Questions & Answers for: wind mechanical watch

wind it If your watch has mechanical- self winding movement, then ALL the gears, hands and functions are mechanically driven and executed. None of the hands can be winded, as the movement of the hands

watch won't wind it could be a broken mainspring, a broken wheel in the winding mechanism, a broken auto wind weight or even a screw that has come loose and is blocking the weight or gear train of the

...wind up mechanism doesn't work So I am assuming you have a mechanical watch then that does not use a battery. But then again you could have a self winding watch that has a "wind-up" mechanism. If you ...

...wind function working? I seem to have to give the watch a couple of manual winds a day. Is that typical of this watch? How can I know that the self-winding function is working? Self winding watched ...

wind it. It does move easily in the oposite direction. The watch is vinatage - around 1970. I did have it appraised and authenticated and the seller cleaned/serviced the watch prior to the sale. If it

wind tightly. Now does not work. ? may have wound too much. What can I do to get it going? I will explain from the last question asked. To get it going you have to visit your nearest watch repair shop

a quartz watch the battery needs replacement. If it's a mechanical watch you have to wind it - even if it's a "self-winding" movement wind it to get it started. Turn the crown about 40 turns clockwise

...wind a BMW watch. There is no resistance when I wind the crown. There does nt seem to be any plastic or anything in the way. I ve set the date successfully. Its a BMW Chrono man's watch 811 Ta. ...

...watch is a self winding type and does not contain a battery. To wind it up, swing it from side to side gently for a few minutes (this operates the self winding mechanism). Self winding watches thrive ...

...watch is automatic and winding is not working Try winding it by hand. If it will wind manually and works then the problem is the 'winding mechanism' If it won't wind by hand then you need ...