turns, how many & in what direction?

[bobbybee]

Hi, does anyone have a link where I can find out about the number of turns and in which direction an automatic movement needs to fully wind up the mainspring? And are willing to share the info
Particularly Rolex 3185, 3186, 4130?

Thank you

[RichB]

bobbybee said:

...in which direction

Wind it clockwise

[RichTT]

By turns do you mean complete rotations of the crown/stem? As I'm sure every person has a slightly different degree of winding when manually winding a movement.

Secondly why would you need to know this?

Thirdly you can never overwind most automatics as they have a slip clutch mechanism. When the watch is fully wound you will feel/hear a slight click as this functions so that you are not overwinding the mainspring.