A luxury watch with a mechanical hand-wound movement must always be wound manually by its wearer. Winding is done by turning the crown clockwise, and is complete when the crown locks. Do not attempt to wind a watch past this locking point, since this might damage the movement. We recommend that you manually wind the watch at the same time each day.
A luxury watch with an automatic self-winding movement has a mechanism that winds the mainspring through the motion of your wrist. The motion of your wrist makes a rotor turn, which winds the mainspring. When the mainspring is fully wound, it has a minimum power reserve of 40 hours and a maximum of 9 days depending on the model. A watch with an automatic self-winding movement is equipped with a slipping spring which is a mechanism placed in the barrel to avoid over-winding of the mainspring. If the watch has stopped, wind it manually before wearing it by making around 50 clockwise turns of the crown.
Be aware that some models have a screw-down crown. Before making adjustments, unscrew the crown counterclockwise wise.
A quartz watch is powered by a battery. It offers the advantage of no particular action if the watch is not worn daily. If the watch has stopped, the battery needs to be replaced. If you do not wear your watch every day, we recommend that you pull out the crown to stop the watch in order to prolong the life of your battery.