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Hello everyone, I bought my Portugese IW500107 about 2 months ago and never needed to wind the power reserve because I worn it enough to keep it going. I was told my the sales not to wind it a certain way. I'm not sure if this applies to the power reserve as well. I don't have my manual as my box was left with my friend. Hopefully someone can advise me. Thanks!
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First, remove the watch from your wrist. You should not wind a watch while it is still on your wrist as you may damage the watch, due to excessive force being exerted on the crown as a result of the angle of winding. The dial of the watch should be facing you, while your thumb and forefinger operate the crown.
Determine if the crown needs to be unscrewed before the watch can be wound or if you can wind the watch by turning the crown as it is (some watches have a screw in crown). Turn the crown counterclockwise and see if it unscrews. If it does, pull the crown out one notch.
Turn the crown clockwise with your thumb and forefinger – and you are winding the watch. If you are winding a watch from a complete stop, you may need to wind the watch from 20 to 50 revolutions, depending on the watch.
Screw the crown back in, if necessary. You do not need to wait until the watch stops to wind it again. It is recommended to wind the watch once a day to prevent it from stopping. It is better to keep the watch running, rather than let it stop.
Automatic mechanical watches will also be wound (by the free moving, swirling rotor) as you move your wrist freely throughout your day.
Regards, Shing | email iwcforme1976 (at) gmail (dot) com time does not change us. it just unfolds us. max frisch. all that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that. baltasar gracian.
First, remove the watch from your wrist. You should not wind a watch while it is still on your wrist as you may damage the watch, due to excessive force being exerted on the crown as a result of the angle of winding. The dial of the watch should be facing you, while your thumb and forefinger operate the crown.
Determine if the crown needs to be unscrewed before the watch can be wound or if you can wind the watch by turning the crown as it is (some watches have a screw in crown). Turn the crown counterclockwise and see if it unscrews. If it does, pull the crown out one notch.
Turn the crown clockwise with your thumb and forefinger – and you are winding the watch. If you are winding a watch from a complete stop, you may need to wind the watch from 20 to 50 revolutions, depending on the watch.
Screw the crown back in, if necessary. You do not need to wait until the watch stops to wind it again. It is recommended to wind the watch once a day to prevent it from stopping. It is better to keep the watch running, rather than let it stop.
Automatic mechanical watches will also be wound (by the free moving, swirling rotor) as you move your wrist freely throughout your day.
Regards, Shing | email iwcforme1976 (at) gmail (dot) com
time does not change us. it just unfolds us. max frisch.
all that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that. baltasar gracian.
Last edited: 8 December, 2012 - 16:07