Automatic watches (also known as self winding watches) wind from the motion of the arm. It is apparent that many people's lifestyles are not active enough to wind an automatic watch to the optimum level. A test in a major watch magazine of a watch with an ETA 2824-2 movement showed that 16 hours of normal wear put just over 12 hours of winding power reserve into the watch. When a watch is running at a low reserve level, accuracy and function can suffer.
Before wearing your watch we ask that you wind it. Your Limes Watch can be wound by the crown, or by the preferred method of spinning the rotor. 2 - 3 minutes spinning the rotor while holding the watch in the palm of your hand will suffice. It is suggested that even if you wear your watch every day, you still wind your watch several times a week. Winding the watch via the rotor causes less wear on the movement, so if you wind the watch several times a week, this is the method suggested.
The ETA 2824-2 and 2893-2 movements are bi-directional; that is they wind with the rotor spinning in either direction. The ETA Valjoux 7750 Chronograph movement, winds with the rotor spinning in clockwise direction only, although it will spin in both directions. The continuous running of the chronograph function of a 7750 will affect both it's accuracy, and power reserve, so it is advised to use these functions only when needed.
By keeping your Limes Watch as close to fully wound as possible, you will benefit from greater accuracy and performance.
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