OVERWINDING rolex

[rkk208]

Is this possible?

I usually put my watch on winder @ highest freqency mode. That just rotates and rotates.

Is it possible that this may cause problem with my watch?

[scarab007]

Originally Posted by rkk208

Is this possible?

I usually put my watch on winder @ highest freqency mode. That just rotates and rotates.

Is it possible that this may cause problem with my watch?

Not possible to overwind from what I have read, but been told you can wear it out faster by having it on a winder. Had an AD tell me this and puts to much wear and tear on it, as I asked him about buying one when I got to watch 4 for me.

A lot of threads on this in the past and most people would say, save the money on a winder and put towards new watch.

[Sherwooddavid]

It is my understanding that you cannot overwind a Rolex but I'm sure I'll be corrected if I'm mistaken.

[rkk208]

Originally Posted by scarab007

Not possible to overwind from what I have read, but been told you can wear it out faster by having it on a winder. Had an AD tell me this and puts to much wear and tear on it, as I asked him about buying one when I got to watch 4 for me.

A lot of threads on this in the past and most people would say, save the money on a winder and put towards new watch.

What do you mean by wear and tear? Are you talking about the gears inside the movement?

[scarab007]

Originally Posted by rkk208

What do you mean by wear and tear? Are you talking about the gears inside the movement?

Yes, the gears in the movement is what I was talking about.

[Tools]

You cannot overwind a Rolex automatic...

However..... we must define "overwind"

The mainspring that you wind is floating inside a brass barrel.. This mainspring has a bridal, or web around the outside that pushes out with pressure against the inside of this barrrel. So, when you reach full wind presssure on the mainspring, the bridal slips around the inside of the brass barrel keeping you from "overwinding" the movement and breaking things...

Therefore, when you continue to "overwind" the mainspring, you are scraping against the inside of the barrel, wearing down the surface and gouging out the small pockets that are there that the pressure points of this bridal catch in...

If you continue to use a winder at more than the necessary turns to keep it wound, you will eventually rub the inside of the brass barrrel until it is smooth, out of tolerance, and useless, and your watch will no longer wind to it's full power reserve...

Mainspring barrels:

Smaller ladies movement on the left w/mainspring installed. 3135 barrel on the right without mainspring showing the wear on the inside surface..

[rkk208]

So what's the big business about hand winding rolex? I've seen many people saying that you should not hand wind automatic watch.

But I did hear that you should not hand-wind automatic complication watch but for a simple watch like rolex, it is totally fine.

[mrbill2mrbill2]

Originally Posted by rkk208

Is this possible?

I usually put my watch on winder @ highest freqency mode. That just rotates and rotates.

Is it possible that this may cause problem with my watch?

Why would you do this? If you choose to use a winder, which I do not recommend, set at 650 tpd (turns per day).

[dddrees]

Originally Posted by rkk208

So what's the big business about hand winding rolex? I've seen many people saying that you should not hand wind automatic watch.

But I did hear that you should not hand-wind automatic complication watch but for a simple watch like rolex, it is totally fine.

All automatics require manual winding if they have been sitting and have run out of power reserve (No Worries). Also typically you will not during the course of your normal wear wind the watch to it's optimal power reserve. So it might be a good practice to give it 40 turns about once a month if not using a winder (No Worries).

The best winder in the world is your wrist. If not wearing best to put it aside and manual wind and set when your ready to wear.

If you put a watch on a winder this is just extra wear and tear on the watch when it could be just sitting if not in use. However a winder really is best intended for those watches with a number of complications which Rolex does not have so that you don't have to worry about taking so long to reset when you are ready to wear.

Winders might look nice, but they really are kind of a waste of money with a Rolex watch.

[johnbeth]

Awesome post Larry!

[dddrees]

Originally Posted by johnbeth

awesome post larry!

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