1.WATCH WINDING
All automatic watches also have a mechanical winding mechanism. This means that if your watch stops, it is always better to wind the watch with the crown, which is usually at position 3 on the watch case. The crown is either lockable or freely accessible. If it is locking, you unscrew it counterclockwise. When you unscrew it, you wind it clockwise. For the free-access one, you pull it straight clockwise.
- DATE SETTING
Setting the date using the quick-release on the crown. Slide the crown to the first position and then rotate the crown to set the date. The IMPORTANT THING when setting is that, both hands must be in the lower half of the dial. Preferably at the half-six position. To give you an idea, make a virtual line from position 9 to position 3. Below that horizontal line, both hands should be. The point is that when the hands are in the upper half, the data wheels are in the frame. Thus, you then apply force to them and can break or break the sliding thumb that moves the data wreath. After that, your date will stop skipping and the watch is ripe for a complete overhaul and thumb replacement.
I hope that these two important messages will help you to use your watch for as long as possible without the intervention of a watchmaker. And thus give you many years of pleasure.
Pavel Pazdera
