POWER RESERVE PROCEDURE

You may experience that your self-winding watch occasionally stops overnight or appears to be running slow. This does not necessarily indicate a malfunction of the watch. In most cases the problem is related to the power reserve that has not been properly initiated or to insufficient wrist movement while wearing the time-piece.

The basis for proper functioning of a self winding watch is the power reserve of the mainspring. Many people are unaware that a self winding watch needs to be wound first manually (building up the power reserve), before it will start working automatically. This is called the initiation process. Without the initiation process the time-piece will never work properly and consistently.

The power reserve is initiated by winding the watch manually. Turning the winding crown in a clockwise direction for about forty revolutions, sufficient for most time-pieces.

Upon completion of the initiation process, the watch will wind itself automatically (re-building the power reserve) by means of an oscillating weight that shifts every time the watch’s position is changed by the movement of the arm and wrist.

A self winding watch should be worn at least eight hours a day to maximize the power reserve.

If this is not possible, or if the watch has been off the wrist for a while, the initiating process must be repeated.