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Yes, there is a protection mechanism that prevents your watch from being overwound.

Common man

: Hey guys. Less than a month ago I purchased a
: 2531.80. Just recently (during a break) the
: watch stopped due to the fact that it had
: not been worn, thus could not manually wind
: itself. I didnt anticipate riggorous
: movement to keep it wound up. Nevertheless,
: can you over wind the 1120 movement? In the
: Omega operations manual, it says nothing of
: winding untill it stops, as it does with
: nearly all other movements. Is there a
: standard wind rotation(s) I should be using
: when and if this happens again? Can it be
: damaged if you wind it to much? I can
: imagine the wear and tear on the spring; is
: there some mechanism that prevents this
: inside? Thanks guys, as always.

: ~I also noticed that on this movement, the
: second position of the crown has no use (as
: it says in the owners manual). Was this a
: corner cut to save a buck on Omegas part, or
: is there some meaning to it. For instance,
: does it have to do with the date not being
: an instantanious day to day click, rather a
: progressive one? I believe the second
: position is used for date winding on other
: models if im not mistaken. :) Thanks again.