cazalea
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It's a matter of coaxing the watch into action
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 takes 40-100 hours to unwind that spring, so don't be in a rush to wind it in 10 seconds.
I don't think it matters much from a mechanical point of view as long as you are easy on it.
But what I notice, and I don't have that many manual wind only watches - they sound and feel entirely different.
Even my 3 nearly identical Grand Seikos feel different from one another - the crowns even vary in shape, size and number of serrations.
So look at your watch, feel its front and back, hold it up and listen to it. Enjoy it.
Thanks for reading along through my posts.
Mike
Care & Feeding of a Watch Collection 6: Winding & Setting
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....
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
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!
Good thing the date-setting procedures have generally simplified over the years. That beautiful Record triple date is worth the toothpick work though.
Excellent, Mike. Thanks for putting all these advices together.
Which also gives us the opportunity to rediscover some cool watches, such as the Silberstein! Best, Nicolas
Thank you cazalea...
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!
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...
really informative series, Mike. I was entertained by the setting of..
Complicated quartz watches.
