Watch Winding Parameters

Most modern watches require 650 - 800 TPD in both directions (CW+CCW). If you want to know more, read on.

Automatic watches should never stop for many reasons. You can learn more by reading posts on the Internet or on our website. Watch winder is a device that keeps your watches running. It rotates your watch and winds winds it up when you are not wearing it.

How to find out your watch winding requirements?

Any watch winder listed on our website allows setting the rotation direction and the number of turns per day (TPD). The automatic watch design does not allow the main spring to get 'overwound' but the precise setting of the number of turns per day prevents excessive wear of the winding mechanism.

To set up your watch winder, you should know the rotation direction and the number of turns per day (TPD) required by your watch movement to stay wound. Finding the right winding parameters can be a challenge. If you don't see this information in the user manual, try contacting your watch brand customer support. Sometimes this helps.

Aiming to help our customers we have collected 20000+ watch winding requirements from different sources and systemized this data in tables. You must know the brand and model, or the caliber of your watch. Caliber is the designation of a watch mechanism. Hundreds of different watch models can be built on the same caliber. They can have different names, designs, or dials. Models with the same caliber will have same winding requirements. The caliber name can be printed on the back side of your watch. Sometimes you can see the caliber name at the bottom of the clock face.

If you know your watch model or caliber, you can use the following tables to find out the winding requirements of your watch.

If you could not get the required information, you can determine the winding parameters on a trial basis. You should select the mixed winding mode (CW+CCW) and the minimal number of turns per day (600-650). Place your watch into the winder and check the timekeeping in 5-6 days. If your watch stops or runs behind, try increasing the number of TPD by 1-2 steps or changing the rotation direction to CW or CCW.