Winding and Setting your Automatic Watch
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ธ.ค. 2024
- As a long time watch enthusiast, it may seem like nature to wind and set your watch. But as a client of mine purchased his first automatic watch emailed me, asking how to do so.
This is a simple tutorial on how to properly wind and set your automatic watch. There are 3 examples of different types of watches.
Hope this is helpful to everyone!
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This video is a perfect example of someone who really knows their business giving advice. Details that you only learn from experience. Awesome video.
Thanks John. Really helped a "newbie" who's worn a watch for 57 years.
The date explanation was great. My Loreo sub will appreciate that.
I love how thorough this is! So many of the other videos I found did not go into detail about how to tell what position the crown is in or which way to turn it. This is really great for absolute beginners.
I bought my longines automatic 2 months ago. I wheeled the gauge and for some unexpected reasons, the time and date got messed up. I thought of sending it to be repaired, so I asked a friend to fix it for me , it worked for a couple of days only. after watching your detailed instructions I was able to fix it ( for now) it seems working right for now.
Brother just wanted to thank you very much,in the whole of you tube you have been the and i finally understand how to operate an automatic the right way, thank you again
I just ordered my first automatic. The Orient Sun and Moon V3, so this helped with what to do when it arrives.
Thank you for doing this I bought my first automatic watch a couple months ago and couldn’t figure why my Hamilton khaki Kong’s power reserve wasn’t working I’m glad my local jeweler was nice enough to explain everything to me.
CAJUN EDC Man I've just got a Hamilton Khaki today, I was watching this video hoping to find some info. Any tips? Can you over wind the Khaki? Cheers bro..
It felt like such a dumb thing to search for, but I was really glad I watched this video. Thanks.
This was very helpful and informative, thank you! I just purchased my first self winding automatic watch, which came with a pretty lousy manual. I figured out the screw down crown myself, but I wasn't sure about the manual winding and was feeling a but uneasy about screwing the crown back in. Now I know that's how it's done and I haven't applied 'excessive' force and damaged the poor thing :')
I’m slowy finding myself falling in love with California dials. I have a feeling that’ll be on my next watch. Thanks again John for sharing your knowledge.
Can’t beat gold polished Roman numerals that sparkle like jewels in the sunlight. Loving the sun ray dial man that pops!AMZWATCH watches. What a beautiful subtle piece.
What a gorgeous watch! The first one. Thanks fot the tutorial!
This was extremely helpful to me.. Thank you!
Thank you for the video. I just bought my first automatic watch and this tutorial was very helpful.
Excellent tutorial! 👍👍👍I take for granted, operating ...often brutely 😅
Just bought my first ever Auto Hamilton. Thank fully the watch seller told the same thing abt the date and day changing procedure. Thank you so much .
Thank you! This was clear and informative for a newbie to automatic watches. I was unaware of the not changing the date from 9pm to 3am. Lots of useful info!
Very helpful this I've just got my very first automatic watch. Thanks
Really loved this Vlog. Well presented and informative. It was also extremely easy for me to follow. I also learned that you can change the calendar date without moving the hands constantly around the face for each day!! I was 72 on the 15th, and, I have only now learned that! I have a question and I hope you can help me with it. I have an expensive retirement watch - bought myself sadly! It's a Seiko Automatic 3days. Diver 200m. its beautiful. However, it keeps stopping when I take it off to go to work. I do forget to put it on but I'll only miss a day at the most. Have I done something wrong setting it up [besides with the speed in which I can change the date] hope you can help. Also it lost ten minutes today! Thanks in advance. Bye for now....
Just got my first swiss watch with a screw down crown, i appreciate this video, a lot easier then reading the massive book longine gives you 👍
Awesome tutorial! You covered in depth the very important points when it comes to this!
Very informative thanks for posting just bought my 1st automatic didn’t know all this
Finally a video without Seiko in it! :)) Well done!
very useful its very easy for a beginner to mess up or even break there new automatic watch because they don't know about the date window change rule
I've got a solar powered, radio controlled G-Shock, yet here I am watching this
Cause you feel incomplete... Go out.. An get yourself a mechanical watch.. You will feel better.....
Anyone at least should have one of Mechanical watch in your collection.
Same, laying here at 2am. But its never too late to learn something new haha
Just make sure you do not change the date between 9pm and 3am!
Same here, but im planning on buying an automatic soon 👍 if you like g shocks, you'll like a diver
amazing work man
you saved me so much time. thank you. first swiss auto watch longinge .
Thank you very much. I never knew I had to wind the watch and now I know how to set and do everything except for using the tachymeter. Thank you lots!
Thank you, it was much easier then I thought, my Tia got me a watch a month ago and I only set it now thank you again
I meant to say your the best brother
Superb! Thank you so much for technical clarification! I have an Oris GMT and heard about the rule 9pm and 3am but didn't know what was the reason now I fully understand ,great video by the way!
Thank you.Your information very very helpful me to set up my watch
Perfect instructions!
Yes, I have bought from MAMACOO more than once. I even bought a new Omega Speedmaster which came with the fancy box and packaging. I am thrilled with all my purchases here. I would purchase from MAMACOO again for sure.
That is an excellent very detailed video. Date function on a quartz watch is great. I dare say virtually no one is interested in setting date on automatic watch unless it is the only automatic watch they have. When the watch is not being used and stops, you can not take time to be religiously resetting the date.
Very useful, thanks . Just picked up my first automatic.
Hi there. Thanks very much for the very informative video regarding automatic watches. I’m currently thinking of buying the new Seiko padi turtle and I’ll make sure that I’m really careful regarding how the day/date Etc and manual winding is done. Thanks again regards Ian from England
Great video! Thanks for sharing
I recently bought a watch with NH35 movement. I winded it on thursday morning 9:00 55 times. Wore it continously except for sleeping and cooking so thats minus 8 hours a day. It stopped running at 6:25 this morning.... Is this normal??
Im afraid when have to wind it too often the screw threads gonna wear of?....
OMG! Thank you for this!
I love it! Thank you so much, sir. We really appreciate your video.
Very helpful. Thank you.
I have always wondered how accurate a watch is when the time is set while the second hand is not at the 12:00 position. Example: If I set my watch to 12:30 pm and the second hand is already reading 15 seconds (sitting at the 3:00 position) - isn't my watch 15 seconds fast right off the bat?
If the watch has hacking, shouldn't the user wait to set the time until the second hand is at the 12:00 (or 0 second) position???
Can you damage the mechanism if you turn it counterclockwise by setting the correct time? Many instructions say that this can lead to damage to the mechanism and that only turning in a clockwise direction is recommended.
I just got my automatic watch and i feel powerful with class 😂
What kind? I just got me a Breitling superocean blue
@@Ericwolf520 i got a seiko prospex alpinist
Hi your instructions is very precise!
Do all automatic watches can be set the same way regardless of brand?
I will appreciate your reply. Thank you!
Great explanation.
Thank you so much for the great info, just got my first vintage seiko 5
Awesome explanation 🙌 keep it rocking.
AWESOME video! The important basics never go out of style 👌🏻✅👍🏻🥃
Excellent instructions. Thank you.
I have an automatic 18k ladies diamond bezel omega and it is very hard for me to wind. Is there a tool to help as I cannot tell if I am getting the winds in.Sometimes I get a grinding noise and it will stop ticking after I set the time.
Very informative and I learned a couple things I did not know! Thanks man.
When it comes to fine imitation watches, nkuwan delivers. I've bought from them several times, and I've never been let down.
I have a question, is it true that manual winding of automatic watches wears out the gears and we shouldn't manually wind automatics often? Thanks for any insight!
nice watch man!
Why do have to push the crown back to zero position when switching between date and time positions? Is there any advantage to it?
Hi John,
Sometimes , while setting the time on my automatic , when I turn the crown in anticlockwise direction, I hear a "click" sound 2-3 times , and the minute hand doesn't move. Once the sound stops, i can move the minute hand in clockwise direction as usual . But if I try to move it in a anticlockwise direction ( by turning the crown in the clockwise direction ), then the second hand stops, while in the former case, it continues moving . PS: i don't have a hacking mechanism.
If on other days, if the "click" sound doesn't appear, then I can move the minute hand in either direction without the seconds hand getting stopped.
Is there a problem or a sign of some incoming problem?
i thought that if i turn the crown counter clock wise i harm the mechanism , is that a thing or i can do micro adjustments (e.g. move minute hand on my watch 4-5 minutes back to correct the time) ? having a seiko 5 with 4r36 caliber TIA
Great tutorial. I want a day date watch. 38 to 40mm. What would you recommend?
Good review! Just what I’ve been looking for !! Keep being detailed.
Thank you so much its really very helpful video 🙏👍
So one click is the date window amd two clicks are the hours and minute hands and one click clockwise is to wind the second hand. I hope I got that right. I got my river Chanel J12 automatic. And this is all new to me
i have a watch with a crown that doesn't pop out when you try to un thread it, how do you wind that kind of watch??
Hey John, long time no see...
Was curious and just got an automatic, finding your video and channel again.
Outstanding tutorial and information, and Thanks again for all your time and help getting the awesome purple ⌚
Thank you! So much value given! Newbie here haha
Hi sir , my Maserati watch without date, I’ve done what you’ve done, my second hand just stops moving even when I screwed it back, help. !!
I bought ZELOS HAMMERHEAD V3 STEEL ORANGE but the watch is moving forward time 5 minutes each 1 hour approx, is there a solution?
I’m new to this. Can you “over-wind” an automatic watch?
I ve heard some advices that when you are winding your automatic watch its better after every 5-10 clockwise turns to make a single turn counterclockwise and then proceed cw again. Like its better for watch movement lubricant. Dont know if its true or not (I am actually browsing through such videos to find that).
when setting your watch, can you go counter clockwise?
Hello good sir, I winded my hour hand counter-clockwise(stupid me). I'm now worried, did I just ruined my automatic watch, or was that ok for now?
My new revue thommen just wind and wind it doesnt give any tention. There is no stop. Is this normal?
I have a Balmer auto that doesn’t seem to have this screw dial design. It doesn’t pop out when turned, only when I pull on it. No direction I wind in seems to make a difference.
So if I have a longines watch and it’s not ticking and I winded it is it broken?
In position 1 I find the winding a little stiff to turn. Any suggestions
I think one reason might be that your watch is already fully 'charged', and the 'spring' inside can't tolerate any further winding... I'm surprised nobody has answered you yet... I'm a noobie to automatics, so this could be incorrect.
Good information thank you so much
I set my watch exactly the same way. However on my Orient Tristar non hacking movement when i go past the time and then reverse back, the second hand tends to stutter and stop. This happens on both my tristars...is this normal?
By reversing back to the correct time to set it I hope that I'm not going to damage or break the movement by forcing the second hand to stop in this way..
Please advise.
That is totally normal. As a matter of fact, this happens in all types of non-hacking movements, even many Patek Philippe’s.
You can use this little trick to set your watch to the exact second
@@WatchGauge thank you so much for your prompt response and your advise is much appreciated.
Best Regards...Mebs
Hi, I have a question, and I hope someone will help me with this :
I have an old automatic watch (a Doxa Conquistador), with an unscrewed crown but with date. I don't have a particularly active life (desk job) but my watch stops too regularly. When the crown is fully in, it doesn't turn clockwise, but does counter-clockwise, but I don't think it's doing anything. When I set on the hour change position, somehow, the mechanism starts when I'm setting the hour, specifically when going counter-clockwise . So is it possible that the winding mechanism is included in the time set mechanism? Or maybe this watch doesn't have a manual winding at all?
I am clearly not an expert of watch so I don't even know if this makes any sense, I hope I get understood and thank you!
Great video! And nice watches!...I may have made the mistake of accidentally setting the date between the hours of 9 and 3 pm. (New Orient Ray 2)
Will my watch be ok if I’ve only done it once or twice? I have not adjusted it yet to see if the date changed properly. It should be ok as long as I don’t do it again right? Thank you!!
Very helpful man
This may sound like a goofy question but is there any harm to wearing an automatic watch for a minute or so and then setting the time as opposed to hand winding? It’s all I’ve done to my Tissot Powermatic and have yet to see or hear that it has any impact on it.
Very helpful, many thanks. Question; when you wind it fully, does it increase in resistance until you can't wind any further?
On an automatic you shouldn't feel any resistance build up (in most automatics), a manual wind you will feel resistance build and eventually stop.
Thank you so much!
Really helpful!
Help me to wind my HUBLOT automatic watch I wind it but it doesn't last for long tym
There was a guy at the jewelry store in the mall said to do this with every watch, after you screw the crown in, take a small awl, and a small hammer, put the tip of the awl on the crown, then give the hammer a whack,he said it seats the crown in the gasket for a complete water tight seal
Interesting winding - you move counter clockwise to set the hour. I watched another video where they moved clockwise to set the hour. Is it not universal and can be opposite for different brands?
Hey, good video. I have had a Armitron watch for a few years but never wear it. I just got it out of storage and it is not moving. It has the date, day of the week, and military time as well. The crown has no resistance while in the first position either way I turn it, the second position is to set the day of the month and third does time, day of the week, and the military time as well. how do I manual wind it? Any help would be appreciated :)
Thank you so much!
Manually winding it you would turn the crown clockwise (thumb forward while looking down at the watch) while in the first position or pushed all of the way in.
I know a lot of Armitron watches are quartz (battery powered).
If you have no resistance at all turning the crown clockwise, I'm thinking that your watch is quartz. If it is not and it is not winding at all, the main spring may be broken.
Good Luck & Cheers,
John
Nice review subject wise. I have seen no one mentioning about the back play of the crown and accordingly set the time and at the same time showing both screwed crown and non screwed crown. But then I think that a good engines have very least back play and more on a restricted plays right?
How to change the days in an automatic watch?
You have earned one suby...good work...
Prashant k Prasad Thank you sir!
How often you wind your watch if you wear it every day ?
Great video! Thank you. Being new to Automatic watches. In generally say on a nh35 how long does it last when you Wind it? Like say you wind it manually and sit it on your table. How long approximately will it run till it dies? Also how many hours a day would you have to "Wear" your automatic watch to keep it going without having to manually wind it? Thanks for your time! -Russ
What happens if it is a left hand wind as in the UBOAT watches?
can u help me my watch rooling part break help with it
I have a baume & mercier watch but its not working. How do i fix it
superrrrr helpful thank u
I just watched your video on winding an automatic watch, and I have a couple of questions. When I pull my watch crown to the first position in order to hand wind it, it doesn't feel like it is winding. It just turns smoothly. Do some automatics not have a hand-winding feature? If not, how can you tell the watch is fully wound? Thanks for your response, and I learned alot from watching your video. Mickey
Some have the wind mechanism in the normal position of the crown. And the setting on the pull out position. Try the normal position, if you feel the winding resistance.
@@TripleDDDD Thanks.
Hi I just owned a autoumatic watch, and I set my watch after I first bought it exactly as you set up. And then 2 day later the second hand neddle just stop moving and the date and day stop as well it just shows yesturday time. But when I shake my watch the second hand needle start moving but I have to set the date and day again to match current time. So my question how do I keep my watch runing all the time without stopping and setting.. Thank you
Just wear your watch it shouldn't stop when you wear it
@@jannikschubert ok thank you will so.
I recently bought an Invicta automatic watch. I unscrewed the crown (counter clockwise) and set the time and date. I started to wind the crown (clockwise) but it's not tightening after 60 turns. Is the winder broken?
60 turns seems excessive. Is that what is recommended in the instructions?