self-winding

Adjective.  Generally applied to a wristwatch that does not need to be wound but rather gathers energy from being moved while worn.

This is an unmodified, but possibly outdated, definition from Wiktionary and used here under the Creative Commons license. Wiktionary is a great resource. If you like it too, please donate to Wikimedia.

This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.