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 Posted: Sat Aug 30th, 2008 07:33 pm
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KenC



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Yes....running the chronograph functions of a hand wind mechanical or an automatic mechanical unwinds the mainspring at a faster rate.  According to most watches I've seen, the use of the chronograph feature over the term of a fully wound mainspring reduces the power reserve from approximately 42 hours to approximately 39 hours.