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I just collected a Traditionnelle...
Hello!
I just picked up a VC Traditionnelle manual wind (pre-owned from 2019). My winding experience sounds (no pun intended) identical to yours. It is silent. The watch keeps great time (-1s/day) and I am still learning when the watch is fully wound. I stop winding at the first sign of resistance, but so far that's only gotten me about 45 hours of power reserve, so I am slowly increasing the number of turns.
So yes, I think all is well with our watches. And congratulations, that is a beauty!