How many turns on the winding arbor, on a pocket watch should it take to wind a watch fully?
Please keep in mind the number of half turns of the winding stem varies in different watch models as there are factors which have great bearing on this operation.
For example, some watches have thick mainsprings that will give possibly five turns of power, while there are other watches that employ thinner mainsprings and longer mainsprings that might yield six to six and one half turns, then the winding wheel ratios vary in different models.
Some of the winding arrangements are so designed that full winding is quickly completed. This arrangement generally results in a hard-to-wind watch, while other gear ratios are such that it requires a longer time to fully wind the watch but the winding will be smooth and easy, requiring very little effort.
The size of the winding crown is also a factor---the larger the crown, the easier it will be to wind the watch and a small crown does not offer the grip for smooth winding.
Special note: no harm can come in winding the watch unless it is forced and it is an easy matter to tell when a watch is fully wound as the crown will come to a stop, signaling that the winding is complete.
Automatic Winding
Self-winding watches use the movements of the body in order to wind up the mainspring slowly and almost continuously. |
