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Wind up pocket watch3/14/2023 Bartlett key-wind watch in coin-silver case Lost or Missing Pocket Watch Winding Keys Best bet is to have the watch looked at because continued forced winding is almost guaranteed to cause damage. There are several wheels and gears involved in winding the watch, and damage to any one of them can cause rough winding. This means that something in the winding mechanism is not engaging properly and the watch needs to be professionally serviced. If you turn the winding knob and feel or hear any kind of grinding noise then STOP WINDING. The forward stroke of your thumb is the winding stroke. If you are right-handed, you hold the watch in your left hand and wind with the right. ![]() The winding wheel is usually equipped with a ratcheting mechanism, so the watch only winds in one direction the other direction is just "ratcheting back" to make it easier to wind. On a stem-wind watch, the watch is wound by turning the winding crown, almost always in a clockwise direction. When you wind a watch, what you are really doing is winding up the mainspring, which sits inside the mainspring barrel (a little metal "can" that keeps the mainspring from exploding like a tangled-up slinky). Pocket watches are typically either stem-wound or key-wound. ![]() How much / how often should I wind my vintage watch? Pocketwatch 101 ℠ – Learn about Vintage and Antique Pocket Watches How to Wind a Vintage Pocket Watch
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