How to Wind a Watch 

We have the same problem. I left mine in a closet for months when I checked it didn't tick

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i thought it would still FEEL different between actual winding and the crown turning doing nothing, no?

@@TjPhysicist It always feels the same. It always feels like it is being wound. It's not like you fully wind it up and then when that is done there is a different feeling going on.

@@212days same. Apparently they do this thing were the mainspring tail unlatched and relatches to ease tension. You’ll hear an extra click. That’s why I was confused too. I heard that click and thought I broke it. But it’s ok!

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May not hurt it since all automatics have a clutch so they can’t be over wound. Rolex makes a pretty rugged watch. You can throw a Submariner in a sock use as a weapon then put back on your wrist. But I get your point lol 😂.

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i would search for the manuals online, unless it's a very old or a weird edition of navi there is 100% an online pdf of the manual somewhere. It may just be a little tough? The navi manuals i've looked at have all said clockwise and on mine if i turn the crown the other way it jsut ratchets.

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Hey Adil, Since the SRP line most likely has an automatic movement that is completely normal. You will feel less resistance in an automatic movement than in a manual wound movement. In theory you could continue to manually wind the watch and it would never stop winding, but that would be excessive and cause unnecessary wear. Thanks for watching!

That's true. I have an automatic watch. And I do exactly that. I can even here it wind with the gears spinning as I do it.

When a mechanical watch is in the first position (all the way pushed in, unless it's a screwdown) you typically wind it clockwise to start it up nd fill up it's energy. You pull out to the second position to change the time or other complication such as a date in which there's a third position for the time (all the way pulled out)

That all depends. What is the make and model of your watch? Screw-down crowns have to be unscrewed to manually wind the movement. These types of crowns are typical for dive watches and others which have a high depth/pressure rating. On the other hand, watches with lower depth/pressure ratings will have the ability to be wound without having to unscrew the crown. The reason for threaded crowns is to have a proper watertight seal. This seal will allow the user to take his watch on the pool/beach without compromising the internal components of their mechanical watch.

Yes.

You can't wind it. It's a trick watch!

wow really? i've looked at the manuals of a few modern watches and they're all around 20-40 winds. My Navitimer clearly says 40.

Glad to see this comment because I have a vintage Raketa and a modern Sturmanskie and for both of them winding 20-40 would be impossible and they would probably break if it tried.

That's a good question Derek. Please see my comment above. I hope that it is the case. Maybe then I could loose the blisters on my thumb and forefinger. ;-)

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Hey JoeLouis628, It depends on what you mean by frequently. A common power reserve is 48 hours so if you don't wear a watch for the weekend it could stop. We'd recommend making sure it's fully wound, and then as long as you're wearing it daily you should be good. If it is still stopping it may need to be inspected by a watchmaker.

1: Find out what the Maximum Power Reserve (MPR) is on your watch. 2: Pull out the crown and wind it to MPR. You know when the watch is at MPR on a manual watch when you cannot wind it any more (too tight to wind any more eventually), and you tell on an automatic watch when it's at full power reserve from a little sound it makes indicating that the mainspring is fully wound. 3: Start a countdown timer or stopwatch or alarmclock or whatever it is you have so that you can monitor this process. If you go look at the watch and let say it has stopped running 10 hours or something like that before it should according to that watches specification and MPR then it is no longer working correctly and should be taken to an watchmaker/AD/watch repair. Good luck

Hey Erin, Go ahead and give the crown 40 - 60 winds and the watch should start running! If it has been sitting for two years it may be a good idea to have the watch tested by a trusted watchmaker just to make sure it is performing optimally.

Ok i dont know if its automatic or not but i have a watch and its not ticking how do i make it tick again

@@BABA-co9hn wind it up. Keep winding. If it's an automatic you can't over wind it. If it's a manual wind you can wind it up till it gets hard. it's possible that your balance wheel is just stuck. It's what regulates the power of the mainspring to the rest of the gears. A watchmaker should be able to easily fix that for you and adjust your watch to make sure it's running within tolerances.

Some Seiko’s the only way it can be wound is by shaking it.

Never do that, you'll make time go backwards.

Hey Bradley, Generally winding clockwise will wind the mainspring, and the resistance is actually from the mainspring winding up so that is a good thing! The counterclockwise is effortless because its not doing anything.

@@CrownandCaliber what about the clicks he is hearing when winding counterclockwise though? Sounds like a weird watch. Where are the clicks coming from if it's wound by screwing clockwise? On this particular piece. May i ask what piece it is @Bradley Waffa?

@@eiriknss3727 the "clicks" are just a rachet so you can quickly roll the winder back and forward to wind. Rolling the winder (and hearing clicks) isn't actually engaging the gear because your running over the gear instead of engaging it and that's the "click" that your hearing A way to test it is that if you engage the first step by pulling on the little gear (time adjust). Rolling the gear in the direction of the wind will force the watch to tick backwards or stop, since your going "against the spring" Hope this helps 😁

@@ryanthrelfall1456 not really but thank you anyways. That's not what I asked. My watch collection is quite extensive, I have myself just never encountered anything like this. But then again, I only buy watches from the "upper class" brands like AP, PP. Rolex. Tudor, Omega, Panerai and Carl F. Bucherer. Plus i have an heirloom Breitlang from my grandfather that is over 50 years old. I have never encountered a watch that will make clicking noises when you screw the crown in the direction it is not screwed to be wound. Most watches are screwed clickwise to be wound - but not all. But this one clearly winds when you screw it clockwise. So it makes absolutely no sense that it would make any noise whatsoever when it's screwed counter-clockwise unless the movement is caput. Get that serviced.

@@eiriknss3727oh I see what you mean. I have an old manual certina and that's the way it ticks and winds, and undoubtedly the clicks are just a rachet system to allow for fast winding, also acts as a buffer to prevent me from accidentally winding against the spring and busting it but it's an old 1964 movement so it's far from ordinary The reverse ticking and ability to stop the watch via the spring is also very useful for setting the watch for atomic time or for use as a stopwatch. All in all the tricks you can do with a springed mechanism are quite cool.

Yes. I was amazed to find a video with instructions for a task I've undertaken for 65 or 70 years, I found it amazing that the presenter didn't even know how to wind a watch. As you say, you wind clockwise and counter or anticlockwise. Your hand needn't leave the stem throughout the process. I've also never taken off a watch to wind it.

@@dwightcorrin5945 thank you

That’s the way i was taught as well. Clockwise then back it up then clockwise back and forth

@@andrewx7806 yes the click spring resets itself for sure and you find out if it’s malfunctioning

25 to 30 turns will be sufficient to kick start the calibre. Let your wrist motions do the rest.

@@AbdElHmyd Yeah I have noticed that as well. What I'm saying is that some watches just doesn't have a way to tell if it's fully wind or not.

Automatic/hand winding watch runs on kinetic energy from the winding. Quartz watch runs on battery energy, hence it does *not* need winding. :)

@@hoihoi12250 thanks man

İf it's an automatic watch even if you fully winded the spring case it will be turning itself in watch. So that's why you cannot overwind it (means breaking it while winding). That's why you cannot feel any resistance in automatic watches.

Oh wait there are only automatic watches too u need to shake them. I hate those watches so sometimes Im forgetting they re exist xD

Isn't that a quartz watch?

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Depend if u have auto/manual wind

Well now you know how to wind a watch.

Hey Grizleyes32q , Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Haha.