Hey all. I've got a question that is bugging me. I'm going out of town to work for about 3 weeks. I usually keep all of my watches fully wound each morning. Is it bad for them if I don't, as I'll be gone? My wife is too afraid to do them. Regards, Brad

Brad, I am no expert, however I was curious as to why you would fully wind your watches everyday?
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To wind or not to wind

Thanks Phil. I wear them.

Back in the day...



People only had the one timepiece, so winding it on dressing for the day was the proper procedure universally.

Unless one is preparing to sell a watch today and putting it thru trials beforehand,

Store your watches in a covered containment area that will keep them as free of dust & lint as possible & in a climate controlled area. Once a month, wind your watches up and set the time if you so desire. Next month do it all over again and this time turn the watch over after winding it.

If your watches run all the way down in storage, as they should, they shouldn't develop a "set" in the mainspring.

If I were alternating watches that I carried on a weekly work schedule, I personally would allow them to run down and when I was ready to wear it, then I would wind & set it. The above storage rules would apply. I think this way would get the most out of a COA. Since synthetic oils are used today in watch repair, the old rules of a fresh COA every 2-3 years no longer apply and especially if not used daily or wound daily, kept covered and climate controlled.

To keep watches wound daily in a rotating stock situation merely will require them to be COA'd sooner.

regards,
bb

Thanks Buster.