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Manual winding the Patek automatic movements?
Apr 10, 2020,18:13 PM
Has someone experienced automatic movements in Nautilus or Aquanaut watches breaking down as a result of manual winding? The manual winding mechanism feels very fragile and I was wondering whether manually winding the crown 25-30 times each time to start the movement may adversely affect the movement in the long run. This is when you wear the watch on the weekends and don’t keep it on the winder during the week to keep it running. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
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Manual winding the Patek automatic movements?
By: icecube4000 : April 10th, 2020-18:13
Has someone experienced automatic movements in Nautilus or Aquanaut watches breaking down as a result of manual winding? The manual winding mechanism feels very fragile and I was wondering whether manually winding the crown 25-30 times each time to start ...
Been doing it for many years: no issues.
By: vitalsigns : April 10th, 2020-19:46
But I do only wind until the watch starts, then let the automatic rotor take over. I have heard that some automatic movements have less robust manual winding mechanisms. Not sure if this applies to any Patek movements, but my sense is that it’s not an iss...
I wind my automatic Pateks daily
By: sham1 : April 10th, 2020-20:09
25 to 30 turns and they seem fine. When you say fragile, do you mean the turns are ultra smooth? They are supposed to be that way
Interesting
By: icecube4000 : April 10th, 2020-20:46
Why do you wind them daily? And how long have you been following this routine for a watch or multiple watches?
Personally, I like to keep my watches wound
By: sham1 : April 10th, 2020-21:06
and also it allows me to check on their daily accuracy. For many, the accuracy of their watches is not so important but for me it is. In addition, I believe one of the most pleasurable thing about watch collecting is actually winding them. The smoothness ...
For a nice notchy stick shift Patrick
By: sham1 : April 10th, 2020-23:54
you should try my Montblanc Heritage 38 with the Caliber 62.00 Minerva movement. I think they designed it not to wind too smoothly so it appears more mechanical.
Thank you
By: icecube4000 : April 11th, 2020-00:04
For sharing your experience. Much appreciated.