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M'Bob
·I don’t enjoy wiping my beeehind after pooping but I have to.
You may consider a change in your employees:
Help! I love my Speedy but ...
You may consider a change in your employees:
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robinhook
·I’ve been in preference for manual wind watches since owning my first speedy.
Practically, I start to be aware of the “uncertainties” about whether an automatic watch is fully wond or not... especially when it’s on rotation. With the manual winds, I can be certain to fully wind it at any time. I like that feeling of assurance.
Emotionally, winding is just another way of playing with the watch. I often find myself winding the watch more than once in a day. It’s almost not satisfying enough to just look at my watch when I have a few moments of free time, but to take it off and give it a full wind... that’s enjoyable and satisfying!
Nothing right or wrong, just personal preference to share.
Practically, I start to be aware of the “uncertainties” about whether an automatic watch is fully wond or not... especially when it’s on rotation. With the manual winds, I can be certain to fully wind it at any time. I like that feeling of assurance.
Emotionally, winding is just another way of playing with the watch. I often find myself winding the watch more than once in a day. It’s almost not satisfying enough to just look at my watch when I have a few moments of free time, but to take it off and give it a full wind... that’s enjoyable and satisfying!
Nothing right or wrong, just personal preference to share.
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Kevzep
·I like the winding, part of the routine and fun of the Speedmaster Professional.
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robinhook
·And about the crown guards, I think I got used to it. And the techniques in this video (start at 2:20) seems to be a better way to do it:
Another good thing about the crown guard is that it’s less likely that you hit the end with too much force and damage the stem, since you cannot get a super firm grip. I always worry about that and this makes me feel better.
Another good thing about the crown guard is that it’s less likely that you hit the end with too much force and damage the stem, since you cannot get a super firm grip. I always worry about that and this makes me feel better.
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Togri v. 2.0
··Wow! Custom title... coolDon’t be sorry, we all have opinions.
Nowhere was I complaining, I was just asking for peoples thoughts. I prefer a case without the crown guards. As to wiping ones arse, get a bidet 😉
I have never tried one myself but a friend of mine bought a house that has a bidet. When I used his toilet I considered trying it but I decided it would be too weird 😵💫
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blufinz52
··Hears dead people, not watch rotors.Let's just put it out there...gpssti4 is a girly man. He needs to listen to Arnold.
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STANDY
··schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector😎
Went on a work trip to Japan. You gotta try it....👍👍😎😎👍👍
I have never tried one myself but a friend of mine bought a house that has a bidet. When I used his toilet I considered trying it but I decided it would be too weird 😵💫
Went on a work trip to Japan. You gotta try it....👍👍😎😎👍👍
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thevespabandit
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I'm pretty sure there's a place for both...
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gpssti4
·I have never tried one myself but a friend of mine bought a house that has a bidet. When I used his toilet I considered trying it but I decided it would be too weird 😵💫
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chiswick
·After admiring the Speedmaster range of watches for a long while I bought my Speedy new in 2014. As we all do, I loved it, but there was just something that wasn’t quite right.
Eventually i realised that I was used to autos - most of my Omegas are Seamasters which auto-wind. I find the crown guards obtrusive when winding.
So, I have a dilemma. Do I sell and buy a FOIS, or keep it and learn to love it (once wound and on my wrist it’s ‘oh yeah baby’”?
Additionally I have just purchased a Mitsukoshi dial (no hands) that I’m going to have built into one or other. Do I keep the Speedy standard and play with a FOIS or what?
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Togri v. 2.0
··Wow! Custom title... cool
Well according to @bludonz52, if you get the temperature and pressure just right it’s like a thousand kittens nibbling at your rim.
I am not quite sure about this thread drift, if I like it or not. Kittens nibbling at my rim... I feel like this belong in a whoooole other forum (of which I am not a member of course 😁)
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chiswick
·Try not to be my usual flippant self here, more on a serious note, my only reservations of my speedy, I acknowledge there are not the easiest watch to wind with the crown guard ( no problem if you have young and nimble fingers) however as we all grow older it could become a problem ( arthritis in fingers) not to mention getting a little forgetful as in winding each day. So perhaps a automatic could be a better choice.
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Kevzep
·I take mine off to wind it. I am not really understanding why people are saying they are difficult to wind? Seems easy enough to me....
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jspaxton
·If the astronauts can wind these watches so can We! Bring it on Omega
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rudagger
·I am sorry if I sound like a dick but seriously... $#$€$###... winding takes 20 seconds every other day. If this is a problem for a person I guess that person will face some serious challenges in other parts of life. I don’t enjoy wiping my beeehind after pooping but I have to. And I spend far more time doing that than winding my Speedy. Yet I do not complain.
I can't believe how some people feel that there is only 1 right opinion. I'd prefer automatic. I bought a Speedmaster because in total , it was my favourite watch. However fi the same watch were available in automatic (or maybe even quartz), I probably would have gone that way.
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c2500
·Given the size that Omega's automatic movements are going, I'm happy the speedy is still manual.
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zeiter
·I take mine off to wind it. I am not really understanding why people are saying they are difficult to wind? Seems easy enough to me....
My AD and at least two watchmakers that have helped me over the years suggest that watches should always be removed from the wrist to be wound to avoid side-loads on the stem, gaskets, gears. Also: I think the winding technique shown in the video, above, is pretty tough on the stem.
Agreed - how "tough" can it be to gently grasp the crown with one's thumb and index finger while gently giving it about twenty turns a day..??
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robinhook
·My AD and at least two watchmakers that have helped me over the years suggest that watches should always be removed from the wrist to be wound to avoid side-loads on the stem, gaskets, gears. Also: I think the winding technique shown in the video, above, is pretty tough on the stem.
Agreed - how "tough" can it be to gently grasp the crown with one's thumb and index finger while gently giving it about twenty turns a day..??
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dan99
·sell it its been 5y and your'e not liking; i see no reason to keep it.
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