zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

: Hello,

: I have a 2531.80 and I was just wondering if it
: damages the watch or the movement if I
: manually wind it? Would manually unscrewing
: the crown and winding it daily cause extra
: wear and tear? I don't plan on doing that,
: but I would just like to maintain a
: sufficient power reserve at all times since
: sometimes I might not wear it as many hours
: per day, while minimizing wear on the
: movement. Thanks.

The action of winding will not cause any problems, since your watch has an overwind protection mechanism built into it. However, it's not a good idea to keep unscrewing the crown everyday, as this can cause excessive wear to the threads and gasket (especially if you screw the crown back in too tightly).

If you wear the watch everyday and you fully wound it when you got it, you shouldn't need to wind the watch manually very often. I would only wind it on those days when it hasn't been on your wrist at all or on days where you only wear it briefly. You can tell when the watch is fully wound when you hear a clicking noise as you wind. This is the watch's overwind protection mechanism engaging, meaning the watch is fully wound and has its full 42-44 hour power reserve. You may have to hold the watch close to your ear to heear this clicking sound.