====== Crown ======
{{wst>image_cr|Jaeger-LeCoultre|Amvox 1 Alarm|This Jaeger-LeCoultre Amvox 1 Alarm has three crowns, including one that moves the internal bezel}}

A **crown** is a rotating wheel typically located at the side of a watch [[case]].

Usually located at the 3 00 position on the dial, the crown is a typically a fluted wheel used to set the time. With the advent of [[winding|keyless works]], the crown may also be pulled out to set other indicators such as day, date, [[dual time-zone]], seconds and so on, and with [[manual winding]] watches for tensioning the [[mainspring]]. Crown winding was first used in [[1844]] for [[pocket watch]]es, with the time set by manually moving the hands on the (open) dial.

Some watches feature a [[screw-in crown]] which can seal the watch against water and dust. Some also feature multiple crowns for various features, along with [[pusher]]s, [[switch|sliding switches]], and other controls.

===== See Also =====
  * [[Crown pusher]]
  * [[Mono-pusher]]
  * [[Corrector]]


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