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Calling all Speedie owners...

..I have owned my Speedie / Moonwatch for 5 years now, not sure how u guys call this Icon, but, i have often failed to determine how many winds equal to how many hours, and how could i actually determine whether a full circle is equivalent to one full winding of the crown which may pose difficulty cos we have to wind the crown to a certain degree of correct position if you get what i mean.  And as i tried wearing it on a regular basis, at times the watch stopped as i could not remember what time i had wound it for how many times.  Anyways, i was experimenting the winding of the crown, by guesstimating a one time wind means my thumb moving from the bottom chronograph pusher to the top pusher means...one wind.. i experimented this for the past 2 weeks.  First 3 trials, of winding it 10 winds, produced an average of 8 to 9 hours.  The Lemania movement is capable of sustaining 18,000 to 21,600 bph (correct me if i am wrong depending on Lemania 1861 or 1863 or number of jewels) for at least 50 hours.  Afterwhich, i wound the watch for 60 winds, and the sustained period of timekeeping averaged at least 48 hours or less.  Psychologically maybe i was trying to prove myself right. I did not fully wind the crown until it became very tight, but just my gentle 60 winds.  I guess if i wound it further, it may produced more than 50 hours or reserve.  Try it.