Overwinding

[Fireman_Fred]

I'm sticking my head over the parapet here to ask a very "nooby" question (so please excuse my ignorance if this has been answered a million times before !): Can you overwind an auto watch? I think I read The Zigmeister saying that it is not possible and you should wind a new watch 100 times on receipt to tighten up the springs... Is he right ?

[cornerstone]

Ziggy's as good as we've got

[Highflyingclive]

You cannot overwind an automatic - it has a clutch to prevent this.

And.. there is no need to wind your auto - just give it a gentle shake to start it... and strap it on. Your natural hand movements will fully wind the watch

Some autos dislike being hand-wound... The Zigmeister mentioned low-end Chinese autos and some ETAs... but I can't remember which calibers. So I never hand wind any of my autos.

You can overwind a manual-wind watch. But only if you really want to:lol:

You will know when a manual is fully wound.. the crown gives resistance, then really doesn't want to turn. At this point, stop twisting it... and you'll be fine.

[insane]

I know a couple guys with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and they have automatics. So, no. You can't overwind an auto

[fitmic]

I know a couple guys with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and they have automatics. So, no. You can't overwind an auto

Brilliant.

I am actually one of those ADHD-dudes, and I've never overwound a watch.