Thanks Rich, I've only been giving it 10-15 turns to date, I'm a bit more confident of giving it a few more now!

: Hi Stewart

: Bit of a dark art this one...sometimes my manual wind Valjoux' take
: 40-50 winds and some take 70-80, I also find that I rarely get
: anything approaching the claimed power reserve when fully wound,
: most lucky to run a full 24-30 hours.

: However you should feel resistance at some point where it will not
: let you wind further without some substantial increaee in
: effort...

: Hope that helps!

: Rich
: www.heuermonaco.co.uk