ETA

ETA 2824-2 power reserve: 38 hours

The ETA 2824-2 is an automatic movement that runs for about 38 hours (about 1.6 days) from full.

Found in

Tissot Visodate, Hamilton (older), Oris, Swiss microbrands

Keeping it running

• On an average day an automatic gains roughly 4 hours of reserve per hour on the wrist, so about 10 hours of wear fills the ETA 2824-2. Desk days charge more slowly.
• Most automatics can also be wound by the crown. If yours has stopped, a few dozen turns gets it going before you put it on.
• Off the wrist it stops about 38 hours after it was last full.
• If it does stop, don't set the date between 9pm and 3am. Here's why.

Never let it stop

Watch Winder counts down the reserve of every watch you own and reminds you before one stops. It already knows the ETA 2824-2: type your watch's name and the reserve fills itself in.

Manufacturer's published figure. Real reserve varies with the watch's age and service; check your manual.