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How does an automatic watch work?
« on: December 08, 2019, 02:43:03 AM »
I tried to Google it, but I am still confused. An automatic watch like this, does it get power from the movement on your wrist?
And can wou wind it up to give it more spring / "battery" life?


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Re: How does an automatic watch work?
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2019, 02:46:35 AM »
yes...self winding watches have a off center weight that spin as you go through your day and keeps the watch wound.

Some collectors have a stand that they put their self winding watch on at night and it slowly turns over and over to completely wind the watch.

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Re: How does an automatic watch work?
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2019, 03:19:40 AM »
No extra charge...

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Re: How does an automatic watch work?
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2019, 04:54:30 AM »
leave it off for a day and it stops...
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Re: How does an automatic watch work?
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2019, 05:39:03 AM »
Quote from: joswift on December 08, 2019, 04:54:30 AM
leave it off for a day and it stops...

My sea dweller can stay off the wrist and stay running for almost 3 days thanks to the 70 hour power reserve, if I wind it up once a week to full wind anyways.If not full wind it will go about 2 days.
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Re: How does an automatic watch work?
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2019, 05:43:28 AM »
Quote from: robcguns on December 08, 2019, 05:39:03 AM
My sea dweller can stay off the wrist and stay running for almost 3 days thanks to the 70 hour power reserve, if I wind it up once a week to full wind anyways.If not full wind it will go about 2 days.

I bought a Weird Ape (only £200) it stops after a day, I didnt know it was a winding watch when I bought it, almost phoned them to say the battery had gone... ;D
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Re: How does an automatic watch work?
« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2019, 06:07:44 AM »
Quote from: joswift on December 08, 2019, 05:43:28 AM
I bought a Weird Ape (only £200) it stops after a day, I didnt know it was a winding watch when I bought it, almost phoned them to say the battery had gone... ;D


Hahaha yeah I bought my wife an automatic watch years ago and she thought it needed a new battery or broke too.
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Re: How does an automatic watch work?
« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2019, 09:08:57 AM »
I bought a nice Omega Seamaster automatic and it was so nice I never wore it because I was afraid of scratching it.
Went out and bought a  Eddie Bauer  Citizen Solar powered watch made of titanium that never needs winding/batteries  and will take a beating and last a lifetime.
Sold the Seamaster.
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Re: How does an automatic watch work?
« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2019, 09:42:16 AM »
think I will get one of these:


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Re: How does an automatic watch work?
« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2019, 10:20:06 AM »
Never needs winding...



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Re: How does an automatic watch work?
« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2019, 10:59:02 AM »
Quote from: oldgolds on December 08, 2019, 09:08:57 AM
I bought a nice Omega Seamaster automatic and it was so nice I never wore it because I was afraid of scratching it.
Went out and bought a  Eddie Bauer  Citizen Solar powered watch made of titanium that never needs winding/batteries  and will take a beating and last a lifetime.
Sold the Seamaster.

just dont leave it in a drawer... it will stop..
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IRON CROSS

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Re: How does an automatic watch work?
« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2019, 11:24:58 AM »
In May 1945, when Russians "located" burn bodies of Adolf Hitler & Eva Braun, there was no burn watches  ;)

Mr.Her Fuhrer was wearing nice wrist watch 24/7

Now we knew that this charming couple never died in Berlin '45  ;D

+ A.H. Iron Cross from WW1 was missing too  :D
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Re: How does an automatic watch work?
« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2019, 12:07:22 PM »
When I replaced my last self winding watch, I went with solar. Works great.
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Re: How does an automatic watch work?
« Reply #13 on: December 08, 2019, 12:39:40 PM »
It works automatically
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Humble Narcissist

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Re: How does an automatic watch work?
« Reply #14 on: December 08, 2019, 12:44:27 PM »
People still wear watches?
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Re: How does an automatic watch work?
« Reply #15 on: December 08, 2019, 02:47:15 PM »
Quote from: Humble Narcissist on December 08, 2019, 12:44:27 PM
People still wear watches?
Old timers, like me, sometimes do. It's more habit than anything. What's weird is that I check the time on it pretty often.

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Re: How does an automatic watch work?
« Reply #16 on: December 08, 2019, 02:48:25 PM »
Quote from: Humble Narcissist on December 08, 2019, 12:44:27 PM
People still wear watches?
I dont have a personal mobile phone, just one they gave me for work
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IRON CROSS

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Re: How does an automatic watch work?
« Reply #17 on: December 08, 2019, 04:05:22 PM »
Quote from: joswift on December 08, 2019, 02:48:25 PM
I dont have a personal mobile phone, just one they gave me for work

Aspera is my favourite brand, water proof, heavy metal bolted  & good 4 whacking heads  ;D
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Re: How does an automatic watch work?
« Reply #18 on: December 08, 2019, 06:00:31 PM »
Quote from: FitnessFrenzy on December 08, 2019, 02:43:03 AM
I tried to Google it, but I am still confused. An automatic watch like this, does it get power from the movement on your wrist?
And can wou wind it up to give it more spring / "battery" life?




Yes it self winds with the movement of your wrist by a simple counter weight although you can also manually wind it up as well.  It will only wind up to a certain point
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Re: How does an automatic watch work?
« Reply #19 on: December 08, 2019, 06:16:27 PM »
Quote from: Vince G, CSN MFT on December 08, 2019, 06:00:31 PM
Yes it self winds with the movement of your wrist by a simple counter weight although you can also manually wind it up as well.  It will only wind up to a certain point

This is the Seiko watch I replaced with the Seiko solar. The solar is thinner, which I prefer. Costwise they're about the same.
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Re: How does an automatic watch work?
« Reply #20 on: December 08, 2019, 09:03:36 PM »
take them off before you go on pornhub .   you will overwind them.
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Re: How does an automatic watch work?
« Reply #21 on: December 08, 2019, 09:11:08 PM »
Quote from: FitnessFrenzy on December 08, 2019, 09:42:16 AM
think I will get one of these:



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Don't..its a piece of shit.   Thing loses about 2 minutes a day in time...you'll be resetting it all the time
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Re: How does an automatic watch work?
« Reply #22 on: December 08, 2019, 09:14:44 PM »
Quote from: hazbin on December 08, 2019, 09:03:36 PM
take them off before you go on pornhub .   you will overwind them.

 ;D  Now that!  That's what I call writing.  Excellent, sir.
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Re: How does an automatic watch work?
« Reply #23 on: December 08, 2019, 09:47:28 PM »
Quote from: oldgolds on December 08, 2019, 09:08:57 AM
I bought a nice Omega Seamaster automatic and it was so nice I never wore it because I was afraid of scratching it.
Went out and bought a  Eddie Bauer  Citizen Solar powered watch made of titanium that never needs winding/batteries  and will take a beating and last a lifetime.
Sold the Seamaster.

I wouldn't count on the Citizen solar lasting a lifetime.  Mine lasted about 16 years.
My Omega Seamaster GMT, however, is going strong after 15 years.

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Humble Narcissist

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Re: How does an automatic watch work?
« Reply #24 on: December 09, 2019, 03:07:32 AM »
Quote from: Primemuscle on December 08, 2019, 02:47:15 PM
Old timers, like me, sometimes do. It's more habit than anything. What's weird is that I check the time on it pretty often.


I figured you would have a pocket watch.
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