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Re: Aqua Terra power reserve?
In Response To: Aqua Terra power reserve? ()

Your watch has an overwind protection mechanism built in to it, so you cannot overwind it. You can actually hear this mechanism "kick in" if you listen closely to the watch as you wind it. You'll hear the watch click as you continue to turn the crown to wind it. When you hear this clicking sound the watch is fully wound. Typically 40 full revolutions of the crown is plenty to fully wind the watch.

If you really want to test your power reserve, I would make sure the watch is fully wound FIRST. Otherwise you have no idea whether the watch stopping after 30 hours can be attributed to a defect or merely insufficient winding.

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