sham1
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The 7200R London Edition which is 5 years old
Apr 10, 2020,23:52 PM
The 5940G with a silver dial but admittedly, I keep that on a winder most of the time.
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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.