Rolex 16610 - Winding question

[andrea_ssss]

Hello all,

Hope that everyone is doing good even in these complicated times.

I've owned a 16610 for a couple of years now and this is actually the first time I'm not wearing it daily. So I find myself winding it rarely. But now that we are confined, the movement stops and it is completely normal.

I'm asking myself whether I should wind it every now and then, once a week, for example, or not wind it at all and give it a rest until this chaos ends and I'm able to wear it again.

My second question is a little bit more technical. When I wind it, should I stop winding it when the movement starts again, or until I hear the teeth of the watch?

Take care,

Andrea

[padi56]

Originally Posted by andrea_ssss

Hello all,

Hope that everyone is doing good even in these complicated times.

I've owned a 16610 for a couple of years now and this is actually the first time I'm not wearing it daily. So I find myself winding it rarely. But now that we are confined, the movement stops and it is completely normal.

I'm asking myself whether I should wind it every now and then, once a week, for example, or not wind it at all and give it a rest until this chaos ends and I'm able to wear it again.

My second question is a little bit more technical. When I wind it, should I stop winding it when the movement starts again, or until I hear the teeth of the watch?

Take care,

Andrea

You can manually wind as much as you want and you cannot over-wind it, when mainspring is fully wound up it just slips in the spring-barrel just like it would do on the wrist.If stored for longer that say a month just a small wind just to start the movement will be fine,but even when wound might need a gentle swirl to start it.

[Chester01]

Give it about 30-40 turns to get it stated and than put it on the wrist and enjoy. If it goes a long time without being worn, it’s always been my practice to wind it once monthly at the same 30-40 turns to keep things moving a bit.

[andrea_ssss]

Thanks for your help!

[asuen435]

Hi, I have 16610 Sub as well and just had it serviced. I have a question related to manual winding: If my watch has completely stopped, it will takes about 30+ winds before the watch will start moving again, is this normal?

Since I only learned that you could manually wind an automatic watch just recently after my Sub broke, so I have no reference as to how it’s suppose to behave, and my Omega Seamaster only took 5 winds to start going again. Thanks in advance for any help!

[padi56]

Originally Posted by asuen435

Hi, I have 16610 Sub as well and just had it serviced. I have a question related to manual winding: If my watch has completely stopped, it will takes about 30+ winds before the watch will start moving again, is this normal?

Since I only learned that you could manually wind an automatic watch just recently after my Sub broke, so I have no reference as to how it’s suppose to behave, and my Omega Seamaster only took 5 winds to start going again. Thanks in advance for any help!

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[18078pres]

I never ever wind my autos to start them. I always move the watch head in small circles to get them going then set the timeand date then strap them on. . Have done this for last 24 years. Personally I think thats how it should be done. History shows Rolex wanted a automatic self winding watch to preserve the crown gaskets from wearing out when they were manual winders to get them wr.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by 18078pres

I never ever wind my autos to start them. I always move the watch head in small circles to get them going then set the timeand date then strap them on. . Have done this for last 24 years. Personally I think thats how it should be done. History shows Rolex wanted a automatic self winding watch to preserve the crown gaskets from wearing out when they were manual winders to get them wr.

By your own statement yes thousands of manual wind Rolex got wound up daily for decades without any problems.And Rolex has a round thing on one side of the case called a winding crown,and its only purpose to manually wind, and set the date and hands.And even when there were manual wind Rolex oyster watches, most had the same water resistance as today's automatic models like say the DJ range.The correct way to start a stopped watch is to manually wind with the winding crown,even when worn it will do no harm whatsoever to manually wind once a week or more, to keep mainspring at peak power-reserve especially if not very active.This crown wearing gaskets stuff is nothing more than a internet myth.At normal routine service which every Rolex should do,things like crown tubes gaskets are always replaced as part of service, likewise for the winding crowns as they are simply disposable service items.