2 Noobmariner questions

[Anguz]

Hey gang,

I have a couple of questions.

Number One. How long will a noob stay running while not in use? I noticed today that after not wearing it for a day that when I started wearing it again, it took quite a lot of moving around to get the time to run correctly, it kept stopping. After I sufficiently moved around in semi-exagerated movements, it did start to keep correct time again.

Number Two: Is there a specific way that I should set my noob down when not in use, and by that I mean, should I lay it flat, or on its side or on its crystal...or what?

Any advice would be Dire Straight!

[FxrAndy]

Well i would expect a power reserve of 35hrs or above from the asian 21j movement fitted, but that is if it is fully wound, and that depends on how active you are, I can normal fully wind any auto watch after about an 15 min of good porn.

now how you should lay it down i refer you to a piece of info that rolex used to give out with their watch a few years ago

i hope this helps

I required i have a list of recommended watch winding material

[Anguz]

Well i would expect a power reserve of 35hrs or above from the asian 21j movement fitted, but that is if it is fully wound, and that depends on how active you are, I can normal fully wind any auto watch after about an 15 min of good porn.

now how you should lay it down i refer you to a piece of info that rolex used to give out with their watch a few years ago

i hope this helps

I required i have a list of recommended watch winding material

Greetings and such,

LOL. It's too bad I'm right handed and wear my watch on my left then.

That flyer is interesting indeed. I shall have to test it out.

Cheers pal,

Anguz

[preacher62]

Well i would expect a power reserve of 35hrs or above from the asian 21j movement fitted, but that is if it is fully wound, and that depends on how active you are, I can normal fully wind any auto watch after about an 15 min of good porn.

now how you should lay it down i refer you to a piece of info that rolex used to give out with their watch a few years ago

i hope this helps

I required i have a list of recommended watch winding material

FxrAndy...I really apreciate you sharing that article. I have found this to be true, on my own, over the years but never really read it in an official document. Everyone who is going to use a mechanical movement should read this, otherwise they are going to be diappointed.

If perfect time keeping is the most important thing to someone (and they will obsess over it), they should buy a watch with a quartz movement. I have one quartz watch that does not deviate between time changes...fall and spring. It keeps near perfect time and you never have to touch it. This cannot be expected from a mechanical movement. Having said that, if one takes the proper care of a high-end mechanical movement, such as an ETA movement, having it serviced every few years, etc., it will last a lifetime.

My ETA 2824s and 2836s will run about 36 - 40 hours on a full charge. I have a Miyota 8215 in an Invicta watch that will run more than 45 hours on a full wind. It is incredible.

[bklm1234]

@FxrAndy: do you have similar info for eta? when I put a 2824-2 on a meter, I notice it runs faster upside down, i.e. dial facing down. It runs slower when it faces up, i.e. dial facing up. Seems opposite to Rolex movement. Do other people find the same?

-bk

[FxrAndy]

how big a difference are we talking

On dial up or down the pinions are only dealing with the friction from the jewels on one end, if you have a movement that is massively different between dial up and dial down then i would start to look at the jewels and pinions to see if something is amiss.

I think?? pretty sure though, and the rolex movement is not a lot different in its basic technology from any other mechanical movement

[amptor]

Rather than relying on smut, any normal person would unscrew the crown and wind the watch fully then screw the crown back down. I get ~37-38 hours out of a genuine ETA and have been told that the Asian 21J will give you about 32 hours of power reserve.

Without winding the watch manually, you're looking at 8-10 hours of wearing it to fully wind the watch.

The ETA 2836-2 is a 38 hour power reserve movement.

Edited January 25, 2010 by amptor