what happens if u wind your manual wind watch counter clock wise

Jan 07, 2025,01:08 AM
 

silly question to some perhaps, but a friend of mine just posed that question to me and I don't know the answer. any expert here can share their knowledge on this? thanks.

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You didn't mention which watch... It depends on the watch!

 
By: patrick_y : January 7th, 2025-19:04
The question isn't complete. You didn't mention which watch. There are watches that wind both directions because they have separate mainsprings - one for a complication and one for the time keeping. For instance some Audemars Piguet Grand Sonneries winds ... 

It will turn back time

 
By: espedidomuhammad556 : January 11th, 2025-03:40
Just kidding, it won't have any effect. But if you wind the watch counter-clockwise all the time, it's not good for the watch, I guess.