I collect self wind Longines and Wittnauer watches. My daily Witt runs 18 - 24 hrs. and the Logines Grand Prix at least 36 hrs. after I take them off my wrist.
On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 8:05 AM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > These watches go from less than ten dollars to over 150 on eBay depending > on age, condition, and running status. I've gotten several that were > "broken" because they do not hand wind (again, depending on model) and have > to be shaken to get them going. > > They are very robust watches, most of them will keep to a minute a month > or so without regular maintenance and unless seriously abused can be easily > repaired. > > I have several from the 60's and 70's that run quite nicely without having > been cleaned and oiled yet. > > Seiko still makes reasonably priced mechanical watches, by the way. Not > as accurate as a quartz movement, but you won't be passing on a quartz > movement to your grandkids. > > Peter > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
