about to order a Skyland - help needed!

[mcody]

Hi there

I am about to order my first Breitling.:-! I will be 40 this year <| and have decided that i have spent too many years looking into shop windows and wishing I could have one. I'm going to buy an Avenger Skyland with the grey slate dial and steel bracelet and can't wait!!

I noticed that its a selfwinding model - does that mean that it winds just when i wear it? If so, how long will it last between 'charging' it? Is there anything I can get to keep it going, without wearing it 24x7??

many thanks!

Mark
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[jimmyiosis]

If your not wearing it everyday it will stop after the power reserve runs out. It is around a 42 hour power reserve when it is fullly wound. To keep mine going while I'm not wearing them I have a watch winder. Some people just manually wind everyday instead. Some debate about accuracy I guess. But if you wear it and put it on the nightstand, then put it on by the next afternoon, your good.

[mcody]

thanks for the advice. A watch winder sounds like a good idea - how much/what make is a good one. I dont want to spend too much as it'll only be used occasionally..any useful info would be great. many thanks!

[SnapIT]

Hello mcody,

Congratulations on your new purchase. As you will learn, once you take possession of your new watch, it will rarely leave your wrist for the first few months. So you will be in now danger of having to manually wind it. If it is removed for some strange reason and you leave it for a few hours it should still be going so just strap it on and keep on trucking. Should it come to a dead stop because you were marooned away from your new watch for a few days, we know how that feels and empathize in advance, just unlock the crown and wind on 25-35 clockwise turns and you will be good to go. As stated the power reserver once fully wound is about 42 hours so even with only 50% power on the mainspring there is better then 20 hours of running time left, more then a nights sleep unless you have a close encounter with some Vintage Port and have to rest for longer(drinkers beware :-)). Lastly, before you leave the jewelers counter, have the sales person run you through the basic aspects of how your watch functions and the methods of adjusting the date and time and how the crown positions are used to do these adjustments so you understand the workings of the movement. Its well worth the 20 minutes and saves a lot of angst for first time buyers in the first few days of ownership.