Best habits for manual watch winding?

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Came that way from the seller, so please enlighten me. What should it have?
That quite depends on your lug width. My understanding is that the US military no longer routinely issues watches but makes some available for purchase. Historically, they were all 16mm, but 20mm is now common as well. Marathon makes GI-approved watches and they have GI-approved straps. Perhaps the easiest way to find those is from Amazon:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J2E1HCU/

Some GI watches were made with 18mm lug width but were supplied with 16mm straps, which is no fun. Maratac makes the entire gamut of colors and widths, though they are not official issue.

https://countycomm.com/products/maratac-mil-series-bands

You can also find various sellers of this style on eBay but quality varies. I know Marathon and Maratac (similar name, not the same) make good quality stuff.
 
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That quite depends on your lug width. My understanding is that the US military no longer routinely issues watches but makes some available for purchase. Historically, they were all 16mm, but 20mm is now common as well.

Some GI watches were made with 18mm lug width but were supplied with 16mm straps, which is no fun. Maratac makes the entire gamut of colors and widths, though they are not official issue.

Thank you, with those links I see the difference now.
 
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@SkunkPrince .... but the original PHOENIX nato is still the most comfy i know so for me it's the ONLY to wear
My experience is Maratac is much more comfortable, but whatever you like is fine. 😀
 
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Or a 1950s Bergeon version of an electric watch winder? Better suited to wrist watches than pocket watches. It has a calibrated clutch which stops the turning spindle when the watch is fully wound.

 
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Is that real??? Wow. Never seen such a thing.

Real? How would I fake such a thing? Of course it is real! It came to me on a barter from a friend whose late grandfather was a watchmaker/jeweller in Regina, Saskatchewan. He closed his shop in the late 1950s. The motor is started by pressing the watch toward the motor to close the switch. The rubber spindle grips the crown, and winding happens. The calibrated clutch begins to slip when the watch is fully wound! Every watch collector should have one. 😀