zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

: Thank you, John for your elaborate suggestions.

: I think I'll take your advice and stop winding
: my watch, and only do so when I'll wear it.
: I took it to a complete overhaul last year
: around September. I suppose that the
: lubricants are modern and new, so it
: shouldn't be a problem if I'll let it rest
: for a while.

: Common man

My local watchmaker has always told me it's completely unnecessary to keep a watch running if you only wear it occasionally. Oh, and, yes, when you have older watches serviced they do replace the lubricants with more modern ones, so you don't have to worry about the "old days" when a stopped watch could result in a gummed up movement.

One thing I do recommend is that you keep a watch wound for a week or so after getting it back from a servicing, just to make sure that the servicing was done properly and that the watch is keeping good time.

-John