watch once when they bought it :)

[mjclark32]

I've owned my 16610 for over 7 years now, I think I've only let the power reserve wind down a handful or less times.
I do give it a wind every week or two. Has been a great companion so far!
Depending on your activity during the day it may need a wind here and there. If you're up walking around all day it should stay wound. If you sit at a desk and just walk to your car it'll need a wind.

[Byrdguy]

I've worn a Hulk 24-7 since 2011 and have never wound it. I just change the date on short months.

[Chiboy]

I have found that a couple of times my old DJ needed service because the stem would no longer thread and I couldn't tighten the crown. So on my Daytona, I have not wound it when it didn't need it, except if I open the crown to reset the time.

I haven't opened the crown in over two months and it's a grand total of four seconds fast and running great. It never stops because I have such a hard time taking it off my wrist.

[HogwldFLTR]

I believe that the average service for Rolex is about every ten years. Most don't own multiple Rolexes I also suspect. IMHO it's likely if will last ten years before servicing.

[locutus49]

My Daytona - modern model - stores over 2 days of auto-wind. So I rarely wind it.

[Devildog]

I only hand wind any of my watches when they stop. Day to day wear pretty much gives me a full power reserve so they must be fully wound with the rotor.

And I sit at a desk often.

I can’t imagine how little one must move not to keep a watch running with the auto wind mechanism?


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[colonelpurple]

Very interesting. Looks like it doesn't need to be wound.

I presume you guys find it just as accurate after a few years with no manual winding ?

[Jacobson]

I tend to give my watches about 20 winds everytime I set the time or change date.
Not for any specific reason other than habit.

[turbineboy]

I wear mine every day and alternate between a Daytona, GMT II, Datejust, etc. The Daytona which sees wrist time every two days needs a wind after a week or two just to get it up to full reserve (20 turns or so). The Daytona can go two days without wear or winding easily. The GMT II can go a day and a half sitting on my desk without winding and the Datejust can last a day without winding. The watches stay on the desk at night either with crown up or flat to regulate as needed overnight as I don’t sleep with the watch on.

Sometimes a watch in rotation can sit on the desk for a day and a half before it’s back on the wrist and usually they don’t stop running in that time. Not sure what Rolex power reserve is for each watch, but I can tell you the Daytona can outlast the rest.

Eventually I ended up getting watch winders for all my automatic watches and simply place it on the winder now for days and may have to wind them to full power maybe once every 2-3 weeks when/if I wear them. Some watches like a Breitling cosmonaute and Daytona seem to need more than the 650rpm on the winder if they are going to be left on there for over 2-3 weeks.

My GMT II was last serviced about 4 years ago and seems to be within 4 seconds even today.... so am guessing the next service may be due in another 2-4 years.... as long as it doesn’t start to loose or gain time.

Wear it in good health and wear it well and don’t worry too much about the watch - they really are built to outlast the person wearing it.

[101031-28]

Only wind it 60-65 times if I put it down for more than two days and it stops. Otherwise, it runs on its own.

[colonelpurple]

Originally Posted by turbineboy

Wear it in good health and wear it well and don’t worry too much about the watch - they really are built to outlast the person wearing it.

many thanks
and of that I have no doubt

[abozz]

Once every two months when I have to adjust the date. I use my 116610 24/7 and extra times too.

[enjoythemusic]

Many, many months. Just wear it daily :)

[rollee1]

I wind it sparingly when I change the date every couple of months

[Wembleyisgreen]

months

[Krash]

Brand new sub. I have to wind it once every 2 weeks. When I put it on in the morning, sometimes it's not running. I don't wear it while sleeping. I didn't think this was an issue, but now I'm wondering.

[Dirt]

I never wind my watches up completely.
A few turns of the crown up to about 7 or 8 is all it takes to kick start them combined with a little bit of a gentle shake only as required if stopped due to lack of use.
Just a quick start, set the time and date as required put it on and go. Literally a set and forget proposition.

Unless the watch needs a service they will run for a full couple of days after wearing them a few hours.
The watches obviously simply wind themselves up quite quickly when worn.

[Dirt]

Originally Posted by Krash

Brand new sub. I have to wind it once every 2 weeks. When I put it on in the morning, sometimes it's not running. I don't wear it while sleeping. I didn't think this was an issue, but now I'm wondering.

Activity levels are crucial.

[Dirt]

Originally Posted by Devildog

I only hand wind any of my watches when they stop. Day to day wear pretty much gives me a full power reserve so they must be fully wound with the rotor.

And I sit at a desk often.

I can’t imagine how little one must move not to keep a watch running with the auto wind mechanism?


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Agreed.
That is assuming the auto wind function is working correctly.

For example.
When I have to re-set the date, I do it in the morning when I wake up in the morning. The watch usually sits on the bedside table over night.
As an experiment I often give the watch a manual wind to gauge the state of play with it, and it typically doesn't take much more than about 5 winds of the crown to bring it up to a full wind.

The bi-directional winding mechanism Rolex uses is very, very efficient.
I do often wonder how much winding is required to bring the new movements up to full power given the longer power reserves

[mrricks]

Have worn my 1680 sub daily since 1977 and have never wound it. Since getting another Rolex, keep it on a winder for 720 rotations daily.

[904VT]

I have a daily Rolex rotation of 116610LN and 116520-white. Some additional that come out on rarer occasions.

I wear one until it runs out of power. Then I'll typically switch to another and wind and wear. Usually lasts a week or so if I wear daily. Both are always accurate to + or - 1 sec a day over that time

[Devildog]

Originally Posted by Dirt

Agreed.

That is assuming the auto wind function is working correctly.



For example.

When I have to re-set the date, I do it in the morning when I wake up in the morning. The watch usually sits on the bedside table over night.

As an experiment I often give the watch a manual wind to gauge the state of play with it, and it typically doesn't take much more than about 5 winds of the crown to bring it up to a full wind.



The bi-directional winding mechanism Rolex uses is very, very efficient.

I do often wonder how much winding is required to bring the new movements up to full power given the longer power reserves

My understand is that the auto wind mechanism in new movements is geared differently and therefore requires less rotor movement to fully wind the mainspring

I’m sure I’ve read that somewhere


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