Opinion on 7-10 Day Manual vs Automatic movements & Power Reserve meters

[Zed Homme]

I own both variants, a 7 day automatic and an 8 day manual. Both watches have a power reserve indicator. My conclusions are exactly the opposite of yours.

Generally, I only worry about the remaining running time as I put the watch on. A quick glance at the time will tell me if a watch is still running (saving me the trouble of setting it). Therefore, if I put on the automatic, I dont care how many hours are left simply because I know that by wearing that piece, I'll be "winding" it over the course of my day.

With the manual wind, its a little different. The watch may still be running but I want to know for how much longer. Will it stop during the course of my day? A quick glance at the PR indicator will let me know.

FWIW I dont really care to set my watches or wind them. That being said, manual wind watches tend to be a little more accurate than their automatic peers, hence (IMHO) their appeal. Having an 8 day manual movement means I dont have to wind the watch as often as a manual wind with a 40 or 50 hour power reserve.