Amor Vincit Omnia wrote:Kevin, my swimming watch is an Orient. Because I swim in it almost every day it hardly ever stops. If it does I keep it dial up in one hand and move it back and forth sharply a few times, then wear it. It's fine.
This is why I prefer hand-wound watches to automatics every time.
Hi Amor Vincit Omnia,
I haven't ever had a hand wind only watch. Maybe have to get one of those one day.
Amor Vincit Omnia wrote:Most of mine are hand winders. I don't see the point in automatics, except for very complicated watches. And you have to keep those on a winder.
Hi Steve,
Yah, makes sense. Seems like all of the watches I usually look at are autos. Are there a lot of hand winders in the under $1000 range or are they more like the omega and rolex range?
I haven't put any of my watches on a winder yet. Maybe I will regret it in 5 yrs from now but right now I am in the no need for a winder group. However, since my knowledge is pretty limited I may be wrong.
grahak2 wrote:Seems like all of the watches I usually look at are autos. Are there a lot of hand winders in the under $1000 range or are they more like the omega and rolex range?
Automatics are by far the most popular mechanicals these days. A lot of my watches date from a time when manual was more the norm, and a couple even pre-date the automatics! I'm a vintage collector really.
My only modern hand-winder is a Nomos, a bit more than the figure you mention, and I'm not sure if you would go for the style. Also worth looking up Steinhart and Stowa, as they do some handwinders. And if you can get hold of one the CW C9 FLE (2011) is hand-wound.
Thinking Omega, the Speedmaster Moon Watch is of course hand wound!
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grahak2 wrote:Seems like all of the watches I usually look at are autos. Are there a lot of hand winders in the under $1000 range or are they more like the omega and rolex range?
Automatics are by far the most popular mechanicals these days. A lot of my watches date from a time when manual was more the norm, and a couple even pre-date the automatics! I'm a vintage collector really.
My only modern hand-winder is a Nomos, a bit more than the figure you mention, and I'm not sure if you would go for the style. Also worth looking up Steinhart and Stowa, as they do some handwinders. And if you can get hold of one the CW C9 FLE (2011) is hand-wound.
Thinking Omega, the Speedmaster Moon Watch is of course hand wound!
Hi Steve,
I checked out the Nomos watches. They look nice. I was looking at Stowa and Steinhart before getting my CW watch. And a Omega would be a watch to get someday.
Indeed this para in the CW manuals is far from clear. What is says is that you're trying to avoid a problem of "advancing beyond the desired date". With some of my own CWs, I find that when in data-changing position 2, it can sometimes be difficult to get the date-changing mechanism to disengage just by going back to position 1 and then trying to screw down the crown - result is that the date advances while screwing it down. If it's being difficult in this way, then pulling out to position 3 is just a way to definitely disengage the date mechanism. It's not something I'd bother doing routinely - more often just a bit of 'jiggling' of the crown in position 1 is enough to disengage the date mechanism and return to 'manual winding' mode.
Indeed this para in the CW manuals is far from clear. What is says is that you're trying to avoid a problem of "advancing beyond the desired date". With some of my own CWs, I find that when in data-changing position 2, it can sometimes be difficult to get the date-changing mechanism to disengage just by going back to position 1 and then trying to screw down the crown - result is that the date advances while screwing it down. If it's being difficult in this way, then pulling out to position 3 is just a way to definitely disengage the date mechanism. It's not something I'd bother doing routinely - more often just a bit of 'jiggling' of the crown in position 1 is enough to disengage the date mechanism and return to 'manual winding' mode.
i have a modern handwinder that was a little over $1k (don't know exactly what my wife paid for it, it was a gift, but she said she paid less than retail, thank god).
i enjoy the experience of winding it in the mornings. i wasn't sure i would. it does help that it's no date, which means i don't have to bother with that (which is fine, i never use the date feature to see what day it is on any of my watches).
gwells wrote:i have a modern handwinder that was a little over $1k (don't know exactly what my wife paid for it, it was a gift, but she said she paid less than retail, thank god).
i enjoy the experience of winding it in the mornings. i wasn't sure i would. it does help that it's no date, which means i don't have to bother with that (which is fine, i never use the date feature to see what day it is on any of my watches).
Hi gwells,
Yah, that is a sweet watch!
I also could understand you enjoy winding it in the morning. I think I would too.
About the date comment. I have 1 watch without the date and 2 with. I mostly just check the date on the computer, so yah I don't think a date is necessary for me either.