Self Winding

Word SELF WINDING
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Definitions and meanings of "Self Winding"

What do we mean by self winding?

Designed in such a way that manual winding is unnecessary. Used of clocks and watches. adjective

Generally applied to a wristwatch that does not need to be wound but rather gathers energy from being moved while worn. adjective

Designed so that manual winding is unnecessary adjective

Of a wristwatch: that does not need to be wound but rather gathers energy from being moved while worn.

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The word "self-winding" in example sentences

For the L.U.C XP Tonneau, the movement is the ultra-slim, self-winding and chronometer-certified L.U.C. Calibre 3.97, which is visible through the watch's sapphire glass case back. ❋ Ken Kessler (2011)

Right now, I am wearing my dad's old Benrus self-winding he wore in the '50's. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A visitor to the Clockmakers 'Museum in the Guildhall Library in the City of London could be forgiven for fixating on the oldest surviving self-winding watch, formerly carried by Czar Nicholas I, or for lingering over the plans and prototypes for the chronometers used to navigate the seas in the 18th century. ❋ Jonathon Keats (2010)

The relaunched watch is close to the original, but has been upgraded with the latest technology, including Breitling's Caliber 01 in-house self-winding movement, and a sapphire case at the back and front, and is water-resistant to 100 meters. ❋ Jemima Sissons (2011)

The movement is thicker as it is self-winding, but is still sleek at 2. 45mm. ❋ Jemima Sissons (2010)

The massive Instrumento Grande Chrono is made from a chunk of 18k pink gold, it is water-resistant to 30 meters, and its self-winding mechanical movement provides 42 hours of reserve power. ❋ Unknown (2010)

AUTOMATIC WINDING a.k.a. "self-winding": the movement of the wearer's wrist winds the watch. ❋ Ken Kessler (2010)

This watch is only 5. 25mm thick — very slight for a self-winding watch. ❋ Jemima Sissons (2010)

Everyone has their own definition of what constitutes a "slim watch," but a rough rule of thumb is less than 2mm thick for a manual-winding movement, and less than 2. 5mm thick for a self-winding movement, with an overall case height of 6mm or less. ❋ Jemima Sissons (2010)

Automatic, or self-winding watches, which use the movements of the wearer to wind automatically, contain more parts than manual-winding watches, and are therefore generally thicker. ❋ Jemima Sissons (2010)

That can slow me down to the point where a motion sensitive, self-winding watch won't even wind. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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