How To Wound A Watch. Phillips Christies and Sothebys. Before the introduction of the keyless works however this was exactly how it was done.
Make sure that the watch was wound properly before you attempt more ambitious repairs as opening a watch risks breaking it further. That being over wound is some sort of fault or that a watch wont go because it has been fully wound. It never wound that tight automatically and on days when it ran down because it was on the night-stand for a couple days I would only give it a few turns to get it going.
A hand-wound watch is an investment.
A mechanical watch is powered solely by a mainspring. Use a knife or thin screwdriver and carefully pry open the cover to see where the problem is within the watch. It never wound that tight automatically and on days when it ran down because it was on the night-stand for a couple days I would only give it a few turns to get it going. Depending on the brand it usually ranges from 50 - 500.
