Thanks, this was very helpful. I recently bought my first mechanical watch (Hamilton Field Khaki, mechanical) and reading online there seemed to be no clear consensus on the proper way to wind a mechanical watch. This is a clear demonstration worth more than a million words posted in forums.

@vintagewatchstreet45

Жыл бұрын

I sure do appreciate you sharing that with me! I’m real happy this video helped you! Kindly ~Lukas

@kevinobrien9271

Жыл бұрын

Me too! Thanks for this video

Thank you for a nice simple explanation. Looking forward to my Hamilton arriving tomorrow. My first watch in probably 20 years!

@vintagewatchstreet45

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much for the feedback! :)

Thanks for the video, I just got my Hamilton field manual yesterday and it's my first manual watch and first Swiss watch. I'm so excited and keep wanting to wind it up.

@vintagewatchstreet45

Жыл бұрын

Congratulations! Glad I could help! ~ Lukas

good video solid explanation, not everyone knows things about watches so tutorials on basic things, is super helpful for people who are brand new to watches

@vintagewatchstreet45

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback Matthew! Glad that was useful! I’m surprised how many views and likes the video has. I think you’re on to something…. Perhaps I’ll make more videos like this one. If you have any other ideas for good videos that can help you, please let me know. I’m real happy to hear from you guys!~ Lukas

@matthewhirz4769

Жыл бұрын

@@vintagewatchstreet45 maybe things like how to set the date, or what the pushers do on chronographs or other seemingly basic watch functions or some more intermediate things like how to use the tachometer or a slide rule

@vintagewatchstreet45

Жыл бұрын

Nice ideas Matthew! You are absolutely right!

@vintagewatchstreet45

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing your ideas!

@matthewhirz4769

Жыл бұрын

@@vintagewatchstreet45 another thing that might be useful as a simple tutorial is how to remove the springbars to change the watch strap

Thanks for this clear video. Just got a h50 Kfm and many say they’ve busted the main spring saying it was too thin and could not take the tension of a 80 hr power reserve. But I’ll be winding till it stops from now on.

@vintagewatchstreet45

Жыл бұрын

You’ll know when it’s approaching full… I stop at 95% …. Once I feel it is full, I know I can get one more turn of the crown but never risk it! So yes…. I also wind full, or 95% full…. If you’ve got a repaired mainspring or a thin main spring, never push it to 100%… think about it like this… after we are 50 years old, do we want to lift the maximum weight possible? Absolutely not :)

Does help thanks VWS .. Haven't yet found the stopping point on my ~1980's Hamilton - There seems a fair amount of resistance whilst winding, but I can do so without applying too much force. I may take it out & attempt a full wind, now that you've demonstrated there is a safe winding limit. God Bless all Horologists 🕊⌚🕊

@vintagewatchstreet45

6 ай бұрын

I’m glad I could help …. Best of luck 🤞

Do you need to wait until it stops ticking or can you just wind it up while ticking too?

@vintagewatchstreet45

Жыл бұрын

You can wind it even when it is ticking - I give mine 2-3 winds here or there throughout the day!

I did this carefully and correctly. Broke the Hamilton twice and two other watches. Had no problems with my 30 dollar Waltham back in the 1960s . Going to TIMEX Indeglow. Nice big 2016 battery and lights up at night. No saphire crystal no problem. Just buy another one.

@vintagewatchstreet45

11 ай бұрын

I’ve owned about 50 of these GG and never had one broken…. Out of about 1,000 other watches owned, only ever had one break and it was my fault for winding it too tight … it’s rare that a healthy spring breaks under gentle usage. Perhaps you’re very unlucky …. I don’t buy timex as they are nearly impossible to repair and often need to be replaced entirely…

@zahouda

11 ай бұрын

@@vintagewatchstreet45 can i have one of the 50 you own?

I recently got one of these Hamiltons like the one on the video. When winding it it I hear a click sound. It’s not a click as it when you wind it(I can hear that too) but a diff click after about one turn. The watch keeps good time and runs. Any idea what that may be?

@vintagewatchstreet45

9 ай бұрын

If the winding gets full and comes to a stop, that’s a good sign meaning your mainspring is not broken. If you wind and wind and wind and keep hearing a click and the winding never stops / gets full & right, then your mainspring is most likely broken…

@Hippie_Pa

9 ай бұрын

@@vintagewatchstreet45 that may be it. I’m able to “wind it” by moving the watch and once it runs it keeps running. But trying to wind it with the crown only turns and clicks

I had my hamilton day date for around 1,5years and when it stopped I gave it ~15 crown turns to start it up (around 3 times a week). So after those 1,5years my rotor started to spin as I handwind, it also became stiffer. Went to my watchmaker and had to change few gears that were worn out. So be careful, I payed around 70eur for my mistake :)

@vintagewatchstreet45

7 ай бұрын

I always recommend NOT hand winding automatic watches as it is not necessary… and adds wear to the machine parts. It is better to just shake an automatic Watch and let the rotor rotate naturally. In other words, I only hand wind watches if there is no other way to charge them up …. ~Lukas

@reallypantik6283

7 ай бұрын

@@vintagewatchstreet45 yeah after fix rotor spins like 5-6 times with one shake, it’s satisfying, like meditation

I winded it up, than I set the time. I winded it up a tad more and it starts winding on it’s own in the opposite direction. Did I mess it up? Thanks for the video 👍

@vintagewatchstreet45

10 ай бұрын

It will keep running as normal and keeping time. Some watches have a little reverse wind, but too much of it is not good.

@ShawnsGalaxy

10 ай бұрын

@@vintagewatchstreet45 when it reverse winds is that my sign to stop winding? I did stop when I noticed it doing so. I didn’t wind it up much to begin with. I just got it today

A bit of a bummer since after winding and wearing the watch and putting it away for the night, it keeps being slow when I start wearing it again. ‚ in no time‘ ( like after 20 minutes) it is 5 to 10 minutes behind. Anyone experience this bug ? How about it Hamilton?

@vintagewatchstreet45

10 ай бұрын

It needs to be professionally serviced ….

No hack? Saw the seconds hand still ticking away when you pulled, rather pinched it out

@vintagewatchstreet45

7 ай бұрын

The 17j ggw113 has hacking with the cal eta2750, which was made for pilots… this piece is the 7j variation made for ground troops and it has no hacking in its design :)

What brand is it.

@vintagewatchstreet45

10 ай бұрын

These were made by a number of brands but mostly made by Hamilton, and 2nd place goes to Benrus. This one is a Hamilton.