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What happens when you dont have a winder or have not used your GB or tb2 for a long time?
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What happens when you dont have a winder or have not used your GB or tb2 for a long time?
@kronin323 your the best! Wish you were her... I mean here, so I can buy you a drink.
Just to follow up, I ended up getting a Wolf Viceroy winder (I posted pics on my collection album but figured this might be more useful here so reposting in this thread).
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Is it expensive? Yes... Is it worth it? I think so!
The main purpose for me is to keep the watch wound and ready for use (and the presentation doesn't hurt either LOL).
The fact that you can customize the TPD (turns per day) is the selling point for me. Different watches/movements require a different winder setting. Yes, basically a great number of automatics are recommended to undergo a bidirectional program at 650 TPD to keep it fully wound (including the ETA 2824-2 in TB2) but still you have to check with the manufacturer. And since Oakley is not exactly "famous" for making watches, researching optimal settings in the winder is a bit difficult. I have my winder set to 350 TPD bidirectional which should produce a total of 700 TPD (the winder's TPD can be customized in intervals of 50 so either I get a total of 600 or 700 bidirectional). The Valjoux 7750 in FMJ on the otherhand requires 800 TPD in clockwise setting to keep it fully wound so obviously a different setting (and obviously not applicable to me since I don't have one ). I couldn't find the ideal setting for auto GB but i'm guessing it's the same since the movement is the same (ETA 2824-2).
A lot of the stuff I found useful are taken from hours of research. Orbita was able to provide the numbers, although they also identified TB1 as ETA 2824-2 . Not the same as they use a seiko kinetic, right @kronin323?
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Very nice winder, nicer than mine. And I like how the fabric pattern complements the CF face of your TB2 without duplicating it; looks great!
How's the sound level? I'd assume it's pretty quiet...
And great job on the research, well done. And well presented...
LOL sounds painfulYeah, I keep SMH about people misidentifying kinetic movements, because they're so different; I have a story about getting a new capacitor in my most recent TB that I never posted because it would be too long (even for me) and pissed me off too much... But it ended up successfully...
By-the-book, the lubrication for the moving parts could have dried / hardened and using it could risk damage that'd need repair, and the recommendation is to have it serviced before using after a long time not in operation, like a year or two.
In practice, there's little risk with modern mechanicals; the lubricants used in watches these days last a lot longer and are much less prone to hardening. Worse case, the ETA 2824-2 movement used in Oakley automatics (other than the FMJ) is very common with replacement parts readily available and relatively affordable.
I have an ETA 2824-2 movement in a non-Oakley watch that I've had over 10 years and rarely wear, less than once a year. I don't keep it on a winder, so each time I'm starting it from scratch after a long period of inactivity. Haven't had a problem yet... (jinx)