Movements And What Direction They Wind Guide

The age old question “what direction should I wind my watch on a watch winder?”. W&R created a helpful resource guide to assist with this very question. Why is this information important? The rotor of an automatic movement winds the mainspring. The rotor “tightens” the mainspring, creating power for the watch and the power reserve. The rotor will either wind the mainspring by rotating clockwise, counter clockwise, or in both directions. This list touches on some of the more common movements like ETA, ETA/Valjoux, Lemania, Sellita, Miyota, and a few popular individual watch brand movements. If you want to know what direction or the minimum rotations needed to keep your automatic movement wound this guide is for you.

                                                       ETA

Movement      Type Of Turn Direction      Turn Direction      Turns Per Day (TPD)

ETA 2824                  Bidirectional                        Both                        650+

ETA 2824-2               Bidirectional                        Both                        650+

ETA 2836                  Bidirectional                        Both                        650+

ETA 2836-2               Bidirectional                        Both                        650+

ETA 2892                  Bidirectional                        Both                        650+

ETA 2892-A2             Bidirectional                        Both                        650+

ETA 2893                  Bidirectional                        Both                        650+

ETA 2893-2               Bidirectional                        Both                        650+

ETA 2894-2               Bidirectional                        Both                        650+

ETA 2896                  Bidirectional                        Both                        650+

ETA 2897                  Bidirectional                        Both                        650+

                            ETA/Valjoux

Movement      Type Of Turn Direction      Turn Direction      Turns Per Day (TPD)

Valjoux 7750            Unidirectional                   Clockwise                       800

Valjoux 7751            Unidirectional                   Clockwise                       800

Valjoux 7753            Unidirectional                   Clockwise                       800

Valjoux 7754            Unidirectional                   Clockwise                       800                                           

                              Lemania

Movement      Type Of Turn Direction      Turn Direction      Turns Per Day (TPD)

Lemania 5012          Unidirectional              Counter Clockwise                800

Lemania 5100          Unidirectional              Counter Clockwise                800

Lemania 5180          Unidirectional              Counter Clockwise                800

8810 thru 8840        Unidirectional             Counter Clockwise                 800

                                                  Miyota

Movement      Type Of Turn Direction      Turn Direction      Turns Per Day (TPD)

Miyota 8205             Unidirectional             Counter Clockwise                 600+

Miyota 8215             Unidirectional             Counter Clockwise                 600+

Miyota 9015             Unidirectional                   Clockwise                       700+

                                                  Omega

Movement      Type Of Turn Direction      Turn Direction      Turns Per Day (TPD)

Caliber 1164             Unidirectional                   Clockwise                      800

Co-Axial 2500            Bidirectional                        Both                      650-800

Co-Axial 2627            Bidirectional                        Both                      650-800

Co-Axial 2628            Bidirectional                        Both                      650-800

Co-Axial 3313           Unidirectional                   Clockwise                   700-800

Co-Axial 8500            Bidirectional                        Both                      650-800

Co-Axial 8501            Bidirectional                        Both                      650-800

Co-Axial 8601            Bidirectional                        Both                      650-800

Co-Axial 8611            Bidirectional                        Both                      650-800

Co-Axial 9300            Bidirectional                        Both                         650+

Co-Axial 9301            Bidirectional                        Both                         650+

                                                 Panerai

Movement      Type Of Turn Direction      Turn Direction      Turns Per Day (TPD)

Panerai OP III           Unidirectional                  Clockwise                       800

Panerai OP IV            Bidirectional                       Both                        600-700

Panerai OP V            Unidirectional                  Clockwise                        800

Panerai OP VI            Bidirectional                       Both                        600-700

Panerai OP VII           Bidirectional                       Both                        600-700

Panerai OP VIII         Unidirectional                  Clockwise                       800

Panerai OP IX           Unidirectional                  Clockwise                       800

Panerai OP XII          Unidirectional                  Clockwise                       800

Panerai OP XIII         Unidirectional                  Clockwise                       800

Panerai P.2003          Bidirectional                       Both                        600-800

Panerai P.9000          Bidirectional                       Both                        600-800

Panerai P.9001          Bidirectional                       Both                        600-800

Panerai P.9002          Bidirectional                       Both                        600-800

                                                   Rolex

Movement      Type Of Turn Direction      Turn Direction      Turns Per Day (TPD)

Rolex 3000               Bidirectional                        Both                           600+

Rolex 3135               Bidirectional                        Both                           600+

Rolex 3185               Bidirectional                        Both                        600-800

Rolex 3187               Bidirectional                        Both                        600-800

Rolex 4130               Bidirectional                        Both                        600-800

                                                   Sellita

Movement      Type Of Turn Direction      Turn Direction      Turns Per Day (TPD)

Sellita SW200           Bidirectional                        Both                           600+

Sellita SW220           Bidirectional                        Both                           600+

Sellita SW240           Bidirectional                        Both                           600+

Sellita SW300           Bidirectional                        Both                           600+

Sellita SW500          Unidirectional                   Clockwise                        800