turns, how many & in what direction?
turns, how many & in what direction?
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bobbybee

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889 posts

185 months

Friday 24th February 2012
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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

56,455 posts

315 months

Friday 24th February 2012
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bobbybee said:
...in which direction
Wind it clockwise

RichTT

3,266 posts

202 months

Friday 24th February 2012
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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.