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: Hello,
: I have an Omega Constellation Double Eagle
: watch with the Co-Axial movement. It keeps
: great time, only gaining about 1 second a
: week. I have a question about the best way
: to store it, to maintain it's ability to
: keep such accurate time longterm. I keep the
: watch for special occasions and wear another
: watch on a daily basis. I may go for a
: couple of months without wearing it. Is it
: best to let it wind down and stop when I'm
: not wearing it, or leave it in my watch
: winder and keep it going all the time? I'm
: just wondering from a longevity perspective,
: what is best for the movement. Thanks for
: your thoughts.
If you aren't going to wear a watch for extended periods of time, it's best to just let it wind down and wind and set it when you are ready to wear it. There were concerns that letting a watch sit for extended periods of time would cause the lubricants to gum up, but this is no longer a concern with today's high-tech lubricants. If you're keeping it on a winder and not wearing it, you're actually causing wear on the mechanism for no reason. You won't hurt it by simply winding it when you are ready to wear it.
-John
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