If not wearing for several days

[samson66]

Quick question from a newbie. If you know you are not going to be wearing your Rolex for 3+ days, like a weekend away or something, can the watch be manually wound before you leave to prevent it from stopping before you come back? Of is the 48hour limit the same whether winding or wearing? Thanks.

[mjclark32]

Maybe I'm confused...
If you're going to be gone for 72 hours and your watch has a power reserve of 48, even if you wind it fully the second before you leave it'll stop by the time you get back, 72 hours later...

[Cc1966]

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[Cc1966]

...either way ok

[beshannon]

Originally Posted by samson66

Of is the 48hour limit the same whether winding or wearing? Thanks.

Yes.

The mainspring can only be wound so tight, the power reserve is the same no matter how it is wound, by the rotor or the winding stem.

[akira23]

Just buy a watch winder....problem solved!

[stockae92]

Originally Posted by akira23

Just buy a watch winder....problem solved!

agree, or better yet, just wear the watch :)

[samson66]

Originally Posted by stockae92

agree, or better yet, just wear the watch :)

Oh I have been - every day since I bought it

[padi56]

Originally Posted by samson66

Quick question from a newbie. If you know you are not going to be wearing your Rolex for 3+ days, like a weekend away or something, can the watch be manually wound before you leave to prevent it from stopping before you come back? Of is the 48hour limit the same whether winding or wearing? Thanks.

You can manually wind any time and as many times as you like it will do no harm whatsoever you do not want a watchwinder. Many manual wind Rolex with screw down crown get this done almost daily. On a full wind 40 full crown turns clockwise movement should run 39-48 give or take a hour or so off wrist.But if not used just let it stop and rest,then rewind re set then go takes all of 30 seconds to do.

[Rags]

If it stops give the crown 40 turns & you're good to go again.

[cop414]

Originally Posted by beshannon

Yes.

The mainspring can only be wound so tight, the power reserve is the same no matter how it is wound, by the rotor or the winding stem.

Originally Posted by Rags

If it stops give the crown 40 turns & you're good to go again.

+1 on the above

Welcome to TRF Sam.

[77T]

Originally Posted by samson66

Quick question from a newbie. If you know you are not going to be wearing your Rolex for 3+ days, like a weekend away or something, can the watch be manually wound before you leave to prevent it from stopping before you come back? Of is the 48hour limit the same whether winding or wearing? Thanks.

If you are wearing it, then it will keep it's power reserve indefinitely as your motion acts upon the rotor that winds the mainspring.

If you don't want the watch to "run down" while away, just pull out the crown to stop the movement - you can quickset the date on a modern Rolex (if it has one) and set the correct time when your return.

[joe100]

An math!

Johnny has 48 apples, but he needs 72 apples. Does Johnny have enough apples?

[kilyung]

What's the issue? Just wind and set when you get back.

[Deepsea Florida]

Give to the watch to a space traveler, that is moving at 99.999% the speed of light.

In such a case the watch will only see a minute go by, while 72 hours would have passed on Earth.

Just remember to ask for your watch back before the space traveler makes into interstellar space. Either that or ask him to give it to your great grand kids on his way back.

[Deepsea Florida]

Give to the watch to a space traveler, that is moving at 99.999% the speed of light.

In such a case the watch will only see a minute go by, while 72 hours would have passed on Earth.

Just remember to ask for your watch back before the space traveler makes into interstellar space. Either that or ask him to give it to your great grand kids on his way back.

[samson66]

Thank you. Yes, I was asking if manually winding the watch before you leave it unworn would create a larger reserve before the watch stopped. I know it's up to 48 hours after you stop wearing it but I was wondering if winding it would extend that time. I see now the answer is no. Appreciate the help

Can you tell me more about watch winders?

[Cc1966]

Originally Posted by samson66

Thank you. Yes, I was asking if manually winding the watch before you leave it unworn would create a larger reserve before the watch stopped. I know it's up to 48 hours after you stop wearing it but I was wondering if winding it would extend that time. I see now the answer is no. Appreciate the help

Can you tell me more about watch winders?

Do a search here on TRF and you will get a wealth of info.

[Aceldama]

Originally Posted by Cc1966

Do a search here on TRF and you will get a wealth of info.

...and the occasional dose of mild heckling.

[Cc1966]

Originally Posted by Aceldama

...and the occasional dose of mild heckling.

All in good fun...of course!

[samson66]

Originally Posted by Cc1966

All in good fun...of course!

I hear ya, not a problem

[kilyung]

Originally Posted by samson66

Can you tell me more about watch winders?

You put a watch on, it turns to a designated turns/day whichever direction, and it stays wound. Wolf and Orbita seem to be the most popular.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by samson66

Thank you. Yes, I was asking if manually winding the watch before you leave it unworn would create a larger reserve before the watch stopped. I know it's up to 48 hours after you stop wearing it but I was wondering if winding it would extend that time. I see now the answer is no. Appreciate the help

Can you tell me more about watch winders?

Well of coarse it would extent the time on a full wind it would run around 48 hours, just wind it in between to keep it going if you must.But what the problem in just letting stop then just wind reset strap on wrist and go. You do not need a winder you have two perfectly good ones called wrists what the watch was designed for and not sat on a machine.

[SWISSAHOLICS]

Several clients that I know end up buying watches like Citizen Eco Drives and solar watches because they don't have to worry about the fuss of rotating their watches and then have to manually wind, set the time and set the date. I personally do know guys that for that very reason don't end up buying Rolex or other automatic timepieces.

[DiamondJack]

When I first started collecting watches, I bought a number of watch winders since I thought;

a) They looked cool and was a way of displaying them when not on my wrist and;

b) Made swapping them over a quick and simple process.

It didn't take me long to realise that a watch winder with a number of watches sitting in full view on my bedroom table wasn't perhaps the most sensible option from a security point of view.

It also didn't take me long to realise that watches have mechanical movements which inevitably means there will be wear and tear when in use. So given it takes very little time to re-set them and we would all prefer to extend the time between services, why have them running 24/7 even when not on your wrist......... ???



Modern oils and lubricants do not require constant motion to keep them lubricated and, as such, most people would agree that winding once a month is plenty (if even that is needed). As an example, a few years ago I bought a 16800 Sub that had spent 25 years in a safe with no maintenance or, I am told, winding and it works perfectly and well within acceptable limits. In fact I still haven't had it serviced.

So for me, for the above reasons, I do not use any of my watch winders and would only do so with a complicated watch such as an annual or perpetual calendar where it clearly takes longer to re-set. I did have my Red Sub 1680 on a winder for a while since it doesn't have a quick date set function but the wear and tear issue and security means I don't any more.

[nickng]

You can always give it a well deserve rest when you don't need to wear it.

[Mickyfin]

Would you leave your car engine running while away overseas on your holidays?

No, so why would you use a winder for your watch while away? The more the watch/engine runs, the more wear and tear.

Just let it run down and stop, it won't hurt it.

[VICI]

Originally Posted by Mickyfin

Would you leave your car engine running while away overseas on your holidays?

No, so why would you use a winder for your watch while away? The more the watch/engine runs, the more wear and tear.

Just let it run down and stop, it won't hurt it.

Also starting and stopping a car isn't good either for the starter... Two different things

[SixPak]

Originally Posted by Mickyfin

Would you leave your car engine running while away overseas on your holidays?

No, so why would you use a winder for your watch while away? The more the watch/engine runs, the more wear and tear.

Just let it run down and stop, it won't hurt it.

This is a erroneous analogy. Leaving a car running cannot be compared to, and is simply not the same as leaving a watch on programmable winder. I hope you realize the winder doesn't wind the watch constantly 24/7. Rather, it winds the watch the recommended turns per day (TPD) and then it stops. A quality winder will supposedly only mimic the arm motion of the wearer throughout the day.

I'm not a rocket scientist and I'm not an advocate for watch winders but there has been no proof that a winder will cause more wear and tear to a watch.

[patnmand]

I guess a lot depends on how often you plan to change watches. If I take a watch off and think I might wear it again within a week, then I'll put it on a winder to keep it running. If I'm fairly certain it will be a week or more before I wear it again then I'll let it stop and reset it. Works for me.