First Laco Arrives!!!! Aachen Type B

[Oldheritage]

The original strap will soften if worn. I have the exact same watch and mine is quite soft and pliable now, one of my best straps in fact

[47 Ronin]

Maybe this question has been asked, not sure. After wearing the watch for the better part of the day till say 9 pm or so, should the watch run out of power by 4 in the morning?

[Gabriel A. Zorrilla]

Maybe this question has been asked, not sure. After wearing the watch for the better part of the day till say 9 pm or so, should the watch run out of power by 4 in the morning?

The Miyota movement has a design power reserve of 42 hours. I find it to be in my case about 36/8. But no way 6 hours as yours. Give it a couple of extra days to break in and be sure you move your hands!

[Uwe W.]

Maybe this question has been asked, not sure. After wearing the watch for the better part of the day till say 9 pm or so, should the watch run out of power by 4 in the morning?

Automatics take time to reach their full reserve power. And there are variables involved, such as how active you are while you're wearing it. I've never had issues with the Miyota's power reserve, but then again, I wear my watches 24 hours a day. So to answer your question, it is possible for it have run down by 04:00 if it was only worn for a relatively short period of time.

If the day you just described will be your normal wearing pattern for the watch, I'd suggest that you wind it around 20 times when you first take it off, maybe for two evenings in a row. That should give you enough power to last until you put it on again the next day. With this routine you should build up enough of a power reserve that it will run on its own through the night consistently.

Let us know how you make out.

[Uwe W.]

I find it to be in my case about 36/8.

I'm just curious. What does this mean: 36/8? You have a 36 hour reserve? But what does the 8 mean?

[47 Ronin]

Uwe,

i would say that I treat all my watches the same. I have 3 auto's the Laco, a Seiko 5, and a black mako. I wore the Laco Friday. Out the door by 7 am to the office, off to a mould test in Burlington at 9:30, return to the office by 2, left for home about 5. I took the watch off at 9:30 last night. My other half hates getting scratched by a watch in the middle of the night, so to appease her, I don't wear a watch to bed. After I got a coffee in me this am, I checked on my watches, as if I don't wear the watch, I give them a couple slow shakes to give them a wind in the morning and before bed. Everone was happily running except the Laco which had shut down at 5:20 in the morning.

i will give your method a shot and report back what happens.

Gabreil, I'm an Engineer. My hands are in motion all day long for one reason or another. if it wasn't for the other autos setting the bar, I would just assume that's how it goes. I figured 20 hours or less wasn't right, but I thought I would ask as I have been wrong before.

Thanks for the suggestion guys!

[47 Ronin]

Uwe, seems a little winding goes a long way. rookies problem solved, lesson learned.

Thanks yet again.

[Gabriel A. Zorrilla]

I'm just curious. What does this mean: 36/8? You have a 36 hour reserve? But what does the 8 mean?

Uwe, sorry to confuse you buddy! I meant 36 - 38 hours.

[Uwe W.]

Uwe, seems a little winding goes a long way. rookies problem solved, lesson learned.

Good news! I'm sure after you've worn it repeatedly for a few days in a row you won't have to worry about its power reserve any longer. I recently bought a watch that uses an Epson YT58 movement; just be thankful you don't have one of those in your watch. It uses a mechanical rotor to charge the battery for its quartz movement. The problem is that you have to wear it for many days before it's developed enough of a power reserve to stop it from ticking in 2 second increments, which is an indicator of a low battery condition. The manual recommends that you shake the watch 300 times before putting it on if the battery is dead! It's a very annoying movement to own if you're like me and you rotate through 50 watches on a regular basis.

[Uwe W.]

Uwe, sorry to confuse you buddy! I meant 36 - 38 hours.

Ah! That makes much more sense to me.