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Dude at a local watch shop (Robin Martin in Portsmouth) told me that the standard 1861 Moonwatch should be wound daily, to “keep it topped up” for beat performance of the movement. Almost like its designed to be wound daily even though the power reserve is 40 something hours.
PawG-
Almost like its designed to be wound daily even though the power reserve is 40 something hours.
I thought that is the case generally with watches with 38 hours? cause it's easy to forget you haven't wound it yesterday.
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Same for any mechanical watch to an extent. As the mainspring unwinds, the torque it provides decreases. This causes the amplitude (how far the balance wheel swings when it’s hit by the pallet fork) to be lower, and lower amplitude generally results in decreased accuracy.
edscoble
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I know the answer is probably rtfm but how much should I be winding my moonwatch? I usually give it fifty or so ‘winds’ but I doubt they’re full rotations. Presumably if you wind more than actually required every day at some point you hit the limit?