Winding mechanism
巻上げ機構／マキアゲキコウ
上弦装置
Winding mechanism
Remontoir
Glossary
Thematic
Energy, Technic
The mechanism which tightens the mainspring in a watch or lifts the weights in a clock. It comprises about ten parts (see drawing).
The winding and hand-setting mechanisms have nowadays some parts in common.