Armand Nicolet is an approximately 140 year old Swiss watch company that was sold by the founder’s son in 1988 to Rolando Braga of Italy. The company had been a finisher of complicated Swiss movements for other Swiss watch brands until that time. With new ownership, Braga decided to close his watch assembly factory in Italy and move to Switzerland. The decision was made to manufacture Armand Nicolet watches with either vintage movements upgraded to current Swiss standards or with modern ETA or SELLITA based movements modified by the company. The AN branded watches were first introduced in 2000 at Basel Fair.
Most Armand Nicolet watch self-winding movements can be wound properly by most watch winders. Usually Armand Nicolet's self-winding movements need to rotate 650 - 800 revolutions per day, and most of them can be wound clockwise. So please take some time and like to choose a cute clockwork that suits you and your watch.
Definitions:
- 《CW》 - Clockwise winding direction;
- 《CCW》 - Counterclockwise winding direction;
- 《Both》 - Combined mode (Clockwise + Counterclockwise);
- 《–》 - Undefined;
| MODEL, DESCRIPTION | MOVEMENT / CALIBER | WINDING DIRECTION | TURNS PER DAY (TPD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arc Royal Chronograph | AN 7750 | CW | 800 |
| Arc Royal Chronograph & Complete Calendar | AN 7751 | CW | 800 |
| Arc Royal Complete Calendar A | AN 9310 | Both | 650 |
| Arc Royal Complete Calendar B | AN 9200 | Both | 650 |
| Arc Royal Complete Calendar C | AN 9000 | Both | 650 |
| Arc Royal Day-Date | AN 2834-2 | Both | 650 |
| Arc Royal GMT & Power Reserve | AN 2892 | Both | 650 |
| Arc Royal Pointer | AN 2836-2 | Both | 650 |
| Arc Royal Regulator | AN 876 | Both | 650 |
| Arc Royal Small Seconds | AN 2895-2 | Both | 650 |
| Complete Calendar | Both | 650 | |
| Hunter Chronograph | AN 7750 | CW | 800 |
| Hunter Chronograph & Complete Calendar | AN 7751 | CW | 800 |
| Hunter Complete Calendar A | AN 9310 | Both | 650 |
| Hunter Complete Calendar B | AN 9200 | Both | 650 |
| Hunter Complete Calendar C | AN 9000 | Both | 650 |
| Hunter GMT & Power Reserve | AN 2892 | Both | 650 |
| Hunter Regulator | AN 876 | Both | 650 |
| Hunter Small Seconds | AN 2895-2 | Both | 650 |
| J09 Day & Date | AN 2846-9 | Both | 650 |
| M02 Big Date and Chronograph | AN 4500 | Both | 650 |
| M02 Big Date & Small Seconds | AN 14000 | Both | 650 |
| M02 Chronograph | AN 2045 | Both | 650 |
| M02 Complete Calendar | AN 9200 | Both | 650 |
| M02 Day & Date | AN 2834-2 | Both | 650 |
| M02 Date, Full Calendar | AN 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| M03 Chronograph | AN 2894-2 | Both | 650 |
| M03 Chronograph and Date | AN 2894-2 | Both | 650 |
| M03 Ladies | AN 2892 | Both | 650 |
| M03 Moon & Date | AN 9231 | Both | 650 |
| M03 Small Seconds | AN 2895-2 | Both | 650 |
| M03 Small Seconds and Date | AN 2895-2 | Both | 650 |
| M05 Big Date & Small Seconds | AN 14000 | Both | 650 |
| M05 Chronograph | AN 2045 | Both | 650 |
| S05 Chronograph | AN 2020 | Both | 650 |
| S05 Chronograph & Complete Calendar | AN 7751 | CW | 800 |
| S05 Complete Calendar | AN 9200 | Both | 650 |
| S05 Day & Date | AN 7751 | CW | 800 |
| S05 Day & Date | AN 9200 | Both | 650 |
| TL7 Date | AN 2824 | Both | 650 |
| TL7 Moonphase & Date | AN 9232 | Both | 650 |
| TM7 | Both | 650 | |
| TM7 Big Date & Chronograph | AN 4500 | Both | 650 |
| TM7 Chronograph | AN 2020 | Both | 650 |
| TM7 Complete Calendar | AN 9311 | Both | 650 |
| TM7 Day & Date | AN 2834 | Both | 650 |
If you could not find your watch model (or caliber) in this table, you may determine your Armand Nicolet winding mode on a trial basis. You should select the combined winding mode (CW+CCW) and the minimal number of turns per day (TPD). Then place your watch into the automatic watch winder and check after a few days how accurate your watch shows the time. If it runs behind, it is necessary to increase the number of TPD by one step.
