Question about winding

[can-am]

Hi guys,

I have a question about winding.

If I wear my D-Blue everyday (not at night), should I wind it in the morning or it's not necessary ?

What if I wear it every second day ?

I do not want to damage the movement by winding it for nothing, neither put a stress on it if not winded...

Thank you in avance for your help!

[didikwahyu]

I only wind it when it stops , otherwise just wear it

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[David5807]

Originally Posted by didikwahyu

I only wind it when it stops , otherwise just wear it

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This, and when you wind it, give it 35-40 winds.

[alex.cicollo]

If it stops, I wind it 30x if I need to wear it, otherwise, they sit in a winder.

Those who don’t sit in the winder, I let them stop if not wearing.

The exception for me is for my perpetual, but it’s an 8 day movement which I keep topped up weekly.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by can-am

Hi guys,

I have a question about winding.

If I wear my D-Blue everyday (not at night), should I wind it in the morning or it's not necessary ?

What if I wear it every second day ?

I do not want to damage the movement by winding it for nothing, neither put a stress on it if not winded...

Thank you in avance for your help!

You can wind your watch when ever you want too,just think of all the manual wind Rolex watches with screw down crowns they got wound up daily for decades.And a automatic watch is mainly a manual wind watch with a auto wind mechanism fitted.Even when worn will do no harm to give a manual wind say once a week or so to keep mainspring at peak power-reserve especially if not all that active when wearing..

[can-am]

Originally Posted by padi56

You can wind your watch when ever you want too,just think of all the manual wind Rolex watches with screw down crowns they got wound up daily for decades.And a automatic watch is mainly a manual wind watch with a auto wind mechanism fitted.Even when worn will do no harm to give a manual wind say once a week or so to keep mainspring at peak power-reserve especially if not all that active when wearing..

This is the answer I was looking for!

Thanks dude, and thank you to didikwahyu and Alex.

[Ravager135]

If you wear it everyday, there is no need to wind it unless significant time passes and it gains or loses a minute.

[can-am]

Thank you Ravager135 for this reply

[faimag]

I only wind when it stops. Or just keep some watches in the winder. I don't think the winding pattern (random vs scheduled) makes a difference.

[Dirt]

Just wear it and see what your results are.
If it's randomly or routinely stopping whilst off the wrist then an occasional top off by manual winding may well be required.
As an example.
When i put my Rolex watches on from a dead stopped condition and with only a couple of winds in it to merely kick start it. The watch is fully wound after about an 8 hour period on the wrist with my normal daily activity levels.
That's effectively a 6:1 ratio. 1 hour on the wrist equating to 6 hours power reserve. I can work with that
Your results will likely vary, but it would be good to go through the exercise to establish a personal guideline based on your wearing habits

[Gasoil4ever]

Since having a power reserve indicator on my GS I am surprised about how fast it fully wounds even with very little activity (drive to work, desk dive).

So I guess you shouldn’t be afraid. Just wear it.

[Dirt]

Originally Posted by Gasoil4ever

Since having a power reserve indicator on my GS I am surprised about how fast it fully wounds even with very little activity (drive to work, desk dive).

So I guess you shouldn’t be afraid. Just wear it.

Never ever been a big fan of it on the dial.
When viewed through a clear caseback, that's good enough for me
I can see a Eich II on the horizon for me personally, but it's virtually a redundant feature on a manual wind

Certainly an advantage on an auto wind watch until one gets to know how it runs normally. After that I should imagine it becomes just a little redundant
The swings and roundabouts of design and functionality.

[RJRJRJ]

Wind it whenever it runs out of power, or wind it whenever you just want to. A manual wind watch can only be would until its fully wound, and then you risk damaging it by putting too much pressure on the mainspring. On an automatic, the watch is constantly winding itself while you wear it, so there is a mechanism that prevents it from overwinding.

TLDR: Wind it whenever you want.

[Mendota]

Sorry for the basic question but I just received my first Rolex two weeks ago - an OP 36. When I unscrew the crown and it pops out into the winding position, I don't feel any resistance for maybe the first full crown rotation. It's dead silent and feels smooth like butter. Then I hear and feel a tiny wratcheting sound like it's actually engaging now for the duration of my winding. I know that's a bad way to describe it, but is that normal? It's keeping dead accurate time and is just an amazing piece of engineering. I'm used to ETA movements and with those, you get that winding resistance and sound immediately at the first turn of the crown. Just wondering if Rolex movements are a little different in that regard.

[Andad]

That is normal.

[leong]

I don't really believe in spoiling the mechanism by overwinding the watch. In general, all automatic watches should have some form of protection function/feature to prevent overwinding, and furthermore we are talking about Rolex, so shouldn't be too worry about that.

I usually give a 45-50 complete turns for winding the watch when it stops completely.
If daily wear, 25 turns every two or three days for my case.