How to Wind a Watch
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- čas přidán 23. 08. 2024
- Winding your watch is one of the necessary functions you have to perform in order to keep the watch in optimal working condition. In this video we go over how to wind both manual and automatic watches.
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This helped me so much, had an omega watch my dad gave me years ago, which i left in a closet, decided to bring it out and thought it malfunction cos it would tick for a few second hen stop. could not understand why, was thinking maybe to take it into get it serviced. After watching this and unscrewing the dial but not pulling it right out then spinning it about 20 times, works perfectly. Have been checking on the watch every so often and its ticking away. Awesome and thanks for the video.
We have the same problem. I left mine in a closet for months when I checked it didn't tick
I came on here to find out if my suspicions were correct and that you can't over wind an automatic watch. Now I know why I haven't had that "the watch is fully wound" feeling that you have with a manual winding watch. Thanks for making the video.
Glad we could help 212days!
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!
I recently got my great grandfather's watch and l thought it wouldn't work ever again but, l just wind it and now l have a working 100 year old Standard ancre 17, thank you so so much
That's sick as fuck
I have an automatic movement in my Longines watch. However, it does not have a screw down crown. I simply wind it in the first position just like a manual wind watch. Pulling the crown out one click adjusts the date and Moonphase, one more click to the third position stops the watch, to enable hacking to set the exact time. I just thought the demonstration should have mentioned automatic watches that do not have screw down crowns, which include a lot of so called “dress” watches.
This all depends on the watch. My Seiko is an automatic and doesn’t have the function to wind it with the crown only by shaking it. Then my vintage Tudor is manual only and the crown needs to be unscrew before it can be wound.
In my experience just taking a drill and fastening it to the crown of a rolex and just hammering that shit is the best option
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@@betotrono kek
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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Da fawk.....
Just bought a new automatic watch for the first time. And every often the time would be slow 3/4 hours. So i youtubed. and walla, I winded like 40 times and it got hard to do it more. I can see the internal spring loaded. thanks for the video.
When I received my first wristwatch for my 10th birthday in 1960, by some innate skill I found myself, quite simply and assuredly, turning the crown and setting the hands without reference to training manuals or night classes. I find it really suprising that such a simple task actually requires a you tube video to help explain the apparent mysteries behind a ticking timepiece. One forgets that 'You Tube' for many, provides the answer to life itself!!
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i have a breitling superocean heritage II and tissot seastar 2000. they have 70 & 80 of power reserve. and been noticing i only get a day and half.
thank you for this amazing videos. bi
g big help. apreciate it. and have a great day.
Thanks and now I know. I never knew about winding my auto movement haha. I thought it's self winding when we wear. But one of my pieces stopped after 4 hours of wearing on so I watched this before I consult watch maker
Nice info. I have a Steinhart automatic Limited Edition Barrique, Skull edition watch. It's beautiful! I'm somewhat of a novice to automatic watches, so your vid was very informative. Thank you!
Mayushii found this very helpful!
LOL, like how you type in third-person, made me chuckle.
I have a Cartier ronde solo and I’d I pull the thing out on the side it changes the date . Shall I just wind it whilst it’s in. I think it’s automatic.
Two videos in 12 hours!!!Thank you
Straightforward, useable information
Thank you !
It helped me.. my watch started functioning
So many other videos say only wind 20x or you'll break something,
TY
I have never wound my automatics except before I first put one on. Never had one stop on me. Only occasionally have to adjust the time since all mechanical watches gain or lose a little. My Day Date is according to everything I have read is only at + - 2 seconds a day and it keeps time like my nice quartz watches.
Do you have any videos on how to turn on a kitchen faucet?
Thanks a lot man you literally saved me
We're glad we could help!
No, they didn't *literally* save you...
Push pull crown automatic Seiko 5 ?
Thank you. I love DIYs so when watched about how to properly make it in time beacuase it is always late but unfortunately accidentally touched the balance wheel and it stopped I thought i was done😅. Thank you for your help
Thanks God i found your video this helped me so much
I've been trying both ways for days and nth my watch us new it's a armitron
Thanks for the video. Are all mechanical watches wound in the same direction?
On a automatic, do you have to you have to unscrew the crown to first position everytime you wind it?
Good afternoon, I'm off topic but I need help. My bride gave me a watch from the 70s “Tian Harlan corhmachron ” ,the head only rotates counterclockwise, is this normal? Or should I apply force and rotate clockwise? I'm afraid I'll spoil it because it's a wedding gift, it means a lot to me.
How do you wind automatic seiko 5 watches because if you unwind a little then wind clockwise it changes the date of you unwind a little and wind anti clockwise it changes the day and if you pull the crown out it is to wind the time so I don't see how you wind the watch it always stops when I go sleep but works fine in the day.
20-40 winds? Are crazy ?:)) I have a Raketa soviet late 70’ s watch and if i do 20 winds i would broke my 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.
How to wind rado automatic watch please make a video
Why pendolum speed become high when I wind my automatic wrist watch
Well, yes and no. Some automatics can't hand wind - eg the Seiko 5 range. Give them a shake instead.
Not all automatics need to be "unscrewed to the first position". That's mainly for dive watches or sports watches with a screw-down crown to help with water-proofing.
Very useful video for my wife's dive watch...
Someone help mayuri
My BB58 requires a few turns before it comes to life where as my BB36 starts ticking just by the movement from picking up to putting on my wrist so I wind my BB58 before use and just give my BB36 a couple of shakes before use.
Nice watch.
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This has got to be a windup!
I have a Seiko SPC127 P1 chronograph perpetual calendar watch...it still doesn't work after following the instruction...what's wrong with my watch...??...can u pls help me on this...?
You say clockwise but it looks like you are winding it anticlockwise?
Thank you 👍
I have a watch like this. It has been sitting for years without winding. I tried doing whats in the video but it will not start up. Any suggestions? Thank you
My bulova marine star stopped working. First it was the seconds needle and then the other hands. Before I take it to get the battery replaced what should I do. Also every time e I used to wear, I used to put it back into the case it came in, just thought you would need to know
Does anyone know the reference number of the Breitling Colt in this video?
For the automatic watch, I was told by the boutique that it's ok to wind it a few rounds from the "locked" position. No need to pull it out before winding. Is that correct to? Or which would be better to do?
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.
I have 3 questions
If I wind my watch today...than its run whole day? I mean how many times it's run if I wind 50time?
2nd questions is that....if I wind today...its properly work next day also but if I will wind agin so it's defects my watch mechanism???
3rd is that in some video first wind antilock wise and than clockwise.. why?? Every time do first anticlockwise and than clockwise???
Do you have an aneurysm? 💥
Is it bad to manually wind my automatic every morning or its better to wait until runs out of power?
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Can you tell me how do I wind this? I have a Fossil me3061 but I don't know how to wind it.
Thx m8
I have a Longines Flagship Heritage. Does it have manual wind? I have to move the crown when it is locked in or when i unscrew?
When my watch stopped, i wind downward(anticlockwise) and it starts move instead me trying to wind clockwise multiple times. Why is that so?
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. ;-)
I was told to wind it clockwise and counterclockwise
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
I have seiko Srp21,as per yours instruction i hand wind it 24 times and even more than that but i didn't feel any resistant ,the watch was keep letting itself winding continuously, does that sound normal?
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!
Is it different on a navitimer? There is no unscrewing to wind. Unscrewing is to set time. How does an automatic navitimer get wound?
You can't wind it.
It's a trick watch!
Some automatic watches doesn’t have the resistance…the in house movement Tudor Black Bay will just keep wounding no matter how much you’re wounding it lol
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.
Good to know I can’t overwind my watch
My automatic shouldn't be stopping frequently should it?
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
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I've got an self winding watch that has not been worn in two years how do I make it work again
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.
I have two Automatic watches that I find are difficult to wind; A Breitling Navitimer and an Omega Seamaster 300M 2598.80.00. There seems to be excessive resistance when winding them in the clockwise direction. I haven't got the owners manual for either one. Is it possible that these two models are meant to be wound counter (anti) clockwise? They both wind with the caliber fully seated and both "ratchet" and the caliber rotates easily when wound counterclockwise. Is it possible they should be wound counter clockwise?
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.
So I should literally wind the Speedmaster crown until it stops? This is new to me because I am accustomed to usually just winding my watches 30-40 turns.
Yes.
Wish I saw this first. I think I broke the manual wind up.
what happens if you wind the watch the other way
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Never do that, you'll make time go backwards.
There shouldn't be any need to wind an automatic that is worn daily. It would be permanently at almost full power.
I never did that
With rolling the crown.
Edit: oh yes u need to be carefull about screwed crowns.
Advice on determining which direction to wind? Most sources say to wind clockwise, but on an automatic watch I just purchased the clockwise direction is met with resistance while the counterclockwise direction rotates effortlessly with audible clicks. Which direction is correct? Thanks
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.
The problem I have is I never feel the resistance in my AT
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
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Do I need to wind a quartz watch ??
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
Bro my is not working 😭😭
The next video, "How to use a knife and fork" "How to go to the toilet" and finally "How to breathe"
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2:04 to learn to wind a watch?!?
Well now you know how to wind a watch.
For some reason my armani exchange watch is not windiang
Isn't that a quartz watch?
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1:36 hold up...so, the way to wind an automatic watch is NOT to hold it in your hands and wave it around like a maniac?
Depend if u have auto/manual wind
My Invicta has a battery.
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Off topic but you kinda sound like Bill gates
Hey Grizleyes32q ,
Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Haha.
Couldn't be bothered with the hassle of winding a watch to just tell the time. Wouldn't buy. Give me a battery or solar watch anyday.