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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 532026, member: 360"]Whoever that guy is, he's absolutely correct. It's not possible (or at least VERY hard) to overwind a watch. Or clock. What really happens is that they're wound up tight, and then there's so little oil (or so much dust and gummed up oil) that the friction is such that it overpowers the watch/clock's ability to start running. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you wind up your watch or clock and it doesn't tick right away, and you gotta tap it or flick it to get it going, that means it needs a visit to the watchmaker.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 532026, member: 360"]Whoever that guy is, he's absolutely correct. It's not possible (or at least VERY hard) to overwind a watch. Or clock. What really happens is that they're wound up tight, and then there's so little oil (or so much dust and gummed up oil) that the friction is such that it overpowers the watch/clock's ability to start running. If you wind up your watch or clock and it doesn't tick right away, and you gotta tap it or flick it to get it going, that means it needs a visit to the watchmaker.[/QUOTE]
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