Mark in Paris
[Purist]
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I would say...
any mechanism working will show some wear and tear effects.
So, every period during which you don't wear it, is a good opportunity to make a "pause", making the watch "live" longer before needing servicing.
To answer your question, I would say that only some parts are in Silicon, not every moving parts (subject to frictions).
Hence, there are still parts in steel needing more oil than the parts with Silicon (lever, escapement wheels...).
Anyway, if you wind your watches every day (when not wearing them) compared to not winding them won't have that much of an impact if you decide to service your watches every 7 or 8 years for instance.
But, if you wait for servicing untill your watch stops and doesn't work anymore (>8 or 10 years maybe ?) then it is a bit different. If you wear a watch 50% of the time it is working then you are ageing your watch (and thus reducing the time bewtween 2 servicing periods) by a significant amount.
If the price of servicing on a very long run is not that much of a problem for you, then do as you like and wind them everyday 
If you may have to sell watches because the servicing costs become too high, then you can certainly save some budget there.
Mark
Too wind or not to wind?
Question for the purists. I am in the daily habit of winding all of my manual watches that are at home at any given time and not in the safety deposit. Also, any auto's are on winders. Is this typical? If you have multiple watches do you still wind the on...
I tend to keep
only the perpetual calendar or annual calendar watches wound. My reasoning is that the hassle associated w/ setting them and more importantly the risks of NOT adjusting them properly & causing any damage is not something I want to neglect. As for othe...
No need to wind them everyday, no need for a winder, either.
If you Wind your Watch once or twice every month, that is enough...Necessary, but enough. Best, Nicolas
For me personally
I make sure all my watches are wound daily depending on the length of the power reserve and keep my automatic watches on winders. I like to monitor the accuracy of my watches and compare them to one another so this is my personal habit of keeping all my w...
Not too much winding
It is better not to wind them so often, they will wear out much less. In the mean time, winding them once iin a while keeps the oils work properly on the long run.
Thanks Mark. I learn something...
Thanks Mark. I learn something new. I knew over winding was bad but I had not realised that winding them too often is not so good either. {6871988} AutoForum response Not too much winding www watchprosite to: sham 20/03/2015 10:41 Alert from: www:watchpro...
To be clear,
it is in the case you don't wear them. Otherwise, if you wear your watch, you of course have to wind them each morning (manual wound). Cheers Sham. Mark
Oh yes, I understood Mark....
Oh yes, I understood Mark. I have been winding all my 'not worn' watches too:-) My rationale was that if they are left unwound, the oils may dry up but I suppose it all depends on how long they are left unwound. {6872003} AutoForum response To be clear, w...
Exactly,
"how long" and also taking into account that synthetic oils today are "working" much longer than oils in the past. Cheers, Mark
How about watches with silicon?...
How about watches with silicon? Will winding them too much result in an adverse effect as they use less or no oils? You can tell I like winding all my watches daily so that they are always working:-) {6872283} AutoForum response Exactly, www watchprosite ...
I would say...
any mechanism working will show some wear and tear effects. So, every period during which you don't wear it, is a good opportunity to make a "pause", making the watch "live" longer before needing servicing. To answer your question, I would say that only s...
makes sense. My experience has been pretty good
with service intervals and as I said only one has ever stopped running. I treat my vintage watches the same way, just wind them daily
Mark, thank you very much...
Mark, thank you very much for the informative reply. I am ok with servicing costs and I am planning to service them every 5 years (or as soon as they are too fast or too slow) to ensure they are always in the best condition. I know servicing costs are not...
I worry about the excess wear also, but wouldn't that
show in accuracy if something was up. My collection is med/large and I'll give you one example. I have a 3970R purchased new in 2003. I have wound that watch pretty much every day for 12 years and while it will occasionally run fast a little fast when lef...
Thanks for sharing your experience
and by the way, congratulations for your very nice pieces. My thoughts are just based on experience shared by peolpe here and there, discussions with watchmakers from time to time and just simple thoughts based on the fact that the more a mechanical objec...
Bill, HSWA
told me constant running will not hurt the watch or will allowing it to sit. The oils dry out at the same rate regardless. I would definitely get your 3970 in for service given its age. I think the best indicator of the oil condition in a manual watch is ...
made to run
All watches are made to run as if they were the owners only watch, 24 x 7. With modern oils and techniques, it really makes no difference whether they rest or not. The wear and tear factor enters in how you use for watch. If you wear your watch doing phys...
That is most reassuring to...
That is most reassuring to know as I treat my watches pretty well and make sure no one and nothing comes in close contact with them if possible. Not quite the party animal!:-) Thank you. From: www watchprosite [[Email address suppressed for privacy]] Sent...
Not to wind...
Is completely useless to wind watches you don't wear, even if not worn for long periods (months). There is any advantage, just worthless wear of the mechanism. Regards
Do not daily wind
when not in use. Just wearing out the watch. The advice to wind once a month is sound advice to me. The perpetual calendars are advised to be kept running because setting them frequently is hard on the setters and the movement. Simple time or time and dat...