Patek Philippe

When I wear my Patek automatic (self-winding) watch just for an evening, and I place it on my night table over night, when I awake in the morning, it's not ticking anymore.                                                     Is this normal?  If so what can I do to make sure it continues running through the night?  I am always nervous to manually wind it, as I have read that over winding can harm the movement; If I do manually wind it, how do I know when to stop?

Thanks for your help!

 

Alex

Unless your evening consists of lying motionless after you strap the watch on, the autowinder should add more than enough winding to keep it running overnight. I would consider taking it to your AD.

nt

Wearing it for a few hours is not enough to fully wind it automatically.  Depending on the movement, you might have to wear it for 10-12 hours a day for several days to get a full wind.

I recommend you manually wind it once a day if you're only wearing it for a few hours in the evening.  You can't overwind it, and it will probably keep better time.

I purchased a new Patek 5053 a few years ago and I that it seemd to lose power sooner than my other automatic watches after I took it off my watch winder.  I took it to the AD and learned that the mainspring was broken.  My AD sent the watch to NY for a warranty repair and it was returned to me in a few months time.  The watch has performed quite well since the repair was completed and the watch now maintains its power for much longer than it did when it was new.