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Reverso movement question
Greetings, I wanted to pose a question to the experts here as I had recently noticed a movement issue with my TT 1931 reverso.
The watch in question is worn in rotation and is my only " manual " watch. I was set to wear it after 4 days ( the watch had stopped of course) . I just put it on, didn't set the time nor gave any wind as I was in a hurry to get to work. I was going to set it, wind it full, about 80 or so once I got to the office......
Well, as I was driving, I noticed the time was different than when I had put it on....( I recall the time read 7:00) and after driving about 5 minutes, the watch read around 7:05.... I thought I must have been confused, ( once again, I never set the time nor gave any wound) so I tested another 10 min and once again the watch showed that 10 min or so had elapsed.........I pulled over set the proper time and gave my full wind and the watch performed as usual.......
My question is, unlike an automatic movement , can " manual " movement wind itself ? Like this particular model? Am I going crazy that a manual movement without any wind, can start the watch just by wearing it? Like my autos?
Perhaps I'm getting old and seeing things but I'm certain that the time did elapse ....I'm by no means an expert in movements, I just thought that manual wound Watches need to be wound in order for it to work?? Has anyone ever encountered this issue before? I'm not worried, more curious....thank you for any insight you may have to this inquiry.....
Best
Taylor
No, you are not getting old. ;)
I also noticed that, on some of my manual winding watches. When you move the Watch, even if totally empty, there is a small quantity of energy which makes your Watch ticking again. It won't last a lot... 10, 15, 20 minutes, and it will definitely stop.
It may happen.
That happens, sometimes, when I want to take pictures of manual winding watches, and that pull the crown to set the traditional 10 past 10 time, for the pictures. The Watch starts again, even when I didn't Wind it.
Best,
Nicolas
Thank you
Thank you Nicolas for assuring me that I'm not " seeing " things...
However, I'm getting old I'm afraid..... maybe it's best to wear the Watches without any movement.....? so that we can't get old?? Know of Any JLC or other Watches that make time go " backward"? Sigh........)
However, I'm getting old I'm afraid..... maybe it's best to wear the Watches without any movement.....? so that we can't get old?? Know of Any JLC or other Watches that make time go " backward"? Sigh........)Thank you once again for your assurance.......
Cheers
Taylor
Many manual winds...
have a stop-function when the torque gets to a certain low-point (like the old Futurematics), that kicks the movement back in to motion when there is some movement. It's not unusual.
-Dean