Winder for mechanical watches

A watch winder for winding mechanical manually-wound watches having a stem with a crown, said winder comprising:

• a) a watch support for supporting said watch with said stem and crown aligned along a first given longitudinal axis;
• b) a support shaft having an inner end and an outer end, said outer end being attached to said watch support, said support shaft being moveable along a second given longitudinal axis parallel to said first given longitudinal axis;
• c) a rotatable shaft having a front end attachable to said stem, said rotatable shaft being aligned along said first given longitudinal axis, said support shaft being moveable along said second longitudinal axis to connect said crown to said rotatable shaft front end;
• d) a motor in communication with a power source and said rotatable shaft to rotate said stem;
• e) a sensor in communication with said motor to detect when said watch is fully wound;
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• f) a controller in a circuit with said motor and said power source to disconnect power to said motor when said sensor detects that said watch is fully wound.

A watch winder for winding mechanical manually-wound watches having a stem with a crown, said watch comprising:

• a) a housing having front and back walls and a top wall;
• b) a watch support in front of said front wall for supporting said watch with said stem aligned along a first given longitudinal axis;
• c) a support shaft extending from the housing front wall, said support shaft having an inner end and an outer end, said outer end being attached to said watch support, said support shaft being moveable along a second given longitudinal axis parallel to said first given longitudinal axis between inner and outer positions;
• d) a rotatable shaft having a front end extending from said front wall, said rotatable shaft having the front end including a crown collet attachable to said crown, said rotatable shaft being aligned along said first given longitudinal axis, said support shaft being moveable along said second longitudinal axis to connect said crown to said rotatable shaft front end;
• e) a motor in said housing in communication with a power source and said rotatable shaft to rotate said stem;
• f) a potentiometer to detect when said watch is fully wound;
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• g) a controller in a circuit with said motor and said power source to disconnect power to said motor when said potentiometer detects that said watch is fully wound.

A watch winder for winding mechanical manually-wound watches having a stem with a crown, said winder comprising:

• a) a rotatable shaft attachable to said stem;
• b) a motor in communication with a power source and said rotatable shaft to rotate said stem;
• c) a detachable shaft connector joining said motor to said rotatable shaft, said connector detaching said motor from said rotatable shaft when said watch is fully wound, and;
• d) a sensor in communication with said motor to detect when said watch is fully wound.