zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

Thank you for the elaborate reply. :-)

Common man

: I don't know about a "professional"
: opinion, but I can give you my input based
: on what I've read over the years. It had
: been recommended that older automatic
: watches always be kept wound because the
: older lubricants that were used in them
: could coagulate if the internal parts
: weren't kept moving. This could cause the
: watch to stop running altogether.

: Thankfully, today's high-tech lubricants no
: longer pose that problem. There is no need
: to keep a watch wound if you don't plan to
: wear it for long periods of time. The
: creator of this website (may he rest in
: peace) stated this many times as well.
: Consider this - many watches sit in jewelry
: stores for months or even years before they
: are sold. Once they are sold and the buyer
: starts wearing them, they don't cease to
: function simply because they were sitting in
: a display case for a while.

: I can tell you from my own experience that I
: have a watch winder that holds four watches,
: but that still isn't enough to hold all of
: my automatics. So, some of my watches go for
: days, weeks, even months sometimes without
: being worn or wound. This has NEVER posed a
: problem for me in any way, shape, or form. I
: have the winder simply for convenience (so I
: don't have to keep resetting all of my
: watches), NOT because I'm worried about
: damaging them by not keeping them wound.

: Bottom line - I don't think anyone can show you
: evidence that failing to keep a modern
: automatic watch wound will result in damage.
: If such evidence exists I have never seen it
: or read about it.

: Just my 2 cents....hope it helps.