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5+years ago, the wristwatches I had stopped working. Both the one I was given for a long ago birthday and the very elegant one I bought in Geneva. Most annoying. I went without for a while but eventually decided I wanted the option of having the time strapped to me again. However, one of my purchasing filters is that I try not to acquire anything that can only be powered by disposable batteries. I want wind up, solar, rechargeable, or at least can use rechargeable batteries. So about 4 years ago I bought three* watches:
-An “automatic” self winding one. This works but is really annoying because it takes several hours of movement to wind it sufficiently to keep good time. So unless I wear it basically every day, it ends up being worn mostly as an ornament. One puts it on, then after several hours one needs to remember to set the time- which I would usually forget to do. Not a huge success, which is a pity ‘cause it’s a very attractive watch (with a black leather band).
-A very cheap wind up watch. This worked well for a while, then the winder felt like it had disconnected. So I’ve not worn it for about a year. I picked it up yesterday though and managed to wind it. The connection of the crown to the winding mechanism is dodgy. Hopefully I can keep it limping along for a while longer. This is a large scale skeleton watch so it’s pleasingly steampunkish and fun to look at (with a brown not-leather band, that needs replacing** ).
-An “Eco-Drive” solar watch. This one has been great. There is no effort to keeping it charged and it keeps running for ages even after been in the dark quite a lot. I’ve been wearing this to work for months, very reliable. However, this one is a dainty gold bracelet watch that I bought for parties and pretty occasions. So I don’t want to wear it every day and get it tatty.
So I’ve just ordered a new large face eco-drive watch as a birthday present to myself (with a black leather band).
*three watches for fussy sartorial reasons. I don’t like those linked metal bands, I find they pinch. I also (almost always) refuse to wear silver and a gold watch in the large scale I like is overpoweringly GOLD. I prefer a leather band, but what colour? I like a black one to wear with my office clothes, but a brown one for weekends. Then neither of those looks good with a dainty dress, or if I’m wearing all pale colours.
**a proper new leather band will probably cost more than the watch. It really was very cheap.
-An “automatic” self winding one. This works but is really annoying because it takes several hours of movement to wind it sufficiently to keep good time. So unless I wear it basically every day, it ends up being worn mostly as an ornament. One puts it on, then after several hours one needs to remember to set the time- which I would usually forget to do. Not a huge success, which is a pity ‘cause it’s a very attractive watch (with a black leather band).
-A very cheap wind up watch. This worked well for a while, then the winder felt like it had disconnected. So I’ve not worn it for about a year. I picked it up yesterday though and managed to wind it. The connection of the crown to the winding mechanism is dodgy. Hopefully I can keep it limping along for a while longer. This is a large scale skeleton watch so it’s pleasingly steampunkish and fun to look at (with a brown not-leather band, that needs replacing** ).
-An “Eco-Drive” solar watch. This one has been great. There is no effort to keeping it charged and it keeps running for ages even after been in the dark quite a lot. I’ve been wearing this to work for months, very reliable. However, this one is a dainty gold bracelet watch that I bought for parties and pretty occasions. So I don’t want to wear it every day and get it tatty.
So I’ve just ordered a new large face eco-drive watch as a birthday present to myself (with a black leather band).
*three watches for fussy sartorial reasons. I don’t like those linked metal bands, I find they pinch. I also (almost always) refuse to wear silver and a gold watch in the large scale I like is overpoweringly GOLD. I prefer a leather band, but what colour? I like a black one to wear with my office clothes, but a brown one for weekends. Then neither of those looks good with a dainty dress, or if I’m wearing all pale colours.
**a proper new leather band will probably cost more than the watch. It really was very cheap.
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I am wearing a fitbit now, though, and it feels like it should tell the time, so I am considering resuming wearing a watch. And I bought myself a bracelet today - a wide, silver one with a broad scrolly cut-out design (I'm sure there are terms for these things, but I don;t know them). I'm very taken with it, and I will probably wear it to death (literally, it will break or get lost). So watch-wearing seems likely to crop up in my near future.