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Re: The fact that you "shook" it to get it going a
In Response To: The fact that you "shook" it to get it going again ()

Keith,

I REALLY appriciate your information. I didn't even know that one could manually wind an automatic watch. May I call you for few more questions?

nson1@excite.com

Thanks

: The fact that you "shook" it to get
: it going again suggests to me that it may
: not have been fully wound in the first
: place. Automatics need a good full wind when
: you first get them running. Do this by
: winding it manually with the crown 40-50
: turns clockwise in the unscrewed, but not
: pulled out position.

: The Automatic winding is really intended just
: to maintain power reserve once it's fully
: wound.

: Forgive me if this is all obvious to you. If it
: is all obvious to you and you've given it a
: full wind, you may want to do a power
: reserve test on it. Wind it fully (40-50
: winds)put it away somewhere and see how long
: it runs. It should run about 44 hours with
: the Chronograph off.

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