Watches

I'm afraid to admit this, in fear that I'll get flamed by the community, but I too don't wind my (albeit, automatic) watches. Nor do I use my watch to tell the time; as I still take a second or two to tell the time reading an analogue watch. I also switch my watches in and out too frequently for the power reserves to hold up.

So, perhaps in the past year or two, I've just stopped setting my watches all together. I just don't see the point.

Nope, I don't wind mine unless I'm going to wear it. It never goes more than a week or so without being wound, but it's not a daily obsession.

If I’m wearing one of mine, I’m gonna wind it. My brain wouldn’t let me not do it.

You won’t get callouses on the tips until you wind your watches like a man -Ron

I saw some time ago a post with a photo of three guys wrists wearing rolex daytonas at a wedding and one was showing different time. It was OP's wrist who after the backlash posted that he does not care, he was wearing the watch as a bracelet, unwound, and not to read the time because he was filthy rich.

I thought 'what an utter douchebag' then.

I still think that it is ridiculous now.

Unless a watch has a reason for being dead at a certain time, I would definitely wind my watches. If one stops working I'll grab another and try and fix it myself, service it, or sell it for parts.

I can't imagine winding a watch would ever in a million years hurt the skin on your fingers....

For me the manual winding is half the fun, I enjoy it.

I wouldn’t do this personally but nothing wrong with it imho. Def an interesting approach

Watches are just jewelry so I don't think it's a big deal

The wanting to protect the skin on your fingers comes off as a pretentious douche or a troll post

Welp, see ya in the other sub

I always set the time. But there’s one watch I have where the date can only be changed by going all the way through the time each day. So if it’s the 22nd and the date on the watch says 25, you’re looking at 50+ dial rotations to get it right. Needless to say, the date is very often wrong on that one.

I like watches, not bracelets. If I have to wind and set a watch, it's a pleasure.

I have many manual wind watches and I rotate between them quite often. I do agree having to wind them everyday can be a bit tiring.

You can try winding them a few times to last the 10 to 12 hours I'll have them on any given day. Rather then winding them to the full power reserve every time.

Wtf. Wind your watch. Set the time. The end.

Attention all the losers who downvoted my original post ( yet here you are commenting on it ) and all the losers who will downvote this one: everything you like, and everything you do, I liked and did 5 years ago. Clowns.

Sometimes i worry that im kinda wimpy these days, then some silly fool posts out loud wondering about damaging his dainty little fingertips winding a fucking watch. Christ.

I just got all my watches back from the bank safe and set them in just 8 minutes. I have 22 watches with some of them being perpetual and annual calendars. It really is not that big of a deal

You know there are watchwinders for manual watches too ? They are more expensive then regular winders but I’m guessing it’s no problem for someone who’s fingers hurt from the crown

Well, I’ll give you that, this is unpopular. I guess I’ll give you a reluctant upvote…

I downvoted before I knew he liked to and did in fact set his watch 5 years ago. Wish I could take that back