23 Discussions and CommentsMember since Jan. 13, 2012
I have recently acquired a minute repeater to add to my BP5002 and my Doppel. Amazing time piece, my best so far and possibly the best ever. My only question/concern is winding. It doesn't go much beyond 20 hours. Maybe I am making it chime too often or more likely I am just not winding it up fully. It doesnt have a power indicator so I don't want to over wind it of course. So typically I give it 12/14 winds in the morning at which point the torque gets a little heavier. It lasts most of the day although not if I get it to chime 3/4 times during the day. Should I be winding it to the stop? Is there a recommended number of winds each day? Advice welcome. Thanks.
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Congratulations! I don't have any answers for you either but I wouldn't worry about making it chime 3 or 4 times per day. If it was mine, I'd make it chime so often that those around me would wear ear plugs. Enjoy that beautiful watch.
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Cal.95 needs to be wound around 55 times (!) to have its main spring reach its full power, one should not hesitate to wind it to the end. For an excellent review, please refer to Larry Seiden's article that can be found at the following address:
Also, from what I know, the energy used to chime the hours, quarters and minutes does not come from the main spring, but from the lever which is pulled to 'call' the repeating function. there are in fact two independent springs, so the power reserve of the watch should not be influenced by the number of times one let the watch chime in a day....
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2nd time lucky. I posted 4 photos on the 1st attempt but they were blocked. So here is my 2nd attempt with 1 photo. Ciao
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David
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http://www.watchesarefun.com/repeater_review/repeater.html
Also, from what I know, the energy used to chime the hours, quarters and minutes does not come from the main spring, but from the lever which is pulled to 'call' the repeating function. there are in fact two independent springs, so the power reserve of the watch should not be influenced by the number of times one let the watch chime in a day....
Kovacs Zoltan
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Let your dream devour your life, not your life devour your dream.
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