The Watch Thread - Part 6

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balzebub said:
personal preference I think. others will tell u if your watches don't tick for too long, the same oils and lubricant will thicken and also be harmful to your watch.

I personally believe watches are designed to be worn and regular servicing is essential to maintain it's accuracy and avoid damage to the many moving parts, just like a car engine. hence whether I dump my watch in a drawer for years or wear it for years, I will send it for preventive servicing every 3-5 years or so. I look at it as the cost of ownership.

plus I am lazy to keep adjusting time and date especially on my divers with screw down crown so I prefer to put them on winders to keep them going.

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agree its a personal thing and what's best for the watch really depends on how often you use it. consider the following when making your decision

  • at the most basic, a watch at rest doesn't wear down. and worn components are definitely more costly than cleaning of the parts of dried oil.
  • between handwinding and using the rotor, the latter puts more stress on more parts.
  • the most stressful of course is resetting time and date - especially if the movement has special requirements. e.g the 7750 is infamous for breaking by owners who don't realise or forget this.

there will bbe more considerations, but based on those and since i rotate across many watches, i'm happy to have my watches wind down completely in the drawer, and also happy to just set the time and just leave the date unadjusted to avoid accidents.

from my own experience, i've experienced watches breaking down when winding, I've handled a watch that couldn't change date properly (steinhart nav b chrono) because owner/seller probably didn't adjust date properly. but no failures from oil drying up - all my watches run as it should from cold storage after a vigorous "wake up" shake.

but as they say with all internet advice - "your mileage may vary".
 
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the missus' rolexes and my nautilus are in the winder - quite a pain to unscrew the crown to set date and time. have spoilt the crown of my skx007 this way. other watches in the winder include a ML full calendar, the 305 and the santos100.

the rest are left to stop - I also believe in wear and tear.

just my two cents :)
 
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Just my own take - if your watch is damn complicated, and is a pain to set everything after it has stopped when you need to wear it, put in a winder.
If is just basic day/date/time, just let the watch "sleep" before the next "wake up shake". :D
 
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Lurker_13 said:
Just my own take - if your watch is damn complicated, and is a pain to set everything after it has stopped when you need to wear it, put in a winder.
If is just basic day/date/time, just let the watch "sleep" before the next "wake up shake". :D
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yeah agree. but on top of that my wife is complaining every time she has to set the watch because it damages her nails / manicure! :s13:
 
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a562140 said:
agree its a personal thing and what's best for the watch really depends on how often you use it. consider the following when making your decision

  • at the most basic, a watch at rest doesn't wear down. and worn components are definitely more costly than cleaning of the parts of dried oil.
  • between handwinding and using the rotor, the latter puts more stress on more parts.
  • the most stressful of course is resetting time and date - especially if the movement has special requirements. e.g the 7750 is infamous for breaking by owners who don't realise or forget this.

there will bbe more considerations, but based on those and since i rotate across many watches, i'm happy to have my watches wind down completely in the drawer, and also happy to just set the time and just leave the date unadjusted to avoid accidents.

from my own experience, i've experienced watches breaking down when winding, I've handled a watch that couldn't change date properly (steinhart nav b chrono) because owner/seller probably didn't adjust date properly. but no failures from oil drying up - all my watches run as it should from cold storage after a vigorous "wake up" shake.

but as they say with all internet advice - "your mileage may vary".
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Never knew that using the rotor puts more stress on the parts, I always had the impression that manually winding an automatic is more likely to damage the crown in the long run.
 
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DSmith said:
Never knew that using the rotor puts more stress on the parts, I always had the impression that manually winding an automatic is more likely to damage the crown in the long run.
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you're right. its the other way around. my mistake.
there's a higher chance of breaking the overwind protection mechanism/rachet with hand wind.
 
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To all chronograph users, do you all use it often or not at all? Thinking of getting one with chrono but don't even think I'd use it at all lol
 
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