Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Ceramic Model Manual Winding Issue Explained

Blancpain watch fifty fathoms winding problem

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms is a very popular series. The cheapest retail price is more than 70,000 yuan. The best-selling models in this series are probably the Aurora Green and Ceramic models. Blancpain watches are mainly international brands that combine tradition and innovation. It is not contradictory to use the two words tradition and innovation to describe Blancpain. The two are intertwined to form Blancpain's unique philosophy.

A cousin bought a Blancpain black pottery about a month ago. One morning, the time unknowingly slowed down by 30 seconds. I studied how to manually wind it. I twisted it manually for more than 200 times, and it was still very smooth. I didn't hear the movement overload protection sound mentioned by Internet experts: a clicking sound. I started to feel a little panicked. I felt that this was not normal, because many people had used old-fashioned alarm clocks in the past that had to be wound, but they could be fully wound. What is the reason for this?

If it is more than 200 laps as mentioned above, it is indeed too much! It should be about 20 to 35 times a day, and this is only done if you are not wearing it. If you wear it every day for more than 8 hours a day, you don’t need to manually wind it every day. If it can go more than 200 times, it is very likely that the watch is already malfunctioning. You should go to the counter to have the master look at it, or to maintain the watch.

There are also many watch friends who will respond that automatic movement watches should not need to be wound at all. In fact, no, the principle of automatic movement watches is that there is an automatic rotor that swings left and right behind the movement. It relies on the wearer's activities to swing left and right to realize the automatic winding function. If the watch is left at home and not worn, it will not automatically wind. Another question that needs attention is, can the energy of automatic winding reach the point where it is completely unnecessary to wind it manually? In fact, this is not possible, so many watch friends also responded why the automatic movement watch will slow down one day or automatically stop. At this time, it is actually necessary to manually wind the watch, and it only takes about 30 manual rotations.

If you have several mechanical watches at home that you wear interchangeably, it is recommended that you buy an automatic watch shaker. If you are not wearing the watch, put it in the watch shaker and let it keep rotating to achieve automatic winding. Stopping the mechanical watch for too long is not good for the parts, so it should be kept running slowly.

The above is the problem of winding the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms watch, and it is also a problem of all mechanical watches. If you are interested, you can follow watch explore for more watch knowledge and welcome to exchange.