1 What is a mechanical watch? A mechanical watch is powered solely by a mainspring, without using electric power. In a hand-wound mechanical watch, the movement’s mainspring is wound by winding the crown. The mainspring of a self-winding mechanical watch stores energy and is wound by the movement of the wrist on which it is worn. While a quartz watch (powered by a battery) moves automatically, a mechanical watch does not move without human power. The “movement”, made up of hundreds of parts, can be called the “heart” of the mechanical watch. The winding of the spring causes the “heart” to beat, and this humanlike quality is one of the unique beauties of the mechanical watch, which continues to be loved around the world.
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