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Let's readdress your original message...
In Response To: Winding of the Crown ()

: According to info from this site, winding of
: the crown of an automatic SMP (date,time
: adjust) would be a hazardous thing to do.

Completely false. Possibly you misstated what you meant. But turning or winding the crown on an automatic SMP is a perfectly normal thing to do.

: And also recommended, from this site, if the
: second hand is moving on the watch, one may
: not wind the crown backwards.

This applies ONLY to mechanical watches. I will revise the FAQ on the site to make sure this is clear.

: Omega´s manual informs me that I can either
: wind forward or backwards (when settling
: date/summertime) - Second hand only stops
: when I attempt to adjust time.

Then what's the concern? Your owner's manual is the definitive answer for how to operate your specific watch. If it says you can do it on your watch--then you can!

The advice you were reading on this site was merely the safest generic advice we can give to owners of *any* possible watch. Certainly some watches can do things that others cannot.

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