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Disregard the manual
It's obvious you are rather upset with the conflicting instructions in the manual. Don't be, just disregard the over-safety-conscious manual and enjoy the watch. It's pretty obvious that it's not so fragile that wearing it will break the watch or else there will be a lot of complaints on watch sites such as this one. The fact that this is not happening means the watch is robust and can be work normally.
Just be aware that the winding function of the watch is very efficient and doesn't require the same amount of winding to run the watch as other movements. If you search this site there are many threads that explain this. So if you do use a winder, just set it at the lowest possible setting and wait until the movement power is near depleted before placing into the winder.
All this doesn't and shouldn't distract from your observation, it's stylish and has great workmanship!
Enjoy your calendrier! How about posting a few pics for us?
You Don't Need a Winder
By: Douglas : April 5th, 2010-07:19
Journe has been quite vocal about winders: Most over-wind. The Calendrier winds uni-directional, and it requires only a few turns to wind completely. I do not use a winder on mine. People whom I know who use winders will place the watch on the winder for ...
Overwind, Overrun
By: bs22fly : April 5th, 2010-19:01
I've know of few instances where someone has left their Octa in a winder all day and every day. They ultimately experienced problems and had to send the watch into service. I think the instructions could be more clear but do take heed of the warning. On a...
Winding boxes
By: GE : April 5th, 2010-22:44
If you have more than a few watches you NEED a winding solution. Preferably one that uses AC and not battery so you can switch the winder to always on and use power control adaptor plugs to switch the winder on and off very precisely. So far battery opera...
Watch winders
By: pierrelacharlotte : April 6th, 2010-06:13
as Mr. Journe always states: do you keep your car running all the time? Wtach winders may be usefull for watches that need a lot of (re)setting. But none of Mr. Journe's watches are difficult to set (including the OP- perpetual Calendar), if they were, he...
I respectfully disagree
By: chintu : April 6th, 2010-10:30
A watch is meant to run continuously unlike a car because time does not stop for anyone. The issue is simple. Is the watch built to last continuous running for a lifetime ( of course with servicing etc). If yes, then it is robustly built. If not and it ca...
Disregard the manual
By: GE : April 7th, 2010-02:18
It's obvious you are rather upset with the conflicting instructions in the manual. Don't be, just disregard the over-safety-conscious manual and enjoy the watch. It's pretty obvious that it's not so fragile that wearing it will break the watch or else the...
Here are the scans
By: chintu : April 8th, 2010-02:32
I could not resist posting the JLC Reverso Quantieme Perpetuel with this. Two very un-like candidates. ( Apologies for the fingerprint marks on the Reverso). Octa Calendrier RG Octa Calendrier Crystal Back Calendrier vs Perpetual...
