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: Hi - I bought my first "expensive
: watch" that I just love looking at it.
: It's really nice and I like it a lot. It's a
: seamaster 2254.50. I got it from an online
: store. The problem that I have is winding. I
: wear it EVERYDAY and I know I don't move a
: whole lot because I sit staring at the
: computer all day long. So, I know I need
: more movement to keep the watch running,
: thus I've purchased a watch winder. I keep
: it in the winder at night when I sleep,
: running 100 seconds clockwise, pause for 300
: seconds, and 100 seconds counter clockwise.
: However, my watch somehow end up dead (not
: running) after 1 1/2 day. Can anyone help
: me? I certainly don't want to have to turn
: the crown every other day and I don't want
: to run it on the winder for hours exposing
: it to overstressing.

: Thanks for any help.

The first thing you want to do is make absolutely sure your watch is fully wound. Unscrew the crown and keep winding it until you hear a clicking noise as you turn (you may need to hold the watch close to your ear to hear this). The clicking noise is your watch's overwind protection mechanism engaging, meaning the watch is fully wound. At this point, you should have at least 42 hours of power reserve, so even if you just let the watch sit unworn it should still run for about 42 hours before it stops.

If you fully wind it, wear it daily, and keep it on a winder at night, then it should not stop again. If it does, the watch is defective and needs to be replaced or repaired.

I hope this helps.

-John

P.S. Your winder settings are like mine, so they are more than sufficient to keep your watch wound at night. My Bond Seamaster keeps excellent time at these settings, and it has never stopped running on me.