[Kliopeion]

So I recently got ahold of a decent automatic watch, thing is, I don't wear it every day and I'd like to keep it wound. But I can't seem to find a half decent watch winder under $100! I mean, seriously, its a case, a couple cheap electrical parts and a motor. How is that worth $100?

Does anyone else have a winder? If so, which ones did you guys go with?

[interznakinfo]

does the watch have any complex complications ?

also do you think that your not going to wear it for periods of 2 days or more because any half decent auto's can last 2 days or more between full windings of the crown or top up movements of the wrist

[Kliopeion]

complex complications? Like, its voice activated, but only when i do a bad kermit the frog impersonation?


Yeah, I would probably wear it like once a week. I guess I was hoping it would last longer than a couple days, but I last wore it tuesday, picked it up this morning and it was dead.

I wish I had a manual, cause the crown winds, but its stiff to move and i'm worried about overwinding and damaging the spring. I've heard some have a clutch to prevent overwinding via the crown, maybe I just haven't hit it yet.

BTW, its a jacques du manoir (i'm not a watch guy, don't know if thats [thumbup] or [thumbdown])

[interznakinfo]

complications like moon cycles etc

if its just the normal time, numerical day/date type watch its not really worth it but if it has all the moon cycles n stuff that's hard to set up then yeah id advise getting one

[Kliopeion]

nah, just time and date. and it tells me when the next new episode of "house" is on


well, i've been winding the crown for awhile, but the gears in back are still spinning, so i guess i'll just wear it and reset the time/date when it runs out

[interznakinfo]

nah, just time and date. and it tells me when the next new episode of "house" is on


well, i've been winding the crown for awhile, but the gears in back are still spinning, so i guess i'll just wear it and reset the time/date when it runs out

you don't wanna be winding auto's too much cause' u'll make em run fast clutched or non clutched

[Eltabaco]

What's so hard about wearing it everyday

[portoskins]

What's an automatic watch?

[Arkadiyas]

What's an automatic watch?

One that winds itself. A rotor spins when you move your wrist, winding the watch.

[portoskins]

One that winds itself. A rotor spins when you move your wrist, winding the watch.

Ah, like Seiko Kinetic? Why do you need a machine to wind it then?

[Kliopeion]

Ah, like Seiko Kinetic? Why do you need a machine to wind it then?

well, if you don't wear it for a couple days, the spring runs out of sprung and the watch stops. Some of them are easier to reset than others, but if you have a couple watches, chances are you won't be wearing it every day and winders are an easy way to keep them current.

also, I've read that a properly wound watch will keep alot longer than one that is wound, dies, wound, dies etc