Automatic Watches - Are you active enough?

[Kevin of Larchmont]

I’ve worn a Rolex off and on for twenty-three years, daily for eighteen of those. I’ve never had one stop from lack of use unless I was wearing another watch for an extended period of time or was perhaps very sick. I never hand-wind unless I am starting one from stopped. These days I keep one or two on winders as I rotate other watches into the mix; I change watches every 1-3 days it seems. I’m in sales and drive a lot, I try to walk the dog every day but can’t always and I hike every weekend in fair weather. While not technically sedentary I am no athlete. In my observation there is no risk that automatic watches could become unserviceable or extinct based on my own limited movement. On the contrary, the awareness of the challenge to keep them moving is part of the fun of owning and wearing automatic watches.