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[Question] What's this knob for? Looks uncomfortable. (alien.top)
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[–] Palimpsest0@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

What sort of watch is it? Generally a toothed crown on the back is for winding and/or setting. Quite a few "backset" watches have been made over the years. I have a few different watches with this feature. It's not uncomforable. If that's a quartz watch, I would guess the crown is for setting and numbered bit is a sticker, there to show when the battery was replaced, or when it's due, and is probably in months. If jt's not a quartz watch, I have no idea what the numbered sticker would be.