Pinion Sentry (Blue)

Pinion Sentry triggers when it becomes a defending card on the combat chain. This is an optional effect: You choose whether or not to a cog you control at the time the triggered effect resolves. If you do, you will create a Golden Cog token.

There is no priority between choosing to a cog you control and creating the Golden Cog token.

You may choose to crank the Golden Cog created this way, however you will not get an action point since it is not your action phase.