The perils of vintage #2012-7
I’ve done it, I overwound one. Taken nearly 25 years but I did it.
I wasn’t really concentrating (too little sleep) and so wound the watch, went for coffee, came back and just wound again.
<snap>
shit…
Even the most aware can drop the ball.
Yes, I will get it fixed, it’s possible a new mainspring and stem, it’s fine.
Rule 3: Don’t vintage when tired.
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Chris
You have woken me from a particularly good dream…
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Sorry to hear that. Is it repairable?
I recall when I first got into watches that being a real fear of mine. Sorry that it happened, but hopefully it would set you back too much. In the mean time, have you heard about the Harrod’s Tudor? :-)
Sorry to hear that. Is it repairable?
Yep, but don’t vintage when tired, it happens to the worst of us.
I recall when I first got into watches that being a real fear of mine. Sorry that it happened, but hopefully it would set you back too much. In the mean time, have you heard about the Harrod’s Tudor? :-)
Nah
Still getting notifications about a Harrods Tudor - I wonder what that’s about
Yep, but don’t vintage when tired, it happens to the worst of us.
I have one Vintage piece that was my Grandfather's. It's an Omega Sea Master Cosmic. Looks cool but I'm afraid to try winding it. It sat in my my jewelry box since the 70s. I wanna get it serviced/repaired if it's broken.
I have one Vintage piece that was my Grandfather's. It's an Omega Sea Master Cosmic. Looks cool but I'm afraid to try winding it. It sat in my my jewelry box since the 70s. I wanna get it serviced/repaired if it's broken.
Omega has to go back to the brand these days…
I have one Vintage piece that was my Grandfather's. It's an Omega Sea Master Cosmic. Looks cool but I'm afraid to try winding it. It sat in my my jewelry box since the 70s. I wanna get it serviced/repaired if it's broken.
Omega has to go back to the brand these days…
Sounds expensive. I do want it to work again but I'm not sure I'm gonna be happy with the bill if it has to go back to Omega. At least they would know how to fix it hopefully. Lol
“Dont vintage when tired“: words to live by…
I have a feeling the part was already failing. There’s a pretty clear stopping point when winding manual movements and it would take some real force to overwind, UNLESS the part was already very weak. With all that being said, I typically don’t fully wind my vintage pieces because parts do get weak. I usually only wind them enough to get them running for 12-24 hours.
I have a feeling the part was already failing. There’s a pretty clear stopping point when winding manual movements and it would take some real force to overwind, UNLESS the part was already very weak. With all that being said, I typically don’t fully wind my vintage pieces because parts do get weak. I usually only wind them enough to get them running for 12-24 hours.
Yes, there is a clear cut-off point: it is hard to overwind a vintage watch, you have to go some. I hadn’t had this piece that long, and if anyone actually tracks my ramblings, will know that it arrived just as the previous year ended so my familiarity with the watch is lacking due to a current fling with a sporty 53-year old Japanese model. The ease at which I overwound this piece would suggest that the structural fatigue within an 80-year old mechanism was already apparent to a greater extent than I anticipated; the watch was keeping good time (<-1 min over 12 hours), the critical word being was. Again, don’t vintage when tired, you will fuck up if you are not careful.
Yes, there is a clear cut-off point: it is hard to overwind a vintage watch, you have to go some. I hadn’t had this piece that long, and if anyone actually tracks my ramblings, will know that it arrived just as the previous year ended so my familiarity with the watch is lacking due to a current fling with a sporty 53-year old Japanese model. The ease at which I overwound this piece would suggest that the structural fatigue within an 80-year old mechanism was already apparent to a greater extent than I anticipated; the watch was keeping good time (<-1 min over 12 hours), the critical word being was. Again, don’t vintage when tired, you will fuck up if you are not careful.
Yeah that’s unfortunate. I’ve definitely quick set my date on during the wrong hours when tired but everything still works so I think I lucked out there. Fortunately, the plastic parts in that King Seiko live on!
I feel your pain I only enquired about servicing my grandads Swiss Roamer which is still running and my eyes 👀 watered 😢 🤣
Never mind shit happens all the time…….
Popped the overwind cherry…been there done that…really isn’t fun…🙄
Ouch…hurts thinking about it…good luck with the repairs!
It happens to all of us, hopefully just once in a great while. I did this about 15 years ago and since then I only wind most mechanicals 20-25 times. The counting is part of the morning ritual. I have about three that I can only get half that many winds into. Those are in the servicing queue. I can get a workday out of them.
If I didn't vintage tired I'd never vintage at all.
What movement is it Chris?
What movement is it Chris?
I can’t remember - I need to open it up again.
I can’t remember - I need to open it up again.
If you need any help/advice.. give me a shout
If you need any help/advice.. give me a shout
Cheers - I do have some NH35 custom related shenanigans I need to resolve, so I might do that. My usual watch guy seems to have gone awol as well
What movement is it Chris?
AS 984 - adjusted