The Watch Thread - Part 7

[coern]

yes. If you underwind you won't know it until you step out in the open.

If you overwind you will damage the mainspring

absolute rubbish watch.
I was one and half hours late for dinner event because of this.

get something with second hand

user problem.

 

[coern]

I wound it up until a certain point where I could felt significant resistance.
it was ok. but it surely didn't last 42/44 hours. Max 20+ hours.


My preference will always go to automatics.
Much more reliable.

you won't get screwed if u underwind.
If you wind up for max 40+ then forget to wind subsequently, it's oso a problem


There is a reason why automatics took over manual winding

there's a reason why the top watch brands still makes manual wind watches... mvt will always be smaller and slimmer than an auto.

bottom line, you get screwed if you don't know how to use/take care of watch properly.

 

[BERSERK1980]

I wound it up until a certain point where I could felt significant resistance.
it was ok. but it surely didn't last 42/44 hours. Max 20+ hours.


My preference will always go to automatics.
Much more reliable.

you won't get screwed if u underwind.
If you wind up for max 40+ then forget to wind subsequently, it's oso a problem


There is a reason why automatics took over manual winding

Hey bro, overwinding a manual watch is almost impossible unless you continue to exert extreme force knowing full well of the resistance. Also i do not understand what you meant by underwinding, its not the watch fault if you do not fully wound it up in the first place? In a long debate, manual winding is as robust and reliable as any auto.

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[arctuates]

I like the way this conversation is going. Well deserved IMO.

 

[Choo Yao Chuen]

Up for a rainy afternoon

WOW! A brand you rarely see.
Very nice; thanks for sharing.

 

[Strawberry_Cream]

One and half hours late cause it manual?
Under wind is problem? Watch stopped and u didn't realize for over 1.5 hrs. Wow!

U must sold your Pam cheap or give it away.

Most of the most expensive complicated watches are manual. So bad ppl still make.

sold it to my bro at brother price.

there will be times you rely on watches entirely because you are busy working in a cubicle, no?
not all office proprietary software applications have time and date yo.

that's for watch aficionados.

notice that rolex doesn't make manual wind anymore for practicality purposes.

 

[Strawberry_Cream]

Hey bro, overwinding a manual watch is almost impossible unless you continue to exert extreme force knowing full well of the resistance. Also i do not understand what you meant by underwinding, its not the watch fault if you do not fully wound it up in the first place? In a long debate, manual winding is as robust and reliable as any auto.

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for me it's kinda tough.

cos I can't tell how much reserve power it have.
I just keep on turning and turning?
but I just don't know when to stop or when to slow down.
As such I can't gauge the power reserve

I'm more of an automatic watch person rather than manual.

Anyway, an automatic is also a manual wind.
So I must say that I didn't really miss manual wind watches

 

[patryn33]

sold it to my bro at brother price.

there will be times you rely on watches entirely because you are busy working in a cubicle, no?
not all office proprietary software applications have time and date yo.

that's for watch aficionados.

notice that rolex doesn't make manual wind anymore for practicality purposes.

Office applications no clock but windows will have a clock, Rolex is not the gold standard of watch making. Practical reason? Not marketing? Rolex imho is assoc with great marketing.
Your Patek, VC, etc all does it all manual. So they bad

 

[Jeremy1]

Just wondering is there is a way to know if a Panerai watch is fully wind by looking at the transparent mechanism on the back casing if it did not come with a power reserve indicator.

If not, how do you all fully wind it ?

 

[wanker88]

One of my favorite watches ever... The Datograph flyback. Auction later today. Tempted to throw in a bid! Wonder what will be the final hammer price.

75 | A.Lange & Söhne Datograph Flyback, Ref. 403.035, Around 2007 | Chrono24 Auctionata

Sold for $28K Euros! Damn that's a very good price.

 

[zzyzx]

by my experience in all my auto watches,

tudor bs: once over wind, cannot feel any resistsnce of slip clutch, however can hear a very slight tick sound as u continue to wind it.

daytona: once over wind, can feel the clutch slipping.

cellini: oncer over wind, can feel obvious resistance with clutch slipping.

every watches be it auto or manual if u understand its personality u will know its tell tale sign when fully wound. watch maker made auto watches for convenient sake imo. no other reason as in which is better. if i like a watch, i buy it as its movement design. a manual watch i definately not a deal breaker (to me).

 

[zzyzx]

Just wondering is there is a way to know if a Panerai watch is fully wind by looking at the transparent mechanism on the back casing if it did not come with a power reserve indicator.

If not, how do you all fully wind it ?

dun think possible, because the hairspring is enclosed. for me, i use 'feeling' to know i have fully wound the watch. see my previous post for eg.

the trick is not to wind too fast. and feel for the difference.

 

[akloaklo]

All automatic watch are protected from over winding?

 

[Optrex]

by my experience in all my auto watches,

tudor bs: once over wind, cannot feel any resistsnce of slip clutch, however can hear a very slight tick sound as u continue to wind it.

daytona: once over wind, can feel the clutch slipping.

cellini: oncer over wind, can feel obvious resistance with clutch slipping.

every watches be it auto or manual if u understand its personality u will know its tell tale sign when fully wound. watch maker made auto watches for convenient sake imo. no other reason as in which is better. if i like a watch, i buy it as its movement design. a manual watch i definately not a deal breaker (to me).

I have stopped hand winding my automatics. My tudor pelagos got into some problem after i tried to manual wind it. The crown became so tight eventhough the watch is fully wind down. I believe it was caused by a misalignment of the stem to the winding gears. I have to bring in to rsc to get it fixed.

While at rsc, initially, the service counter staff insist that there is nothing wrong because it still can be turned. But i insist they bring it in to check. After I collected my watch two weeks later, all is back to normal.

Lessons learned.
1) if auto, try not to wind it since it is not really necessary.
2) dont always trust the counter staff. U know the watch better since u r a daily user. The staff at the service center probably dont know since they dont own your watch or touch it as often as u.

 

[soilwork]

dun think possible, because the hairspring is enclosed. for me, i use 'feeling' to know i have fully wound the watch. see my previous post for eg.

the trick is not to wind too fast. and feel for the difference.

Once it's fully wound, you will not be able to continue turning. There will be no clicking sound and you will feel a rubbery halt. So wind slow and gentle. I normally only wear during the weekend so Saturday I will take it out and sayang wind it up and it will last till the weekend ends then I out it back after cleaning

Btw There is a + and - indicator with the needle always in the middle behind but that's not the power balance indicator. It's the balancing mechanism if I am not wrong

 

[hulkmagic]

hi all, new here looking to get a seiko monster SRP581

can i know which shop can i get at the best price? saw mustafa selling at $365

 

[soilwork]

I have stopped hand winding my automatics. My tudor pelagos got into some problem after i tried to manual wind it. The crown became so tight eventhough the watch is fully wind down. I believe it was caused by a misalignment of the stem to the winding gears. I have to bring in to rsc to get it fixed.

While at rsc, initially, the service counter staff insist that there is nothing wrong because it still can be turned. But i insist they bring it in to check. After I collected my watch two weeks later, all is back to normal.

Lessons learned.
1) if auto, try not to wind it since it is not really necessary.
2) dont always trust the counter staff. U know the watch better since u r a daily user. The staff at the service center probably dont know since they dont own your watch or touch it as often as u.

Same here If my auto are dead, I will adjust the time and date then wind it up 2 or 3 rounds to see the second hand moving and I will wear it straight.good to go!

 

[PiPiChew]

Oh ya! Typo. Really cheaper. Servicing wise might be a chore. But so far, no issue with my nav.b, had it for a year plus.

Haha mine is a Type A cos Type B out of stock for a month plus and I can't wait. Now I have more reason to get a Stowa Type B for as my next watch....mother of all Fliegers

 

[patryn33]

All automatic watch are protected from over winding?

Yes!!!
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[crunsik]

any diver using submariner can share how does the submariner diver watch bezel works? Is it a count up or count down function? What i found was quite technical in nature and was wondering if anyone care to explain how it works?