zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

: Hello,

: This is probably a newbie question, but where
: exactly is the "neutral" position
: on my midsize seamaster professional
: chronometer? The user's manual doesn't seem
: to match up with what I have exactly.

: When I pull the crown all the way out, the time
: stops completely. I can set the minute and
: hour here. When I push the crown one click
: in from there, I can set the date
: (quickset). When I push the crown one more
: click in from there, I can rotate the crown
: downwards (towards the 6), but I get some
: resistance if I rotate it upwards (towards
: the 12): when I rotate upwards, I hear like
: a minor brushing sound and then 2 little
: clicks ("click-click") for about
: every rotation. Finally, when I push the
: crown in a bit more and rotate upwards at
: the same time, the crown screws in.

: Also, when I unscew the crown, it seems to
: suddenly pop out into the position where I
: encounter the resistance upon upwards
: rotation.

: My question is: If I want to manually wind the
: watch, should I do it in the position where
: I encounter some resistance upon upwards
: rotation? Is the resistance I'm feeling
: simply the resistance encountered during
: winding?

: Also, If I shake my watch near my ear, I can
: hear the pendulum swishing around. Is this
: normal? I think I also hear a minor sort of
: brushy sound when I do this.

: Thank you.

This is all normal, and yes, when you feel resistence you are winding the watch.