Winding an Automatic Movement Causes Premature Wear?

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Originally Posted by George58

iI never wind my autos going on 10 years of owning rolex an patek I simply gently rotate in a circle to get them started less wear on the gears but mostly on the crown gaskets

my pp manual states only wind 10 times to start the watch that tells me winding is not good for the movement now flame away on put on my old retired fire gear for it

I don't think a person needs to wind an automatic (which gets worn) on a daily basis, but I feel like you are jumping to conclusions on the "only wind 10 times" part. I just consulted a PP owner's manual for a manual wind reference and they indicate to wind the watch 25 turns daily. It's hard to imagine that the same manufacturer would put such a poorly designed winding mechanism into an automatic reference that the same behaviour (I.e. 25 daily winds) would cause damage.


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