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: All Omega automatic watches are equipped with
: an overwind protection mechanism, so what
: you were told makes no sense. It takes 40-50
: full revolutions of the crown to fully wind
: the watch, and you only gave it 10 turns on
: two separate occasions. 20 turns on a two
: week old watch caused
: "overwinding"? I don't think so.
: When you turn the crown 40-50 full revolutions,
: you can hear a clicking noise as you
: continue to turn the crown. This is the
: overwind protection mechanism engaging,
: which lets you know that your watch is fully
: wound and has its full power reserve. So, if
: your gears became bound, it was not from
: overwinding unless the overwind protection
: mechanism was defective (and if this were
: the case the watchmaker certainly should
: have noticed this).
: Anyway, it's good to hear that you will be
: getting a new watch and not be forced to
: wait for warranty repair.
Thanks for the response. That's pretty much what I thought.
Quick question -- if for any reason I even want to ensure that I have a full reserve, is it healthy for the watch to wind it until the engagement of the anti-overwind mechanism (the clicking you describe)? Or is it better to avoid that?
(I understand from your post that this can be done, but I wonder if it's unhealthy to do it more than once in a blue moon)
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