Another 3861 movement question

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If this has been addressed before, sorry, but is it better to keep it wound and running all the time, or just wind and set it on the days I wear it? My automatics are on a winder so that's easy.
 
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Sure, no need to wind it, but you never know when the urge kicks in and if the watch is wound, you can just grab it and wear it! I sometimes change the watch during the day 馃榾
 
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Sure, no need to wind it, but you never know when the urge kicks in and if the watch is wound, you can just grab it and wear it! I sometimes change the watch during the day 馃榾
Plus I'm ocd about those things.
 
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I go as far to pull the crown when I put it back in the box to avoid additional usage.
 
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I go as far to pull the crown when I put it back in the box to avoid additional usage.

That allows moisture ingress.
 
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I go as far to pull the crown when I put it back in the box to avoid additional usage.
But it should be able to run 7+ years continuously before needing a service, this doesn't really prolong the interval.
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I'd keep it wound, it can't hurt it.
And it's cool to look in the watch box and see all of them at the same time within a few seconds.
 
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Maybe it would be worth considering that if your watch rotation allows a particular watch to rest a couple of days, then NOT keeping it wound could prolong the service interval from 7 years to something like 10. This is my opinion, take it with a grain of salt.
 
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I don't have it serviced unless it's broken. Costs the same since they totally go through it whether it needs it or not. But 4 are under warranty for several more years anyway.
 
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No need to wind it if you're not going to wear it.