WATCH POP

I have 3 automatic watches I wear in rotation, usually (Omega Seamaster AT, JLC Master Control and Blancpain Leman). Sometimes I just want to wear one more than the other and the unworn watches run down and need rewinding when worn again. Is there anything wrong with doing this, or should I be using a watch winder to keep them wound between wearings. I really hate the thought of another gadget I have to deal with, and would really rather not, but if I should be .... I'd appreciate your advice.

Jay When your watch gets out of order you have a choice of two things to do: throw it in the fire or take it to the watch-tinker. The former is the quickest. -MT "...watches run down and need rewinding when worn again. Is there anything wrong with doing this, or should I be using a watch winder to keep them wound between wearings.."

I don't use one, I just wind the one I need and that's it. personally I employ a young lad to wind my watches when he's not sweeping my chimney's ;-) They're just for convenience of storing for longer periods without wearing/moving them, especially for watches with complications like date, moon phase, perpetual calendars etc. that might be a pain in the neck to re-set if it winds down.

Your watch will be just fine without a winder, with the possible exception that screwdown crowns and tubes might incur *slightly* more wear over time from being opened/closed more frequently, but even that is a nearly negligible amount of wear to a parts that are inexpensively replaced and inspected/tested during any competent service.

If you want to be able to not wear one watch all week and then put it on Saturday morning without winding/setting, get a winder. If you can deal with the slight inconvenience, skip the winder and put the money toward your next watch. ;)

-r "Mechanical watches are so brilliantly unnecessary. Any Swatch or Casio keeps better time, and high-end contemporary Swiss watches are priced like small cars. But mechanical watches partake of what my friend John Clute calls the Tamagotchi Gesture. They're pointless in a peculiarly needful way; they're comforting precisely because they require tending." - WG
How old is my vintage Omega? - Omega Serial Numbers by Year
Every night, before I go to bed, I built a ritual were I wind the "boys" up and give them a quick swipe with a cloth.
Several turns of the crown, by hand, isn't too hard on me as far as physical effort goes. Now that is some excellent and sound advice for one to follow.

Good one Rrryan! **Speedmaster Professional-3570.50** **Speedmaster Professional Moonphase-3576.50** According to its maker it takes 14 months to make 195 individual parts and 80 hand operations to assemble. When finished it was apparent it was 50 years ahead of its time. It is currently undergoing modifications to handle even more extreme conditions and temperature variations: Omega Speedmaster Professional source: Omega The following link to AWCI will help you find a Certified Watchmaker/Repair Facility in your area:http://www.watch-clock-makers.org/ "One more thing! Your assignment tonight is strategic. You can't give the enemy a break. Send them to Hell! John Wayne: "The Longest Day" Since there is only an escape of energy when an object breaks down/dies. There is no end to the universe, only a continuation in a another form. Of course, the soul heads elsewhere. "MECO"Answer: