My watch addiction......lots of pics!

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Styerman,

You got a couple of nice ones there. I actually prefer Quartz movements but there is something about automatics I like.

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[Zack]

I've recieved quite a few watches recently.  I now have a Luminox Navy Seal, Citizen Chronograph, Victorinox Field Watch, Seiko 6309 Diver, and am getting a Citizen Eco-Diver professional diver here sometime this week.  I also have my dads gold Seiko chrono, but it needs some work, mainly on the water sealing.

[Zed]

some lovely watches there mate, i prefere auto's and i prefer watches with a movement over a quartz , i know there reliable etc, but as you said there is something about a auto/mechanical watch, its almost like it has a little engine, my 6309 keeps great time and i find since ive worn it everyday the time keeping has got even better, my problem was is that i dont like running a mechanical watch down for very long and i got obsessed with winding them up, i had to sell my watches and i just kept the modded 6309 and the accurist  my partner got me 8 years ago, i might get another G-shock though as miss having a good beater for bike rides 

paul 

[ryan1835]

someone care to explain this watch gibberish to me 

whats a quartz movement compared to a movement and autos

[Zed]

someone care to explain this watch gibberish to me 

whats a quartz movement compared to a movement and autos

quartz is powered by a battery , and a mechanical movement is just that, a auto mechanical watch winds itself up as you move, 

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Zed,

I do like them both, just prefer Quartz.......both for the accuracy and the ease of ownership. Auto's are great and I find myself intrigued by them due to their complexity but I find myself constantly having to reset times and dates on many of mine as I let them run down far too often. It wouldn't be bad if I only had one or two auto's but I am up to 6 now and will likely have more on the way in the near future. Rotating them out between my quartz pieces means I got a few that run down every week.

Not that I am complaining as I really like them, just wish I had the money to buy a nice watch case with multiple winders......but those are pricey.

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[ryan1835]

Zed,


Not that I am complaining as I really like them, just wish I had the money to buy a nice watch case with multiple winders......but those are pricey.

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hmm dont buy a new watch for a month or two 

oh wait watches are shinier

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The one I would need costs more than all of my watches combined.....at least for a good quality one. A three watch Orbita winder can run between $1800 - $3000! For that kind of money I'll let mine run down and just deal with the time and date setting everytime I go back to wearing them.  

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[ryan1835]

oh, what does it do to them then? shake them about so they charge or something like that ?

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oh, what does it do to them then? shake them about so they charge or something like that ?

It spins them at a given rate at certain times of the day. On automatic watches they are powered by a coiled spring. The spring is wound up by a free spinning rotor that is attached to the movement. You can see this rotor in my pic below, it's the half circle shaped piece with all the writing on it...............



.......as this rotor spins it's winds the watch. They spin easily and do so through regular arm movement. So as you wear the watch you are actually winding it. Automatic Watch Winders in a way simulate such movement (though they do this in a spinning fashion) and keep your watches wound up while they are not being worn. Most automatics when fully wound only have a power reserve usually between 36 to 48 hours before they wind out.

There are cheaper watch winders out there but I have heard of too many problems with many of them......if I were to spend my money on one I would want one that lasts. But that's where they get pricey.

What makes this a bit easier is the fact that 3 of my automatics also have a manual wind feature like a true old style mechanical. Not only do these particular ones wind up through arm movement but I can also wind them using the crown.

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[ryan1835]

thanks for all the info much appreciated