Routine for winding a Hound - Wound 46 hour reserve movement

I would be interested to know how you guys who are fortunate to own an IWC Hand-Wound watch, manage the winding routine. For example do you wind it at a certain time every day (24 hours) or every other day at certain times, or just wind it when you think about it etc?

My habit is to wind my manual wind watches at essentially the same time each day. It is best as well to maintain at least the power at half full, i.e. don't let the watch run down completely before rewinding. Your watch will run more accurately and consistently, if kept at least half wound or more on a consistent basis. This mitigates an issue called isosynchronism, which you can look up in the archives.

Of course, you can let the watch run until it stops. It won't hurt the movement, but for accuracy and consistency keep it wound most of the time.

Bill, thanks for your response and information, it certainly makes good sense.

David, no matter what you do you will still be respected for doing it!

How you do it - well, that's a different story.

But, as the IWC message here alludes too - it's best to follow instructions that you receive from like-minded fellows such as yourself - who own contemporary hand hound watches from IWC.

Mark, thanks for guiding me to the IWC Experiences - Article of 24th May 2011, very enjoyable and informative.

Mark - I will respect any owner of that partiuclar timepiece - no matter how and when he chooses to wind it :o)

What a stunning beauty and fine example of simple classic design with a technical marvel at its core. Not only a grail watch, it may just be the holy grail!

hmmm.. a repeater. to me a hallmark of luxury, and as stated by another forummer, one of life's little luxuries :)

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