How do you guys set your watch when your not wearing?

[Lmbeauleap]

Originally Posted by padi56

Dont let a watch or a few seconds out of 86400 in a day rule your life its just a mechanical watch.And even if you only checked it once a week it would be less than a minute fast or slow.

Blahhh....I spend WAY less time on it than having to set my watch a couple times a month

[Wheless]

Originally Posted by padi56

Dont let a watch or a few seconds out of 86400 in a day rule your life its just a mechanical watch.And even if you only checked it once a week it would be less than a minute fast or slow.

Well said.

[Lmbeauleap]

What is the appeal of a mechanical watch if you don't enjoy checking how it keeps time and farting around with it to make it even better? This is why I wanted one and one that worked well. Just get a cheap Invicta if performance is irrelavant.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Lmbeauleap

What is the appeal of a mechanical watch if you don't enjoy checking how it keeps time and farting around with it to make it even better? This is why I wanted one and one that worked well. Just get a cheap Invicta if performance is irrelavant.

Well if you got the patience to spend the time to regulated a movement most of today's mechanical any brand even Invicta, can be made to perform to the COSC spec.Even a mechanical wind Chinese Seagull ST19 that cost just $60 after regulation has perform well inside the COSC spec for the last 5 years but re-regulated a few times.Although I dont check or position any of my watches when not worn,I set them once a week or so.And they will still be within a minute or so either way, and my life today is not run to the fraction of a second and I would doubt if any ones else's is either.

[Lmbeauleap]

Originally Posted by padi56

Well if you got the patience to spend the time to regulated a movement most of today's mechanical any brand or price can be made to perform to the COSC spec.Even a Chinese Seagull ST19 that cost just $60 after regulation has perform well inside the COSC spec for the last 5 years.Although I dont check or position any of my watches when not worn,I set them once a week or so.And they will still be within a minute or so either way, and my life today is not run to the fraction of a second and I would doubt if any ones else's is either.

No I get that but I check mine at the most once a week (usually when one of these threads pop up). My point is with my method I don't even have to take the time to set it, at least for now. I had a Seiko 5 and I quickly lost patience with setting and winding it each day.

I kept track what happened when I rested it different for a couple weeks when I first got it and that was it. No further effort is necessary on my part. Also I know how my particular watch usually works so I'm hoping I'll know pretty quickly when it needs to be serviced.

I imagine the big difference is I only have the one though. My timing is pretty stable because I wear the same one day after day and in the same exact way. I'm guessing I couldn't get such consistent results if I had a nice rotation of watches to wear. Hopefully soon....

[Lagunatic]

Originally Posted by Lmbeauleap

What is the appeal of a mechanical watch if you don't enjoy checking how it keeps time and farting around with it to make it even better? This is why I wanted one and one that worked well. Just get a cheap Invicta if performance is irrelavant.

[1Daytona]

I store my watches vertical with the crown facing upwards. The side facing down is protected by the soft liner in my safe. I don't lay the watches flat because all my watches have bracelets and I want to avoid the casebacks getting scratched.
There is no right or wrong on this, just personal preferences:)

[mrbill2mrbill2]

I take my watch off in to occurrences:

1. To take a shower - don't want soap build up on my bracelet.

2. To switch watches.

In both I do not pay any attention as to how it lays.

[Athas]

I usually put it face up on the brick window sill.

[77T]

Overnight is one thing - just face up somewhere convenient. In rotation - on the Wolfie...

[vintagewaferthin]

I dont have a rolex, but i put my vintage watches flat on their casebacks after i take them off and havent had one problem.

[Annan]

For me it's a matter of checking/playing with accuracy for lack of something better to do at times and admittedly, mixed with a little OCD. I have two Rolexes and my reference source is time.gov.

MY DJ runs +2 seconds/day. After some experimentation and advice gained on TRF I found that resting it straight up (sitting on the 6) overnight makes it lose those 2 seconds.

My Explorer II 16570 loses 2 seconds/day. Resting it flat on its back, dial up, causes a 2 second gain overnight.

[Frosty]

I now put mine in the plastic shipping box to be perfectly safe. I was looking for my Casio G-Shock where I usually put the watch that I am going to wear, by the sink next to my phone. It was not there. I then started looking for it and found it on the floor in the bedroom.

I put it back where it belonged and not much later I found JD, our new kitten with it in his mouth, carrying it into the bedroom. I thought fine, I will just put it in the drawer and close it. Well, he is a Flame Point pound rescue and is very smart. I later walked into the bathroom and he had the closed drawer open about four inches with a paw deep inside. I wonder what he was looking for.

[Lagunatic]

Originally Posted by Frosty

I now put mine in the plastic shipping box to be perfectly safe. I was looking for my Casio G-Shock where I usually put the watch that I am going to wear, by the sink next to my phone. It was not there. I then started looking for it and found it on the floor in the bedroom.

I put it back where it belonged and not much later I found JD, our new kitten with it in his mouth, carrying it into the bedroom. I thought fine, I will just put it in the drawer and close it. Well, he is a Flame Point pound rescue and is very smart. I later walked into the bathroom and he had the closed drawer open about four inches with a paw deep inside. I wonder what he was looking for.

I like your cats.

[Jake B]

I wonder if Steve McQueen rested his watch on a little doiley at night

What you think you're like with your Rolex...





What you REALLY look like...

[TARDIS]

Originally Posted by Jake B

I wonder if Steve McQueen rested his watch on a little doiley at night

What you think you're like with your Rolex...





What you REALLY look like...

That's hilarious! Well done.