batteryless-watches

[jano]

Hello 🙂

I'm sure there are several of you here who have good taste in them watches like Patek Philipe, Rolex, Breitling, etc. I don't know too much about them, however, I received a Breitling watch for graduation several years ago.. it is of a Hong Kong Royal Air Force variety.

The thing works great, looks pretty good, but if I don't wear it just one day, I have to wind the blasted thing up again. Is there some sort of trick to getting these things to last longer than one day? Or is that part of the "joy" of having a batteryless watch?

🙂
Jano

 

[bob cole]

Is there some sort of trick to getting these things to last longer than one day?
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yes, you have to wear it...On automatic watches like yours, the motion of your wrist keeps the rotor inside moving...You could try winding it when you remove it...that's what I do with my old Rolex and it lasts about a day without wearing it...I hesitate to say that you could strap it to your ankle while sleeping...regards, bob

 

[jano]

Thanks. Yeah, sometimes, when I know I'm not going to wear it, I swing my arm up and down for a minute to get the thing going, but I don't always remember doing this. I don't like winding it because I I've ripped my nails more than once (I play classical guitar) on the thing. It does last through the night, but often stops part-way into the next day if I don't wear it. *shrug*

Jano

 

[SteveM(PA)]

Try an ebay search for "watch winder." There are a number of these things, they are simply watch cases that rotate. I know how you feel jano, I'm a steel-string finger picker and very protective of my nails 🙂

 

[jano]

I know how you feel jano, I'm a steel-string finger picker and very protective of my nails 🙂

😱 wouldn't steel strings wear down the nails quickly if you play a lot?

Edit: By the way that watch winder thing on ebay is perfect! But what a load of hooey on the fleabay.. shipping/handling is 5 times the price of the product!

 

[Nick R.]

Watch winders are fairly common. Try http://www.timezone.com/ a good site for hobbyists and collectors. One reason not to wind the watch by hand is that everytime you pull out the crown you allow dust to enter the casing.

 

[back alley]

seiko kinetic...

 

[jano]

seiko kinetic...

pfffft. patek philippe 🙂