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What's the allure to having to wind a $20k watch?
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Canuck
·This was my $20k + manual winder. I say WAS because I have sold it.
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03Hemi
·I like manual winding watches. I recall reading that manual wind watches need you. Well ... I need them too.
I'm the same way about the firearms collection. Yeah, while I've got semi-automatic everything bolt-action, lever-action, slide-action rifles and revolvers are satisfying to me.
Me too, JwRosenthal. Most gratifying and effective shave.
It's gotta be a book too. No Kindle need apply.
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JwRosenthal
·Yes, all except one.
I listen to 99% analog at home, over 5k LP’s and not a micro-chip in my systems (other than the power conditioner and the CD players that live off to the side- rarely used). I am old enough to have lived when the old tech was king, but young enough to have been part of the digital revolution.
Some love new tech, some love old- I tend to enjoy the slower more mechanical processes as I feel a greater and more deliberate connection with my life experience- however small.
Any chance I get to slow things down- I take.
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Canuck
·My hobby car is a four-speed, manual, floor shift. I have more stem winders in my watch collection than I have automatics. I also use a razor, shaving brush, and shaving mug. I guess that all makes me a troglodyte.
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03Hemi
·Well, you know pilots ......... 😉
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JohnnyRocket
·The act of taking a moment to wind up your favourite watch is a brief moment to maybe take in the beauty of the day. I usually look out to see the early morning twilight as the stars fade away, to just enjoy the moment. As I age you come to appreciate being on the right side of the grass...so to speak. Each day is a an opportunity and yes a gift.
So...as much as I dislike resetting my Explorer 2 it is first and foremost a brief moment to be thankful and note the continuous passage of time.
So...as much as I dislike resetting my Explorer 2 it is first and foremost a brief moment to be thankful and note the continuous passage of time.
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03Hemi
·My favorite shooters are my revolvers (when at the range I shoot single action), long guns are bolt action and over/under only for trap & skeet.
I listen to 99% analog at home, over 5k LP’s and not a micro-chip in my systems (other than the power conditioner and the CD players that live off to the side- rarely used). I am old enough to have lived when the old tech was king, but young enough to have been part of the digital revolution.
Some love new tech, some love old- I tend to enjoy the slower more mechanical processes as I feel a greater and more deliberate connection with my life experience- however small.
Any chance I get to slow things down- I take.
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JwRosenthal
·I used to collect revolvers, but I like big bore and those suckers are too painful to shoot in a revolver, but I get the fascination with a finely tuned revolver. Not to mention, revolvers are real pain it the ass to take apart, automatics are way easier to tear apart and reassemble.
And I have to say, I love the zen of gun cleaning- and the smell of Hoppes.
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Evitzee
·I have an extra hassle in my life. Every morning when I walk into my study I have to 1) push the button on my AP desk perpetual calendar to advance to the current day (maybe 2 seconds lost), and 2) put my watch on. About 1/2 of my watches are manual so half the time I have to spend another 15 seconds or so to wind it. Whew, the effort is killing me. I've never even thought about this when deciding if a watch enters the collection. Surprised anyone would even think about this issue as a hassle. There are 86,400 seconds in a day, if you believe devoting 15 seconds to wind your watch is a real downside in your life you have more serious issues.
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Faz
·I for one miss my winders. They were all vintage watches and none of them were left standing in my collection.
But in retrospect, I've never owned a watch winder for my automatics, so I always had to manually wind my watches when it was time to switch. I struggle with the notion some have that expensive watches "must " be automatics? Or that automatics are perceived as "better" than manual wind?
Cheers,
But in retrospect, I've never owned a watch winder for my automatics, so I always had to manually wind my watches when it was time to switch. I struggle with the notion some have that expensive watches "must " be automatics? Or that automatics are perceived as "better" than manual wind?
Cheers,
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·Agreed- I had a .44 Smith..emphasis on had. 38’s through a Smith model 28- can shoot that all day. Cleaning is like the slow 9/12 “quick set” not ideal but part of the joy ownership.
And I have to say, I love the zen of gun cleaning- and the smell of Hoppes.
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Tony
·My ideal watch would be my Seamaster 300, but manual wind and no date function.
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percymon
·Failing to wind a few of mine has caught me out when wearing them for 3-4 days at a time - DOH ! At least it's saved me a few bucks on watch winders 😉
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Tony
·Some gaffers tape over the date window and rip that rotor off and you’re there! 😉
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Lurk41
·Seems like all very expensive watches should be quartz, as I don't like the idea of having to reset the time when I put on an automatic I have not worn for a few weeks. And forget about automatics with date functions -- they rarely have the correct date unless I spend a ton of time advancing the date wheel. I have no need mess with the time or date on my one quartz watch. All very expensive watches should be like that.
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