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Here's a question for you all!

I have a double watch winder that will take 4 watches on the winders and it's modes are:-
Rotate CW for 2 minutes, rest for 6 minutes.
Rotate CCW for 2 minutes, rest for 6 minutes.
Rotate CW for 2 minutes, rest for 6 minutes, then rotate CCW for 2 minutes, rest for 6 minutes.
Rotate CW for 5 minutes, then CCW for 5 minutes on a 3 hour cycle, then rest for 9 hours, then repeat.

Now, it turns 16 times in 2 minutes, so by my calculation (please correct me if I'm wrong) for setting 1 + 2 it will perform 2880 turns in 24 hours. (60 minutes / 8 minute cycle = 7.5 cycles per hour X 16 turns = 120 turns per hour X 24 = 2880)

Let's say I want to place my Navitimer World on one winder and my Seawolf on the other, the info I've obtained from Orbita.net is that the Navi needs 800 rotations CW and the Seawolf needs 650 rotations in both (either?) directions.

My winder can accommodate the Navi on one winder and the Seawolf on the other for the different directions, but the query really is over the amount of turns. I realise that I will need to put the winder on a timer but to achieve the recommended rotations, the Navi needs 6.75 hours of run time and the Seawolf needs 5.5 hours of run time.

If I run the timer for 6.75 hours, is it possible to over wind a watch on an automatic winder?

If I run the 5.5 hour cycle, will this still ensure the Seawolf is staying wound?

Stef

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Don't worry, you can't over wind automatic watch.

Correct. Just thought id give a second confirmation. You cant overwind an auto. If you could, you would likely overwind it just by wearing it.

Thanks guys, that's what I was thinking, but better to be safe than sorry!

Stefan

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well, technically you cant overwind a watch. BUT, a BIG BUT. it is not good to keep the watch bouncing off the overwinding mech. inside the watch. i guess it can make your watch gain/loose time. wear down parts prematurely.

actually, what i was told from orbita winders was to use the lowest setting that will keep the watch wound.

oh yeah, go on orbitas website. they have a chart which tells you how many turns per day a certain watch needs to keep it running ect...