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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: FitnessFrenzy on December 08, 2019, 02:43:03 AM
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I tried to Google it, but I am still confused. An automatic watch like this, does it get power from the movement on your wrist?
And can wou wind it up to give it more spring / "battery" life?
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yes...self winding watches have a off center weight that spin as you go through your day and keeps the watch wound.
Some collectors have a stand that they put their self winding watch on at night and it slowly turns over and over to completely wind the watch.
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No extra charge...
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leave it off for a day and it stops...
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leave it off for a day and it stops...
My sea dweller can stay off the wrist and stay running for almost 3 days thanks to the 70 hour power reserve, if I wind it up once a week to full wind anyways.If not full wind it will go about 2 days.
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My sea dweller can stay off the wrist and stay running for almost 3 days thanks to the 70 hour power reserve, if I wind it up once a week to full wind anyways.If not full wind it will go about 2 days.
I bought a Weird Ape (only £200) it stops after a day, I didnt know it was a winding watch when I bought it, almost phoned them to say the battery had gone... ;D
(https://www.mcneilsjewellers.co.uk/images/products/1538479225-99364600.jpg)
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I bought a Weird Ape (only £200) it stops after a day, I didnt know it was a winding watch when I bought it, almost phoned them to say the battery had gone... ;D
(https://www.mcneilsjewellers.co.uk/images/products/1538479225-99364600.jpg)
Hahaha yeah I bought my wife an automatic watch years ago and she thought it needed a new battery or broke too.
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I bought a nice Omega Seamaster automatic and it was so nice I never wore it because I was afraid of scratching it.
Went out and bought a Eddie Bauer Citizen Solar powered watch made of titanium that never needs winding/batteries and will take a beating and last a lifetime.
Sold the Seamaster.
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think I will get one of these:
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Never needs winding...
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Melbourne_sundial_at_Flagstaff_Gardens.JPG/1200px-Melbourne_sundial_at_Flagstaff_Gardens.JPG)
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I bought a nice Omega Seamaster automatic and it was so nice I never wore it because I was afraid of scratching it.
Went out and bought a Eddie Bauer Citizen Solar powered watch made of titanium that never needs winding/batteries and will take a beating and last a lifetime.
Sold the Seamaster.
just dont leave it in a drawer... it will stop..
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In May 1945, when Russians "located" burn bodies of Adolf Hitler & Eva Braun, there was no burn watches ;)
Mr.Her Fuhrer was wearing nice wrist watch 24/7
Now we knew that this charming couple never died in Berlin '45 ;D
+ A.H. Iron Cross from WW1 was missing too :D
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When I replaced my last self winding watch, I went with solar. Works great.
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It works automatically
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People still wear watches?
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People still wear watches?
Old timers, like me, sometimes do. It's more habit than anything. What's weird is that I check the time on it pretty often.
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People still wear watches?
I dont have a personal mobile phone, just one they gave me for work
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I dont have a personal mobile phone, just one they gave me for work
Aspera is my favourite brand, water proof, heavy metal bolted & good 4 whacking heads ;D
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I tried to Google it, but I am still confused. An automatic watch like this, does it get power from the movement on your wrist?
And can wou wind it up to give it more spring / "battery" life?
Yes it self winds with the movement of your wrist by a simple counter weight although you can also manually wind it up as well. It will only wind up to a certain point
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Yes it self winds with the movement of your wrist by a simple counter weight although you can also manually wind it up as well. It will only wind up to a certain point
This is the Seiko watch I replaced with the Seiko solar. The solar is thinner, which I prefer. Costwise they're about the same.
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take them off before you go on pornhub . you will overwind them.
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think I will get one of these:
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Don't..its a piece of shit. Thing loses about 2 minutes a day in time...you'll be resetting it all the time
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take them off before you go on pornhub . you will overwind them.
;D Now that! That's what I call writing. Excellent, sir.
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I bought a nice Omega Seamaster automatic and it was so nice I never wore it because I was afraid of scratching it.
Went out and bought a Eddie Bauer Citizen Solar powered watch made of titanium that never needs winding/batteries and will take a beating and last a lifetime.
Sold the Seamaster.
I wouldn't count on the Citizen solar lasting a lifetime. Mine lasted about 16 years.
My Omega Seamaster GMT, however, is going strong after 15 years.
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1889/5061/products/OMEGA-Seamaster-300M-2234-50-00-10-10-OME-P2S7RB-17502b741061_430b6c60-c982-4599-b161-4c0d3d3a8527_1024x1024@2x.jpg?v=1575559366)
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Old timers, like me, sometimes do. It's more habit than anything. What's weird is that I check the time on it pretty often.
I figured you would have a pocket watch.
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I figured you would have a pocket watch.
In addition to time keeping, a watch is a piece of jewelry....decoration if you will....Whether on the wrist or in your vest pocket...
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I figured you would have a pocket watch.
I would if you buy it for me.
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In addition to time keeping, a watch is a piece of jewelry....decoration if you will....Whether on the wrist or in your vest pocket...
I have several watches both pocket and wrist ranging in age from new to 100+ years old. Timepieces can be timeless in style. I like watches.
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:)
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I would if you buy it for me.
I actually have one! ;D I think the look men from the late 1800's had is pretty cool.