Sure....take away my fun.......
Sure....take away my fun and not let me wind both ways, huh? Truth be told most of my watches are of the automatic type. My "usual" wear 18K 1960's Connie cal.561 on an Omega 18k basket weave bracelet (140+ grams!) stays fully wound by constant wear.....even to bed! The only time i take it off is for showering and removing the band monthly to run thru and ultrasonic cleaner and pressure steamer to keep it looking great!
But i just had a competent watchmaker do a complete COA on my 1955 or so Wittnauer "Professional" SS Chronograph (Valjoux cal.72), and i have been enjoying keeping it running. A few times a week i wear it on my other wrist as "co-pilot" to the Connie! (hey, if the "Swatch" group leader can wear a lot of watches at once.....two is fine with me!)
My highlight of the day is winding that manual watch.....and going both ways better transfers the precision, quality feel to the proceedure. So i might accelerate the click wheel wear a bit or the click spring! So what.......they're readily available. This movement was used by a lot of companies! Next service in 5 years and i'll get a NEW click wheel........but for now let me drool while i'm winding!
Joe T
: HI, I wanted to answer some of your questions
: about a manual wind Omega. First, I would
: not wind in a clockwise-counterclock wise
: fashion. After taking apart several
: mechanical watches myself, this will not
: serve any purpose except to
: cause more stress on the winding mechanism.
: Wind in a clockwise motion, period. Also, if
: you wear the watch all the time wind it,
: otherwise do not wind it everyday just to
: have it operating. After talking to my
: watchmaker friend, he is been doing this
: kind of work for 25 years, he agrees just to
: let the watch wind down until you are ready to
: wear it again. Unless its a perpetual watch
: there is no need to wind it constantly. If
: this was an automatic I would say the same
: thing. Wear it or
: forget it. And lastly, about servicing; service
: the watch every 5-7 years. Hope this info
: helps, take care and enjoy the watch. Its a
: beautiful watch!
