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an aspect to keep in mind....

 

Hi everyone..



From a viewing standpoint manual wind movement is less clutter to the eye.  From a service standpoint fewer parts to break and service...  So for some WIS I can see the automatic could go the way of the Do do bird.

As a vintage collector I have done a lot of reading of old marketing materials from watch companies.. One that sticks out in my mind was Rolex and its founder Hans Wilsdorf.  One of the most important aspects in making a daily waterproof wristwatch was the advent of a reliable automatic movement. His thoughts was most of the wear of the crown and screw down tube was from the daily winding of the watch.  With the onset of the automatic movement,  you can set the time and maybe adjust the time once a month or so. 


Just a thought.

Good Hunting

Bill Sohne

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Automatics to disappear by 2015......

 
By: JMan : April 23rd, 2010-14:11
Hello All, Now that I have your attention , a thought has been bothering me for a few days and I thought I would ask for your opinions. It seems that the power reserve on watches have been steadily increasing over the years. 3 days seems like a standard. ... 

Well...

 
By: aaronm : April 23rd, 2010-14:48
I don't think we can really include super-long PR watches in a discussion of "normal" The Lange is about as thick as a tuna-can, and needs a special key to wind it, not to mention the price-tag. The only other >10 day watches are equally weird and expensi... 

i do support...

 
By: aldossari_faisal : April 23rd, 2010-15:57
what you said, and by the way i loved the exact discription of Lange, not all the watch buyrs out there are purists . i mean the ones who operate in that price range. unless the movement of long power reserave price will see a major drop, than thats anoth... 

i agree.....

 
By: JMan : April 24th, 2010-08:12
Hi A, I agree with you that the current long PR watches are not the best looking. But I am sure technology will keep improving....... Do you have all your automatics on a watch winder full time? I do not currently do it since I am under the impression tha... 

No winders at all

 
By: aaronm : April 24th, 2010-17:30
That's why i like the 3,4 or 5 day automatics, they're ready to roll unless I've ignored them for a long time A

I think automatics will continue to be the norm

 
By: 1watch : April 23rd, 2010-18:43
with the availability of winders and most prefering the ease of operation, it's hard to see high power reserve watches become the standard. Outside of people like us, most with discretionary income will likely purchase expensive watches that also require ... 

the CFB calibre comes to mind......

 
By: JMan : April 24th, 2010-08:14
I thought that the new CFB caliber with peripheral rotor really bridged the gap between an automatic and the aesthetics of a manual. J.

Those are all quite exotic.

 
By: mkvc : April 23rd, 2010-21:43
The most common long-running movement is the F. Piguet caliber 11.50 (or whatever the Swatch Group is now calling it) with a four-day power reserve. Even that is a relatively unusual and high-end movement. There are a lot of disadvantages to long power re... 

an aspect to keep in mind....

 
By: Bill Sohne : April 24th, 2010-05:37
Hi everyone.. From a viewing standpoint manual wind movement is less clutter to the eye. From a service standpoint fewer parts to break and service... So for some WIS I can see the automatic could go the way of the Do do bird. As a vintage collector I hav...