It's great to hear that the watch has been restored and that you are happy with the way the watch looks.

Now, for some amateur advice regarding winding and wearing.

I do not believe that there is an real risk of over-winding an automatic watch. Yes, you can keep winding it, even when it is fully wound, but the watch is designed to accommodate this. Imagine that you go for a long run or a brisk walk, and the automatic mechanism is "winding" the watch all the time . . . thus it is designed so that it cannot be over-wound.

My practice with the automatic watches is to give them a strong wind when I put on the watch for the first time -- probably something like 30 or 40 turns of the crown, even though I have never counted -- and then wind it again every few days, even though the watch is still running and probably well-wound, from the motion of my wrist.

In my experience, accuracy of the Caliber 12 movements should be within 30 seconds per day . . . and many of them will do much better than this. Losing 10 minutes per day would not be acceptable and evidences a problem that should be fixed. But before we declare that there is a problem, give it a strong winding, put it on your wrist, and let's see how it will perform.

Jeff

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: Perhaps some remember my first post was in early May when my
: father-in-law gifted me an old very worn Heuer Model 1163 GMT.
: The crystal was so scratched one could hardly see through it and
: nearly all the markings on the bezel were worn off.
: Unfortunately I could not find anybody locally here in northeast
: Indiana to work on such a complex timepiece. So I sent it off to
: WatchRepair.net in Florida. Although it took nearly 3 months it
: appears like they did an amazing job. It seemed they had trouble
: finding the right bezel. However on Friday when it returned it
: was absolutely stunning and looks like a new watch. I was a bit
: concerned though because it was not running. Not to worry though
: I wound it a bit and it started. However I really do not know
: just how much to wind and am concerned about over winding. I
: confess I am ignorant and out of touch with such beautiful time
: pieces as most of my adult life has been centered around $30
: throw-away quartz watches. Could some one be kind enough to
: offer a bit of advice on winding the watch. The watch is still
: running from initial winding of a few days ago but seems to
: loose about 10 minutes a day. That does not seem right. What
: should I expect in terms of accuracy and longevity from a full
: wind? Thank you in advance.