The Watches Thread

[mik]

I really want a manual winding watch, I don't even know why. I think maybe it's something old school and mechanical in an ever more digitised world... must be getting old.

Sometimes it is nice to just listen to the gentle ticking....

Autos are better - you can still manually wind if you wish.

[duncs500]

I really want a manual winding watch, I don't even know why. I think maybe it's something old school and mechanical in an ever more digitised world... must be getting old.

Get the Speedmaster Professional

It is nice, but you can get a lot of Lotus bits for that!

[Jobbo]

I really want a manual winding watch, I don't even know why. I think maybe it's something old school and mechanical in an ever more digitised world... must be getting old.

Get the Speedmaster Professional

What Alex said. If you want a manual winding watch you need to get one which is in some way better for being manual rather than automatic winding. The Speedy Pro is exactly that; the automatic versions are just not the watch which went to the moon.

ETA: there's a massive price variation for Speedy Pros, depending on which special edition it might be (and some are very lovely indeed). But this one looks like it was a good value buy; 2016 standard model for £2,400: https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/7026663901?iid=143636010792

[Alex_]

The list price of the Speedy Pro have slowly creeped up while the watch has stayed the same mechanically, which is not a bad thing. However, Omega will be putting a new co-axial movement inside the standard Pro Moonwatch this year (covid have delayed things) so prices are likely to increase again. If you're buying a new one, never pay full retail for a Pro. Always ask for discount, at least 15% off, even at high street shops like Goldsmiths etc..

[duncs500]

I really want a manual winding watch, I don't even know why. I think maybe it's something old school and mechanical in an ever more digitised world... must be getting old.

Get the Speedmaster Professional

What Alex said. If you want a manual winding watch you need to get one which is in some way better for being manual rather than automatic winding.

I get what you're saying, but if you're just going to get something 'better' then would you buy any of them? Might as well just buy a nice looking quartz and have done with it in that case.

[Rich B]

Get the Speedmaster Professional

What Alex said. If you want a manual winding watch you need to get one which is in some way better for being manual rather than automatic winding.

I get what you're saying, but if you're just going to get something 'better' then would you buy any of them? Might as well just buy a nice looking quartz and have done with it in that case.

buy a watch that’s actually the more accurate and reliable method for telling the time?! Inconceivable!

[duncs500]

What Alex said. If you want a manual winding watch you need to get one which is in some way better for being manual rather than automatic winding.

I get what you're saying, but if you're just going to get something 'better' then would you buy any of them? Might as well just buy a nice looking quartz and have done with it in that case.

buy a watch that’s actually the more accurate and reliable method for telling the time?! Inconceivable!

Just like a dual clutch gearbox is better at changing gear than a human arm and manual gearbox.

[duncs500]

The world would be pretty boring if everybody just chose the most efficient and cost effective option.

[mik]

What do you own just now Duncs?

[duncs500]

What do you own just now Duncs?

A shitty Seiko , I'd love a nice watch, but there's clearly other things I want more!

Watches are a bit like motorbikes in that way, I enjoy reading stuff about them, but when it comes to the prospect of owning one, I never quite make it and tell myself "someday".

[Jobbo]

Get the Speedmaster Professional

What Alex said. If you want a manual winding watch you need to get one which is in some way better for being manual rather than automatic winding.

I get what you're saying, but if you're just going to get something 'better' then would you buy any of them? Might as well just buy a nice looking quartz and have done with it in that case.

'Better' not in the sense of being better at telling the time, of course That would be madness.

But if you want a mechanical watch, an automatic will give you all the ticking and mechanical joy of a manual wind without the need to get hands on every day just to keep it running. If you want a manual winder, it's got to offer something over and above a standard mechanical watch which happens not to wind automatically. The Speedy does that; an automatic winder doesn't work in zero gravity, hence the Speedy being a good watch for going to the moon

ETA: frankly I couldn't be arsed with having to wind a watch every day. I have a dozen or so automatics and when I wear one, I wear it for a week or two at a time so it doesn't stop. If I had a manual wind, I'd put it back in the case when it wound down and wear another one instead, so it wouldn't get much use.

[Mito Man]

Wait are we justifying a watch on the basis that it’s more useful when in zero gravity?

[duncs500]

Wait are we justifying a watch on the basis that it’s more useful when in zero gravity?

Maybe as a family heirloom in a few generations when humans become a multiplanetary species it will come in very useful.

[Jobbo]

Wait are we justifying a watch on the basis that it’s more useful when in zero gravity?

No, it's the fact that it has a reason for existing which makes it special.

[mik]

[mention]duncs500[/mention] If you really are after a hand-winder as opposed to an auto, there is one in the Chris Ward half-price sale that might be a more accessible price?

https://www.christopherward.com/sale/c6 ... B0-VC.html

[duncs500]

I quite like it [mention]mik[/mention] , but I'm in saving mode now, so no lavish expenditure for a while.

[Pete_]

@duncs500 If you really are after a hand-winder as opposed to an auto, there is one in the Chris Ward half-price sale that might be a more accessible price?

https://www.christopherward.com/sale/c6 ... B0-VC.html

That's actually a very good looking watch!

[John]

I've never owned a Christopher Ward watch but I nabbed a C7 Rapide in the sale so looking forward to receiving it.

[mik]

Good stuff.

The big-cost brands don’t really grab me. I have a C11 and a C1000 (Cockpit ed). Great value imho.

[Richard]

I really want a manual winding watch, I don't even know why. I think maybe it's something old school and mechanical in an ever more digitised world... must be getting old.

I enjoy winding my watch. I think it makes me appreciate the watch a bit more, and appreciate the mechanical bits inside