Are manual wind pieces much more delicate?

[Young Connoisseur]

I've been saving for quite a while since I've been back in school and decided on a manual wind after seeing some of Jockes pictures of his Dornblüth and his GO PanoInverse XL but as a fellow WIS told me, I may be silly in this.

I used to have a Daytona but sold it and at the moment only have this Tag, which has a diamond bezel.

My friend thinks I should just get another Rolex before I buy another watch that would be easily damaged.


Are manual winds really THAT much more delicate, though? I know getting the new Explorer II vs a Dornblüth is no comparison but is it really possible through normal wear to do any big bit damage to a manual wind?


Maybe I should just get a SD and save the change to get a manual wind later on..