5 Things to Know About Mechanical Watches

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In this video we cover 5 things to consider before buying your first mechanical watch like their accuracy, if you need a watch winder (hint, you don't), the sweeping second hand and more.

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[ChronometerCheck]

What else would you suggest to someone who is considering buying their first mechanical watch?

[sidewinded]

a good rule of thumb is to put some wind in the watch every few weeks to keep the oil nice and smooth. Watch winders aren’t necessary but preventative maintenance like monthly winds sure help

[bletwort]

I love quartz watch.

I have an automatic Seiko and I have set it every time I pick it up. Eventually I stopped bothering and wore it as an accessory. I used my phone to tell time. Then I bought a quartz Casio watch and fell in love with watches.

[SiddyBoy]

The sweeping second hand is the best reason to get a mechanical watch

[henkdeklapsteen]

Bought a watch winder because looks fucking sick, it was only 30$

[rbmwiv]

I have been messing with watches for about 40 years and I have all my watches well regulated and the most accurate one I have at the moment loses a half a second a month. It took me a month to regulate it. First on the timegrapher then wore it and fine tuned it and I am very pleased with the results. My closest one gains 3 seconds and month. Most of my mechanical watches are more accurate than cheap quartz watches. Like one quartz gains .2 seconds a day which is 6 seconds a month but I have some really nice quartz and they are still dead on after a year. But luckily I do my own work so when one needs a service then I will service it.

[Jorj]

i mean if your mechanical watch is an inexpensive Seiko 5, the service cost won't gonna be that high. for my personal example, the average price for a movement cleaning and overhaul service is only around $30 USD here in Indonesia

[tynchytemper]

I wind my automatics at the beginning and the middle of each month if they haven't been in my latest rotation.

[joenobody]

Not a big time watch guru but there's just something about a mechanical watch i have a relic skeleton automatic being able to see it working is so cool not saying ill never get a quartz watch but if it comes in both I'm going for the mechanical version

[uckBayNguyen]

I remember Dad asking me to wind his Longines for him every few days. I thought it was the coolest thing winding a watch can keep it going for days. Today, I wind my Hamilton mechanical with the same enthusiasm

[gusflores]

So what happens if you don't use it for a week? Will it start working again when you put it on?

I'm thinking about getting the Citizen
Tsuyousa, but I've never had an automatic watch.

[abdullahal-shimri]

I’ve been wearing my Tissot for 20 years and it never needed servicing. Works like brand new.

[mutant]

I just really like the symbiodic idea of "I tell you the time if you give me energy" ❤

[billyyank]

Even with wind-up watches, just wind it every morning when you put it on and it's fine.

[sealofthesea]

I saw a seagul 1963, that’s my personal favorite!

[mustafamasood]

A Lot of newbies don't know these facts and ppl just expect everyone to know bout em

[fornneyjamin]

Thanks for the info. I have to rethink bout getting automatic watch. The 1 I'm using now is cheap discounted fossil that use seiko quartz movement.

[nickinportland]

Facts. You only need the winder if you have a watch that’s a pain in the ass to reset. Or if you like wear ten watches a week. I don’t wear my nice watch all the time but it’s not a big deal to wind it every now and then. Old Rolex’s with dates like mine can take a long time to set.

[Jabzor]

Bought my mechanical watch before the pandemic for $400, still works perfect and a rarely have to rewind the spring.

[nivok]

So the cheap quartz watches are better than the expensive mechanical watches in the one thing watches are supposed to do:
telling time accurately
😅

I can accept that in a mechanical watch where I can actually see the mechanics move, since this looks absolutely awesome but if it's a watch where you can't see the movements I don't really see the point in an expensive mechanical watch 🤷🏻‍♂️