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It's about intimacy *PIC*

In Response To: Re: Is that your question? ()

: "A crown is just a crown"..... While
: that is true, there's a lot more to it.

: A crown is the weakest part of the watch. It
: also gives you 'feedback' of a watch's
: quality. Cheap autos wind with noise.
: Winding an Omega is a pleasure, the feeback
: is butta smooth and quiet. You should try it
: yourself! After hearing a post about a crown
: actually falling off of a new Omega, and
: some posts about problems with setting the
: watch, I think that crown design (not just
: the metal top of course though) is
: important.....

As I read this I got to thinking about the winds I did on my 2254.50 Seamaster during the last 10 days of that 101-day precision accuracy test. I was very sensitive to the "feel" of it as I went along. I always held it near to my ear in an absolutely quiet room to listen for that clutch slip.

Wound the Rolex 14060M now twice, same focus.

Joey, it's not just butta, it's intimacy. At the risk of losing some folks here, it's probably the closest we'll get on a non-invasive basis to getting into our timepieces, routinely. I've always remembered one of the earliest Posts I exchanged here, noting the interdependance between watch and wearer. It stops w/out us (mechanical automatic, if we don't wear it, and other mechanicals if we fail to wind 'em). And we stop w/out it (given that it keeps us on time).

The more I think about this, the more I'm coming to grow in my affection.

Thanks for bringing this up!