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Most automatic watches can be wound by hand. There are some exceptions, such as some Seikos.
Automatic watches have slipping mechanisms so that they cannot be overwound. Once an automatic watch is fully wound its mainspring will begin slipping, so no additional tension will be developed even though the crown is turned. There is no hard stopping point such as is found on manually-wound watches.
Automatic watches are designed for automatic winding and their gear ratios are correct for that function. That tends to make their hand-winding mechanisms a bit more delicate than manually-wound winding mechanisms, so it may not be a good idea to wind them by hand regularly.
Two opinions about winding the automatic watch?
Hi everybody, I have read two different technical opinions about full winding the mechanical watch; One said that you can full wind your automatic watch by hand*, the other said you can't full wind the automatic watch because: ( the mainspring and thus th...
Only one correct opinion.
Most automatic watches can be wound by hand. There are some exceptions, such as some Seikos. Automatic watches have slipping mechanisms so that they cannot be overwound. Once an automatic watch is fully wound its mainspring will begin slipping, so no addi...
Keyless works..
I'll admit that I haven't paid much attention to the relative sizes of the keyless works between an auto and a manual wind. But I haven't noted bigger clutches/teeth/thicker stem on manual winds compared to autos of the same basic family. Would you really...
Whether you can or not...
...it's not as pleasant an experience as winding a hand-wound watch. There's a curious deadness with all automatics I have tried. You also don't seem to get the finely articulated clicking noise. Further, many automatics have crowns which aren't optimised...
You are right...definitely
Hi steve , The feel of the crown in the hand-wound watch is something different. I had the same experince that you had with the crowns; many of the crowns in the autos are not suitable for frequent winding, and some of them looks like you can't wind it !!...