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Automatic watches are 'wound' by the movement of a rotor inside. The rotor moves from two forces: inertia from changes of direction of movement *and* changes of position of the watch relative the the direction of gravity. In the absence of gravity, there is only inertia to move the rotor. So the watch would still get wound some, but probably not enough based on the lower physical activity of confined astronauts.
As far as the date, back in the 1960's, watches with both chronograph features AND date display were not common. Besides, how can you possibly be smart enough to get to the moon if you can't keep track of what day it is?
Also important to note is that the Moonwatch was not designed for astronauts! It was a consumer wristwatch made as a general purpose chronograph. NASA bought multiple makes of consumer watches and tested them for use in the space program. It was then that the watch was selected for space travel use. Omega did not find out about that until later--then they renamed the watch to be the "moonwatch."
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