The watch crown: what is this part used for ?

The crown on a watch, most often located at 3 o'clock, is called the "watch crown." The crown is one of the key elements in the construction of a watch: while it is mostly used to change the hour and minute hands, it can also be used to change other watch settings, such as the date.

• On the automatic watches, Turning the watch crown when it is pushed in serves to manually wind the watch movement. Thus, on our Women's automatic watch Initial On 36 or on all of our men's automatic watches which have a 40-hour power reserve, you can wind the mechanism manually using the crown.
• The watch crown is an entry point into the mechanism, and water can easily seep in. Therefore, you must take particular care to ensure that the crown is fully pushed in or screwed down when your waterproof watch or diving is in contact with water.

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