SHOULD YOU WIND YOUR WATCH UNIDIRECTIONALLY OR IN A BACK AND FORTH MOTION?
ALSO- I AM INTERSTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT WATCH HANDS ( I.E. SHAPE AND DESIGN ETC.) AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND INFORMATION ON THIS TOPIC. FOR INSTANCE, TONIGHT I WAS ADMIRING THE "POIRES" HANDS USED IN THE AQUDYNE BY DUBEY AND SCHALDENBRAND, BUT MY WATCH REFERENCE BOOK DOES NOT DISCUSS THIS DETAIL.
When hand winding a mechanical (both automatic and manual) watch it is perfectly ok to go forward and backwards (clockwise/counter clockwise) when winding via the crown. The keyless works that allow for hand-winding, date changes, etc., are designed to work fine in this manner. The watch's mainspring is only being wound on the forward (clockwise facing the crown) turn but watches are easier to wind if you don't have to let go of the crown with each twist.
On the issue of hands I can recommend the glossary in our Leading Retailers 2006 edition - page 126 for a standardized reference but quite a few companies that have unique hand shapes made for them can and do establish their own contemporary names for the hands.
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