How to wind up an invicta - Invicta Watches

Take it into a local jeweler for repair and service. It is a nice watch, $1,500 new and worth fixing professionally.

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Personally, I would return it to the Invicta Service Centre in case it needs parts. It will also come back with a warranty on the repair.

https://www.invictawatch.com/watch-service

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once you have removed the screw down cap there is a smaller crown , looking at one of these before the smaller crown can need a bit of a tug to pull out maybe even a pair of pliers.

no it works off the movement of your wrist

Most Invicta Bolt Zeus watches have a quartz movement and require a battery. I'm not sure there is any Zeus with a mechanical movement that needs winding. A jewelry store should be able to change the battery for a small fee if that's what it needs.

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My very brief research shows that the Invicta 1805 watch is driven by a Japanese quartz movement. That would certainly explain why you're having trouble winding it.

The easiest check for quartz vs. mechanical is to observe the second hand. If it pulses only one time per second--i.e., jumps one second at a time--then you're looking at a quartz movement (I'm ignore the rare and expensive mechanical jump movements). If it looks like the hand takes 4 or more little jumps to get from one second to another, you have a mechanical movement.

Send in for warranty repair with a description to Invicta

If hand winding does not work then try waving it gently from side to side for 100-200 times (yes! that is what some makers recommend).

Since self winding watches thrive on use, it is best to wear it daily to keep it functioning.

If the watch has been allowed to run down, then it may need some considerable activity to wind it up again.

Hold the watch level and shake it gently from side to side for a few minutes (this should operate the self winding mechanism and wind the watch up). After this, wearing the watch should keep it wound up.