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| + | Referring to watches, this means a [[wristwatch]] having a self-winding mechanism. As contrasted with the traditional mechanical wristwatch which requires manual winding, the watch with an automatic mechanism has an eccentric [[rotor]], called a winding rotor, that moves as the wearer's body moves. That movement of the winding rotor is then captured by a ratchet to automatically wind the watch's [[mainspring]]. | ||
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Winding mechanism
Manual winding
Self Winding Automatic
Referring to watches, this means a wristwatch having a self-winding mechanism. As contrasted with the traditional mechanical wristwatch which requires manual winding, the watch with an automatic mechanism has an eccentric rotor, called a winding rotor, that moves as the wearer's body moves. That movement of the winding rotor is then captured by a ratchet to automatically wind the watch's mainspring.