How to: Wind Your Mechanic Watch
MANUAL-WIND TIMEPIECES:
Hand-wound mechanical timepieces, like Shinola's Mechanic collection, honor the simple, tactile analog experiences of life and the history of horology (the art of watchmaking). These watches are powered by a main spring inside the movement and are driven as the spring slowly unwinds over time. For hundreds of years, manual-wind mechanical movements have helped create unique connections between watches and their wearers because of the daily, hands-on winding that powers these timepieces.
HOW TO WIND THE MECHANIC:
The Mechanic has a minimum 42-hour power reserve, meaning that once fully wound, it will continue to keep time for ~42 hours, at which point it will stop and need to be reset and rewound. To keep the watch ticking, the Mechanic should be manually-wound habitually, restoring the power reserve before it is completely depleted.
Note: Always stop winding if you feel resistance. Do not manually overwind the crown as it may damage your movement.
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE:
Before powering your timepiece, please remove it from your wrist so as not to apply sheering pressure on the crown and stem while winding.
FAQ:
- Q: Will my automatic watch winder be able to keep my Mechanic fully wound when I'm not wearing it?
- A: No - unfortunately, the vast majority of watch winders on the market are designed to keep automatic timepieces wound by keeping them in motion. Since manual-wind watches lack the automatic winding feature (activated by a wearer or watch winder's motion), they must be wound via the crown
- Q: Can I damage my Mechanic by overwinding it?
- A: Yes - While winding, please stop when you feel resistance on the crown/movement
- Q: How many turns of the crown fully powers my 42-hour power reserve?
- A: Approximately 30 turns
- Q: I can hear my watch winding when I turn the crown; is that normal?
- A: Yes - We designed the Mechanic so that the crown makes a slight sound when being wound. This is to help you know that you are indeed winding the movement