Reply With QuoteI don’t think they would make something like this if it would easily scratch the watch.
I'm finding winding my Speedmaster a little tricky as the crown isn't that bit and it seems to slip on my fingers a little.
I've seen little extension bars that sit on the crown as a "crown extension" if you like, but I'm concerned about damaging/scratching the watch.
Any suggestions that'll make the daily winding easier but won't risk making a mess of the watch?
I don’t think they would make something like this if it would easily scratch the watch.
I guess I'll have to measure my crown and try one
Is it a new watch? When I first got my moonwatch I found it difficult to wind but after a month or so it really loosened up and now winds easily.
About a week. I'll persevere.Originally Posted by sandman
A Saturn 5, not the cheapest option at around 25 billion quid in today's money, the zero gravity should help. but hey it's a moonwatch, why skimp?
Can't you ask Mrs Gyp to do it for you?
I would do but as "Laura Ashley had a sale on" and I can't see her over the cushion Jenga in our living room
Hang on, let me check behind the sofa...A Saturn 5, not the cheapest option at around 25 billion quid in today's money, the zero gravity should help. but hey it's a moonwatch, why skimp?
I used to use one on a Reverso, never made a mark. Picked it up on fleabay, but posh expensive ones are also on the market
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I also use one of these crown winder tools - i put it in the chuck of a cordless drill on speed 2 and the watch is wound in a coupla` seconds!
hi,if you look at the crown guards on a modern speedy moon i think they would negate the use of this tool.much as i love my speedy ,winding it isnt the easiest for a manual wind watch due to the guards..I don’t think they would make something like this if it would easily scratch the watch.
I think you're right. Viewed from the face it looks like it would fit, but closed inspection from the side/bottom suggests that the tool wouldn't go on.
As you say, the crown guards would get in the way
^ it definitely loosens up with use. Stick with it. Definitely tricky if you’ve got bad hands / fingers though.
Have you seen the crowns on some vintage hand wind 33/34mm watches, I can understand a tool for those but the Speedy is a big watch with a big crown, also I find it very easy to wind as it’s not stiff at all.
Must say it’s very satisfying winding a watch and putting it to your ear to listen to the beat..
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From new mine was quite tricky to wind. After a service it's much much easier.
I think for me it's that the crown guards limit the amount of the crown that contacts my fingers and I can't manage to get that good a grip.
But not as nice to listen to as a GS Hi-Beat :-)
You must have hands like a bunch of bananas!
I just don't see the problem. My Moonwatch is dead easy to wind, off the wrist. I start by rolling the underside of the crown along the length of the inside of my index finger starting from the tip of my finger down towards the palm, and repeating until the crown starts to stiffen as the springs tighten, and finish by switching to the "proper" but slower way (turning the crown between thumb and forefinger). Overall it takes seconds, really simple.
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I was shown how to wind mine by assistant in Omega boutique - seemed unnecessary but maybe not!
With watch off wrist use forefinger (about 1 cm from tip, pointing at 7 o’clock) on underside of crown moving quickly backwards and forwards. Far easier than using both thumb and forefinger.
This is how I wind mine but I often wonder is it a bad idea to wind it from the underside only, in that, the bushings will only ever see radial wear from one side.
Thinking too much...
Suppose we could turn watch over and do the same, face down.
Not speaking for the OP, but some folks have arthritic fingers etc and I could understand how winding a new Speedy could be a challenge.
I would like a battery powered hand winder, not to wind up this watch (as it is electric!) but to adjust the time and date, as it takes just over four turns of the crown to make the minute hand complete one full rotation.
Can't be a##ed to change the date, it would take half an hour!
You're quite right, I didn't consider this.
I was more considering how the "finger roll" approach to the crown underside was a better proposition to quick winding than "thumb and forefinger".
But I can absolutely see how arthritis, or any fine motor control issues, could cause either approach to be a challenge.
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Somebody posted on here a long time ago a megabucks electric winder to keep hand wound watches going (as you would an automatic watch winder).
Thing had a slipping clutch and everything. I think it was best part of £10k...
Well, every day is a school day.
Having wound watches betwixt forefinger and thumb my whole adult life, I'm now rolling just my forefinger under the watch and that's working nicely.
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