zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

I have the same watch, and love it. I know this doesn't help "you" but I will try and address your issues as best I can.

I assume from your question that this your first automatic? Automatics are not perfect time keeping devices. Neither is a quartz for that matter, but they are much more accurate than automatics. You have hundreds of parts in there all doing different things, almost a perfect little miniature machine.

You're probably within COSC specs as far as the loss of time is concerned. My watch always loses time, it never gains. Welcome to the world of automatics. You have to appreciate the intricate workmanship that goes into making one, and then perhaps you'll understand why they don't keep perfect time. Also, only about 10% of watches are automatics, and you have to have a love for them. I don't own a single quartz watch.

You are correct! You don't have to manually wind an automatic, but you may if you wish. If the watch is dead stopped, unscrew the crown to its first position. If you hear the rapic clicking, that is the watch winding. It is good to give it 10-20 winds like this if the watch is dead stopped. Your arm movement will then wind it fully, and keep it wound. This might be the clicking you're hearing. You're winding the watch. You cannot overwind it. If it is very audible, and difficult to turn, then yes, something is wrong. But don't confuse this with the capability of being able to wind it.

Firmly pushing the crown in while screwing it down, and see if it still makes the clicking noise. You might not be pushing it in firmly enough while you screw it down, thus accounting for the racheting noise.

I hope this helps...

Regards,

Dave