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Overwound watch

  • 02-06-2011 12:35am
    #1
    Jackobyte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,321 ✭✭✭


    It's been months since this happened but I had a winding watch which I gave a quick wind to daily (maybe 2 half rotations, bringing it back each time). One day when I did this, the watch stopped ticking which I presumed means I overwound it. How much damage will this have done and is it repairable? (for the record, it wasn't the Hublot I posted about about a year ago, thank god.)


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  • #2
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,291 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Common idea you can overwind a watch. You'd need hands like a gorilla and a vice grips and even then... :D 99% of the time it's stopped for some other reason. Depending on said reason it's repairable but cost will vary. Watchmaker time sadly.

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  • #3
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    Wibbs wrote: »
    Common idea you can overwind a watch. You'd need hands like a gorilla and a vice grips and even then... :D 99% of the time it's stopped for some other reason. Depending on said reason it's repairable but cost will vary. Watchmaker time sadly.

    exactly ! overwind= broken parts!


  • #4
    Jackobyte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,321 ✭✭✭Jackobyte


    Wibbs wrote: »
    Common idea you can overwind a watch. You'd need hands like a gorilla and a vice grips and even then... :D 99% of the time it's stopped for some other reason. Depending on said reason it's repairable but cost will vary. Watchmaker time sadly.
    Ah right... I always thought they could be overwound, damaging the mechanics. And then when it stopped ticking as I wound it, I immediately presumed. Thanks for the info.


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