Sorry just one thing. Move the watch in the direction that the rotor is pointing ( don't scratch your crystal!) and see if it winds . Then pick it up by the strap and swing it back and forth as slowly as you can and you will see it wind the watch.

: Yes I agree and they do work in space.But do
: that experiment very slowly like you were
: say in a confined space . Now find the
: movement your arm would do to get rotor to
: move. Now try that break dance move in
: something the size of a Porta Potty or Space
: Shuttle.
: All kidding aside , I'm just saying it would be
: less effective . Now back to the joking , if
: God had meant Automatics to go into space
: NASA would have put them there.