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Pardon my ignorance, Mike, need advice here....
Mar 02, 2015,18:13 PM
A. MANUAL WIND WATCHES Turn the crown gently in a back and forth motion of the crown until it stops. Easy
What do you mean by "back and forth"?
Usually I keep twisting the crown in a clockwise direction using the thumb and index finger (looking at the crown), I don't loosen it a bit and then forward again.
What is the merit of doing "back and forth"?
Great read....I'm following....)
Rgds
Raymond
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Care & Feeding of a Watch Collection 6: Winding & Setting
By: cazalea : March 2nd, 2015-16:09
Welcome back to installment 6 in the Care & Feeding of a Watch Collection. In this post I will discuss the issues of winding and setting your watch. How hard can it be? Speaking as a long-time collector, I can tell you how many issues there are in win...
Pardon my ignorance, Mike, need advice here....
By: Clueless_Collector : March 2nd, 2015-18:13
A. MANUAL WIND WATCHES Turn the crown gently in a back and forth motion of the crown until it stops. Easy What do you mean by "back and forth"? Usually I keep twisting the crown in a clockwise direction using the thumb and index finger (looking at the cro...
It's a matter of coaxing the watch into action
By: cazalea : March 2nd, 2015-20:20
My watchmaker mentor said be gentle with your watch. Don't try to twist the stem off; don't just throw the top of the crown back. Coax it back, forth a half turn at a time, easy does it. Listen to the watch - whirr (winding up), zing (ratchet back). It ta...
Enjoying this series!
By: jmpTT : March 2nd, 2015-19:00
Good thing the date-setting procedures have generally simplified over the years. That beautiful Record triple date is worth the toothpick work though.
Thank you cazalea...
By: watercolors : March 4th, 2015-03:08
for this series, many good points and advices. I learnad a few new things about the approach to watch collecting. One thing if I may add is: newer wind your watches when your hands are not entirely dry. Regards Edward
never wind it underwater either!
By: cazalea : March 4th, 2015-09:42
Water and watches really don't go well together, you are right. I'm a bit of a coward anyway, having seen the effect of diving in the pool, taking a shower, going in the sauna, etc. with the crown unscrewed ... I tell my wife the writing on the dial is ho...