How to Properly Wind a Mechanical Watch #shorts #watchesofyoutube #watches

Winding a mechanical watch is simple. Follow this step-by-step to fully power your watch without damaging it.

1. Push in the crown. Unscrew any screw-down crowns if your watch has one.
2. Rotate the crown clockwise ~20-40 full rotations, until you start to feel the crown tightening. If you have an automatic watch, it won't get tighter, and you can't overwind it.
3. Your watch is now wound!

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[melody]

Literally every watch you have is LEGENDARY

[Myrtilys]

Can I just add that getting to a full wind on a manual watch, at least from my experience, feels like hitting a wall. At least that's how it feels to me. easy to wind, then suddenly stops in it's tracks.

[TheProtocol]

6 to 8 rotations of the crown is enough depending on the movement to fully wind some watches. You want to avoid overbanking a manual watch.

[JoeyTen]

Lol @ "WOLLAH!". Guessing that should be "voila"

[jordanwallin-swanson]

THANK YOU! I have an old watch that I was struggling with and wanted to wear( I know nothing about watches) and this is the simplest and most useful video I've watched.

[noelaruldas]

Thank you for your demonstration and explanation!

[petermincher]

40 full rotations may suit a watch with a massive mainspring but would be overkill for most. Mechanical sense works best. Automatics are rarely designed to be fully handwound. A few rotations is enough and will protect the mechanicals. Let the rotor do the work and adjust later. Also dont use quickset date function between 9pm and 3am.

[Drew-sknn]

Really think your videos are among the best out there. Perfect balance of entertaining and informative 👌

[MettaLovingKindness]

first find how many rotations to fully wind it. check how long is the reserve. now calculate the rotations required for 12 hours ( I usually wear one watch around 12h) or 24h as you require and only do that amount of rotations. Don't max wind

[xie]

thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you my mom had bought a new watch for m me and i dropped it and i was so scared because it was not working sso i didnt know what to do and you know what you are a life saver really i cant tell how much thankful i am in words i owe you one

[jessebb]

Love having a power reserve on my orient and to my surprise a 1 hour hike winds it half way (25 hours)

[ClassicalYT]

Thank you! Up to this point i thought it charged while i wore it and moved it around and that it died in the night because i wasnt wearing it.

[Drodgey]

The direction you turn the crown differs from manufacturer and models. I have 2 Zenith watches. One turns clockwise to wind, the other counter-clockwise

[TehGdFeLLa]

Thanks for the explanation. Just now got done winding my Citizen Tsuyosa🍻

[_fast__Yu]

I really don't understand what does winding the watch do ? Mine changes the time that's it's what do other do ?

[priyanka]

thanks bro really my watch is working now

[sharathbhaigaming]

I have Citizen brand which was purchased 40+years back . What may be its price ? And there is a littel scratch on display

[greatwar]

God damn thanks bro! I’ve literally been wondering how to do this for a while now

[fpostolache]

Automatic watch overwinding will not damage it.
In not automatic one have to like to ruin the watch as there is a stop by rotation stop

[tezzanewton]

What do you call strong resistance? When it stops?