timj Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Hello all, just got my fiddy today, and as this is the first watch I have with manual handwind, I wonder how many times do I turn the crown before its enough? Any thing special I should be carefull about or do?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickdick Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Wind crown until you feel tension building up (you will know), then stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timj Posted December 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Ok, thanks for the quick reply:-) how long is the power reserve on these wathces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky driver Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Hopefully 30-40 hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickdick Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Depends on movement and service history if any. Wind the watch fully and see when it stops, you will know the power reserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Up to 52 hours on a full wind best is to wind it at the same point every day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timj Posted December 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Ok, it's an Asian Unitas, newer been serviced since I just got it. Thanks for the reply guys:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 There was this guy who spent 52 hours winding his Fiddy, it kept snapping, popping, and going "boiiiiing' with sparks shooting out the crown. This unfortunate misunderstanding, from the language challenged fellow from Nepal got it backwards. Last time we heard, he was making a timers for bombs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbetts1790 Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 lol . once you wind your watch a few times, you'll get the hang of winding till you feel slight tension, and stop. i have one watch that i count the number of turns it takes, because if i wind it all the way, I can't screw the crown back in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Right. It will begin to get tense and harder to wind. Stop there. Good rule of thumb is that if you wear it often , just wind it before bedtime until you start to feel a change in resistance. Pretty easy Always be gentle with your wind watches, and they will last many years. Did anyone see the movie, "Boondock Saints"? The "Rule of thumb" thing popped into my head when in the film this burly dyke, tells her new co=worker that "rule of thumb" was a law that a husband was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick wider than his thumb. Hence the saying. We all use it, but not to it's original definition. Okaaaay, Hambone's history is done for now. Sleep well wherever you are on this beautiful earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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