🔴 WATCH NEXT - Top 10 SEIKO 5 Watches - The BEST Watches for Under $200 👉 ua-cam.com/video/WcgtuHFq4_c/v-deo.html Here are more info for beginners: ** Typical power reserve ** Most modern automatic watches will provide at least 38 hours of power reserve when fully wound. You can take off your watch on Saturday night and it should be still running on Monday morning. If you need more than this typical entry-level power reserve without breaking the bank to much, go for a Powermatic 80 movement (80 hours of power reserve) that you can find at Hamilton (with their H line of movement), Tissot or Certina. ** Your watch is slow or fast ** If your automatic watch is slow or fast (up to 30 seconds per day), this is perfectly normal. Mechanical movement are not as precise as quartz ones. If you can't live with the lack of accuracy, you should take it to your local watch maker and ask him to regulate it for you. It might become as precise as -/+ 5 seconds a day if you're lucky. More luxurious pieces have better movement that are regulated to more positions, and can achieve better accuracy out of the box. Enjoy your first automatic watch!
@@Zeus-kj7nn I like it. It's pretty accurate out the box (most of the time), hacking and hand-winding - a no-frill but working movement. No wonder so many micro brands use it!
@@TimedSquare that quartz citizen is also mechanical. manual, automatic or quartz can all be mechanical. the other would be digital. that can still be automatic or battery operated.
Always good to find an expert who can make simple content for beginners which doesn't patronise and doesn't make a beginner feel like an idiot for having legitimate "beginner" questions. Well done!
I am a watch enthusiast, but I still enjoy watching beginner videos. Still informative, and great content. Everyone needs to refresh themselves of the fundamentals now and then.
My god....this is just super amazing.... I have an automatic seiko of my grandfather lying around for more than a decade now because we had no idea how an automatic works so we thought the watch is dead and will not work ..... Took it to many repair shops and everyone just refused to work on it and my god I'm laughing my ass out right now😂😂😂...gave it a little shake and the baby is running amazing. Thanks man, I have always loved this watch and always wanted it to run and here we are😂😂😂 damnn....thanks again!!!!
Until i was 11 i thought all watches were quartz until i saw a breitling with a see through case back....I was wowed!....19 years later i decided to get one.
@Grindererr Official, the search of ultimate accuracy :) I like it because I don't care all that much, so that's cool to have different expectations around! @Darth Vader and @Arfian Wismiga, congrats on your purchase and wear them in good health!
I agree 100% about the enjoyment of winding, setting time - it’s why I bought automatic. It allows you to interact occasionally, but doesn’t take too much time like a basic mechanical watch. It’s best of both worlds - you can play with it and not be a slave to it 👍
Quartz watches can also be adjusted, and interacting with those hands on a quartz watch is pretty much the same experience as doing it with a mechanical watch.
@@rangersmith4652 but you only need to setting the time once . Not everyday . Because it powered by battery . As long as the battery good you dont need to setting the time 🥲 unlike the automatic watch .
I like your videos. Just to add, in case a viewer buys or inherits an old watch (say, from the 60's) that is a manual wind. When the watch is fully wound, there will be resistance, in which case you should stop winding, or risk damaging the watch.
With a screw down crown, I find that the most wear and tear on the watch is in cycling the screw down crown. With my Rolex OP I try to minimize opening and closing the crown because damaging the thread barrel is a hazard. So for a daily-wear, I avoid letting it stop by not wearing it over the weekend. In normal daily wear, I’ve not wound my automatics for months on end, and rarely need to adjust the time. So the cycles on the crown are only a few times a year! Not few times a month or week. (I track it’s running rate face-up and face-vertical. If it’s fast during the day, I leave face-vertical overnight. So for months on end: no setting or winding required. Only adjusting for daylight saving time.)
@@whoknows8678 Yeah that’s awkward; double negative. I wear it everyday. By not ‘not wearing it’ so it doesn’t stop. And I don’t use a winder. Currently it’s been 10 months without stopping or setting. (I didn’t even set it in November. It’s an hour ahead. I’ll probably set it in March.)
Thanks for all the info. I've decided to get into watches and collecting as a hobby for my 30s, and I managed to start my late dad's old divers watch with your instructions. Very helpful resource thanks again
I managed to “over-wind” a modern 2008 “automatic” dive watch I owned that used a Sellita SW200 movement. I too was under the impression that I could not not damage the watch thru over-winding via the crown, but I did. I wanted to maximize the amount of power stored in the spring and as I wound the watch, using the crown at the 3 O’clock position, I felt the crown get harder to wind when, all of a sudden, tiny gear teeth stripped off of something inside the movement. I saw the catastrophic result thru the display caseback, there were tiny bits of metal all over the inside. I had to send the watch in for repair.
i have always worn a watch since 1968 when i went into the u.s. airforce and got my first watch. it was a zodiac aerospace gmt and i wore it for daily for 20 yrs. and it still works today in my collection. i really enjoy collecting and wearing a watch. today i'm wearing a knock-off rolex submariner that actually works very well. i also have acouple of my dad's watches and one he wore during WW2, a holland supermatic and also a tissot dress watch. i have about 20 watches, some auto mechanical and some quartz. thnx for the video, steve
thankyou very much the information , ive just bought a bulova automatic & wondered why it had stopped after wearing it all day , i just thought they had a sort of a back up battery lol .
I bought a Revue Thommen 1853 Nostalgia Automatic watch… back in 2010.. $258 USD and $5 importation tariff tax. It runs about 150 hours a month. Keeps very good time. Never got it serviced but light use… dress watch. Original leather band wore out in 2024.
This video couldn’t come at a better time for me. I have a couple of automatic watches in my collection but they are not hand winding. That said I bought a citizen ny0080 promaster diver which I should get in the mail any day now and its an automatic with hand wind ability. I’m so excited for it to come. For me it’s kinda a big purchase. Thank for the info.
if u dont care about your automatic watch and not wearing them and they stop running in my opinion its not good if they sit for long time thats when the problems comes it like cars u let them sit a long rime and what happens some are ok some will have problems same goes with automatoc watch i prefer my watch run all the time but that what i prefer...:)
I'm glad that you mentioned the Seiko not needing manual winding. I attempted to wind my SRPA21 when I first got it, because it stopped overnight. No wonder I never felt the crown getting harder to turn. lol
Most likely the mechanism needs to be regulated by a person who knows automatic watches. A very common thing that HAS to be done to every automatic when they're new and when they age. If it's not regulated correctly it can tick too fast or too slow. Not dangerous for the watch, it just doesn't keep time.
Thanks!!! bought anew automatic watch, love the looks and it fits really good. Only problem i had was the after winding the watch would be out of power and stop after a couple minutes. Turns out i've been winding it wrong :)
I feel exactly the same...the Romantic when i know that my automatic watch is assembled from 250 or more working very precise parts. BTW i never know before that the Quartz Watches running more accurate than the automatic watches. I was a quite surprised but i still think that the Mechanical Watch are something special and unique....
Alessandro I must say this video was one amongst the best video for beginners as it had absolutely no jargons...for us who have some knowledge may be we knew quite a lot already but certainly for the beginners this was awesome....
Thank you so much Suresh! This as the goal of this video so happy to see watch enthusiasts like it :) Now it's not complete or in-depth by any means, so I'm waiting for the haters in 3... 2... 1... 😅
Suresh Obhan I agree and as a BRAND NEW watch enthusiast having JUST started my collection journey with an automatic watch I very much appreciate this video!
The reason I like automatic watches is because it feels like it has a soul that quartz watch es lack I'm not saying quartz watches are bad one of my favorite watches is the Seiko tuna and it's quartz
Sir, how long you need to service an automatic watch. I have my first watch. It is an seiko 5. Some articles said that you need service around 4-5 years to check the movement and the oil. Correct me if I'm wrong
Arfian Wismiga if the watch is no longer in production, it cannot be serviced as parts will no longer be available. Once it breaks, that's it. It's trash at that point.
Arfian Wismiga The only thing you can do is buy heirloom quality watches that will never go out of production, or whose parts will continue to be produced indefinitely
@Arfian Wismiga, depending on your usage (every day or not) and environment (stable or changing with a lot humidity), it will vary between 5 to 10 years. Manufacturers say 3-5 years. Most honest ADs and watch makers will tell you: "don't service it if it's *working and accurate* ". The truth is somewhere in the middle. If the movement inside your watch is a 7S26 or any other Seiko movement still in production, you're good to go for a loooooong time... If not, you should go to a watchmaker. But then again, servicing and recreating parts for such an affordable watch this will cost you more than the watch itself...
Hiya.I am in the middle ground here.I remember quartz analogues arriving.They solved a bunch of issues and sold like beer.Yes I love mechanical movements and wear a couple but for years as an everyday piece a good quality quartz with a good build is second to none as a tool.Mechanical pieces always end in tears if you wear it as a beater.I use them as occasional timepieces and enjoy the old school joy of a micro machine ticking away for that time.I kind of think alot of younger folk see the auto as a new gimmick.In reality it's an old nightmare which is why many average guys older than me still wear quartz.Wear it and forget it????I'm not talking fashion shit.A good watch with some heritage.If you do want an auto buy a Chinese variant but you still will not beat a quartz for a reliable watch for everyday use? For soul and novelty go mechanical? It will never tell you the correct time but that's ok for short periods.Its a Marmite thing?Cheers and good video.Cheers,Len.UK.
Yes i agree with you, and it is very romantic experience when you setting up your off automatic watch, thank you for sharing this video. (Addition: believe or not, everytime i adjust my watch always remember this)
Nowadays with phones and such, i dont see the necessity of a watch winder. Even if it remained stopped for a week, you can easily put it on in the morning, do your morning routine and before leaving just takin the 15 seconds to set the time. You have it stopped and you are going to swing by the house, change watches and go. Same thing, grab it, wind it while walking to the door real quick, put it on, and as soon as you got 20 seconds you go, take it off and get it on time. Really no issue. You can always check your phone as a reference or ask someone "hey, my watch lost a few minutes, can you tell me the time?"
@@TimedSquare absolutely! I love seeing my watch on time, but then again, its not a necessity in my opinion. That being said, having an automatic/mechanical watch isnt a necessity to begin with! Lol
Great vídeo! Thanks again! After this, I guess I would prefer a quartz watch to use as a everyday watch. Is it ask too much for a vídeo with the best quartz watches under 400 USD? Looks that all the lists on UA-cam prefer automatic watches and don't care about quartz. I just feel I am beeing sacrilegious with my request 😂. Cheers.
Not at all Daniel! Actually this makes a lot of sense, let me put this in my ideas list. Not sure if / when I'm gonna do it, but well worth digging. From the top of my head now: many good things at Hamilton, Casio, Seiko, Citizen, Frederique Constant... what style are you looking for?
@@TimedSquare I am looking for casual style. I love dive watches, but I have a small wrist, so I need the watch case to have 39mm (maximum). Hamilton Khaki Navy is too big for me, unfortunately ☹. I also love rubber strap and one color natos. I had a look on websites and I liked the Hamilton Khaki Field (almost the same style of the Citizen Military Eco Drive Black Dial). I also liked the Tissot Couturier Black Dial (I thought about a black rubber strap on it, or a nato) and like Victorinox as well. Thanks for answering, man. You are the best.
Friendly and helpful advice to new people purchase an automatic watch at the first time, get more understanding of the true colours of classic technology from yesteryear, well done!
Good afternoon, I'm off topic but I need help. My bride gave me a watch from the 70s “Tian Harlan corhmachron ” ,the head only rotates counterclockwise, is this normal? Or should I apply force and rotate clockwise? I'm afraid I'll spoil it because it's a wedding gift, it means a lot to me.
Hey I have Seiko 7S26 SNK361 WATCH, I wear it almost for 8-9 hours still it stops after 10-12 hours. As long as I know they are supposed to last 25-38 hours. What should I do? The watch I have is brand new.
Just ordered my first chronograph from gearbest at just 15$ 😬 would love to do some experiments on it, and these automatic watches looks really classy the way that seconds finger moves 😍 smoooth! Definately will buy a Seiko automatic with my first income
Annnnddd it begins ... 😁 This is exactly how I started with cheap homage watches (Chinese knockoffs) of various types and sizes to figure out what I like. Spent about $400😬 on mostly automatics and sided with diver's; Casio duro (Marlin) quartz. Then a iso certified Citizen eco-drive promaster diver's 200m, if accuracy and awesomeness at a budget is what you want here you go✔️ Then I fretted over, read every comment/article ever made and still didn't buy the skx007 over a Orient because, hacking, winding thickness blah blah blah!! Found out it had been discontinued, like FOREVER😱! I quickly bought two skx's on Amazon😂😂😂 Unreal watch, a true man's watch (should have been my first diver) no frills basic yet unreal how it can still look classy😍 . No hand winding yeah so, pick up and gives few shakes, quickset date and throw it on. No hacking, this is not meant for precision time keeping (Citizen eco-drive) it's a diver's watch😁, iso certified at that and I'd pick it for actual diving over the Citizen promaster for legibility. Now I'm ruined though.. my tastes in watches has now become so refined that the only watches that move me after all the cheapies are Citizen now the Skx007 is in the $300+ range😫 But, in the 5-700 area there is Sinn and Squale I guess... I'd rather save up for an Oris SixtyFive vintage diver reissue😍😍😍 Have fun my friend, remember to find what you like and then attach to brands that offer it at the price you can afford✔️ -😁🍻💙🌿🇱🇷
@@pedromonteiro2644 I fixed my post.. back then I must and probably saw people pushing $900 but the market has calmed a bit and your right, $300+ for skx007 stock remaining. Glad I picked up two of them at $209😁🍻
@@surfside75 True, but you can still see some modded ones sell for near that ($900). Wish I´d pick one up at that price, lowest I could see was around $270, still not a bad price though
Thanks for simple explanation in you video, I saw that Seiko 4R36 movement has both automatic (rotor) & manual winding. so if I want to make it work from stop, I can manual wind for couple of rotation, let says 5 time and by keep moving it, it will also wind / charge the main spring? is that correct?
I am a student and own a Seiko 5 Automatic and I wear it everyday. I need to take bumpy public transport, sometimes the watch hit the desk while making notes, sometimes I run climb the stairs. I cant take care of my watch like a baby because of lack of time and other priorities. Is it fine for a budget Automatic watch or am I doing something wrong ? EXPERTS PLEASE HELP CAUSE I DONT WANT MY WATCH DEAD
7s26 movements are ok. although, you have to constantly adjust day date and time if you don't use it everyday. i love automatic movements such as 4r36 but my ideal watch would be a quartz with solar and radio in sync with atomic time. great video!
This is why I love my G-Shocks so much. When I'm shopping around for a G-Shock, it HAS to be solar powered and radio controlled! But there is a charm to mechanical watches...
Currently in my collection are the GW-M5610 ua-cam.com/video/VS7SK6TGf4M/v-deo.html , GW-7900 ua-cam.com/video/WCclZdn35ls/v-deo.html , and GST-W300 ua-cam.com/video/G5mAa9axZSY/v-deo.html . Cheers!
Much thanks! I've had an Omega Seamaster 300 for 2 years and never knew how to hand wind it. It's not my daily wearer and would always die overnight. After watching this video, my problem was solved. Keep making these videos!
My Seiko does not hand wind. If your video is going to come up when my search was "How to wind a SEIKO AUTOMATIC watch", you need to cover this fact in more depth.
I thought my watch was not working properly after buying it. Dident realise it was even a automatic watch. Thanks to this vid, it all makes sence now. Lol. Great vid! Perfect for beginners!
EVERY SINGLE person that tries to extrapolate the auto VS mech (they're the same, btw technically) say the same BS...Point: these movements, per Mfr are so complex to not know...shake, wind, bit, chew. In the end, JUST wind your watch 90~180 times per day to avoid stoppage if you aren't some twitchy freak.
Great video! @TimedSquare i just bought an Ingersoll self-winding automatic watch. What is your view about Ingersoll watches? Im really satisfied with my ingersoll watch.
Got a Seiko 5 sport. The automatic winding mechanism does not appear to move smoothly, always staying at the bottom like I expected you can turn the watch 30-45 degrees before it rotates down. But I am inexperienced. Shouldnt it be fluid rotation. Advice/video?
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Here are more info for beginners:
** Typical power reserve ** Most modern automatic watches will provide at least 38 hours of power reserve when fully wound. You can take off your watch on Saturday night and it should be still running on Monday morning. If you need more than this typical entry-level power reserve without breaking the bank to much, go for a Powermatic 80 movement (80 hours of power reserve) that you can find at Hamilton (with their H line of movement), Tissot or Certina.
** Your watch is slow or fast ** If your automatic watch is slow or fast (up to 30 seconds per day), this is perfectly normal. Mechanical movement are not as precise as quartz ones. If you can't live with the lack of accuracy, you should take it to your local watch maker and ask him to regulate it for you. It might become as precise as -/+ 5 seconds a day if you're lucky. More luxurious pieces have better movement that are regulated to more positions, and can achieve better accuracy out of the box.
Enjoy your first automatic watch!
The Slender Wrist is fossil automatic good enough?
Nice channel. Just subscribed.
How do you rate the Seiko nh35a movement please?
@@rizalkhoiruzad6515 I don't know about their automatic movements, sorry.
@@Zeus-kj7nn I like it. It's pretty accurate out the box (most of the time), hacking and hand-winding - a no-frill but working movement. No wonder so many micro brands use it!
I'm Italian; my Watch winds as I talk
😂 cool
😂😂
Typical of italian watches🤣
Can I have more info about it?
🤌🤌🤌
Finally a simple video with a lot of answers and suggestions to the most common questions. Thank you for this!
My pleasure Andrea, thanks for watching!
@@TimedSquare that quartz citizen is also mechanical. manual, automatic or quartz can all be mechanical. the other would be digital. that can still be automatic or battery operated.
No joke. Like it’s a secret.
Was literally going to say exactly this. Great video that makes sense and simple.
Agreed
Always good to find an expert who can make simple content for beginners which doesn't patronise and doesn't make a beginner feel like an idiot for having legitimate "beginner" questions. Well done!
Agreed
Yes. No nonsense. Just lots of basics and clear explanations. Instant sub.
Automatic watches are just like car engines. Start them once in a while.
I'd like to see a mechanical car like these watches. Automatic best 😁
Good analogy!!!
Ode 😂
@@리주민 I'm thinking about making one
And in a car, you must run the A/C a few minutes a month… to keep seals from failing.
Best way to wind your automatic is to let your Italian friend wear it it while he tells you a story
I am a watch enthusiast, but I still enjoy watching beginner videos. Still informative, and great content. Everyone needs to refresh themselves of the fundamentals now and then.
Simple explanation, brilliant.
My god....this is just super amazing.... I have an automatic seiko of my grandfather lying around for more than a decade now because we had no idea how an automatic works so we thought the watch is dead and will not work ..... Took it to many repair shops and everyone just refused to work on it and my god I'm laughing my ass out right now😂😂😂...gave it a little shake and the baby is running amazing. Thanks man, I have always loved this watch and always wanted it to run and here we are😂😂😂 damnn....thanks again!!!!
I'm so happy man!!! Words cannot my happiness right now. Thanks again!!
How odd that the repair shops refused to check on your watch??? Aren't they supposed to be knowledgeable about horology?
Great video. Answered so many questions as I just got my first automatic watch. Love your honest, unpretentious manner. Thank you.
Until i was 11 i thought all watches were quartz until i saw a breitling with a see through case back....I was wowed!....19 years later i decided to get one.
congrats to even afford one
Yh that’s one of my dreams too... i’m now 19 and hope to become a pilot soon
Watches can really be a motivation for life! Even if that might sound materialistic to non watchheads.
me too
when i was younger i assumed all watches manufactured since like the 80s were either quartz or fully digital
"you cannot control the amount of movement that you do with your wrist all day"
Speak for yourself, buddy!
So you stay still to not over wind your automatic movement? 🤔
@@TimedSquare it's a bit of a joke. I think maybe it flew over your head! :)
@@Gruuvin1 Clearly :D
@@TimedSquare hes talking about jacking off lol "you cant control how much you move your wrists"
WANKER ???
If you own a single everyday automatic watch, it can be worn while sleeping. That will keep it going day and night.
Bought seiko snk809 as my first automatic, excited to wait it arrive soon!
My first automatic watch too sir. Look promising
So guys i wish you all best with yours new watch. Share your opinion here after you recieve them and how precisely watches keep time :)
@Grindererr Official, the search of ultimate accuracy :) I like it because I don't care all that much, so that's cool to have different expectations around! @Darth Vader and @Arfian Wismiga, congrats on your purchase and wear them in good health!
Congratulations! That's a nice watch.
Congratulations!
Where did you order it from? I am also searching
I agree 100% about the enjoyment of winding, setting time - it’s why I bought automatic. It allows you to interact occasionally, but doesn’t take too much time like a basic mechanical watch. It’s best of both worlds - you can play with it and not be a slave to it 👍
Quartz watches can also be adjusted, and interacting with those hands on a quartz watch is pretty much the same experience as doing it with a mechanical watch.
@@rangersmith4652 but you only need to setting the time once . Not everyday . Because it powered by battery . As long as the battery good you dont need to setting the time 🥲 unlike the automatic watch .
Winding a watch takes a minute to do. Early in the morning, sit up half asleep and wind away. If done daily there is no need to fiddle with the time.
Agreed 100%
If you can do that for me please let me know where I can send my watch to you
Absolutely loved this video. Thoroughly! God bless you. I'm super choose, and I'm totally subscribing to your Channel!
Me too, The video is excellent!!
Until I saw this I thought my battery was dead lol
Thank you for this great intro primer. I just bought the Timex Marlin series - my first automatic watch!
I like your videos. Just to add, in case a viewer buys or inherits an old watch (say, from the 60's) that is a manual wind. When the watch is fully wound, there will be resistance, in which case you should stop winding, or risk damaging the watch.
That which is in motion tends to remain in motion. That which is at rest remains at rest.
also, 2nd law of thermodynamics
Just got my ingersoll 1892 the charles automatic watch, absolutly love it!!
Tobias Mattsson im about to buy the protagonist. How is it been with yours?
My first automatic watch is a Vostok ladies Amphibia . I’m a female learning the male watches 🌍😉
With a screw down crown, I find that the most wear and tear on the watch is in cycling the screw down crown. With my Rolex OP I try to minimize opening and closing the crown because damaging the thread barrel is a hazard. So for a daily-wear, I avoid letting it stop by not wearing it over the weekend.
In normal daily wear, I’ve not wound my automatics for months on end, and rarely need to adjust the time. So the cycles on the crown are only a few times a year! Not few times a month or week. (I track it’s running rate face-up and face-vertical. If it’s fast during the day, I leave face-vertical overnight. So for months on end: no setting or winding required. Only adjusting for daylight saving time.)
I'm so screwed, I didn't understand a word you said😂 I'ma continue and watch the video hopefully it helps lol
" I avoid letting it stop by not wearing it over the weekend. "
Ummm... 'Kay.
@@whoknows8678
Yeah that’s awkward; double negative.
I wear it everyday. By not ‘not wearing it’ so it doesn’t stop. And I don’t use a winder. Currently it’s been 10 months without stopping or setting. (I didn’t even set it in November. It’s an hour ahead. I’ll probably set it in March.)
You're joking, right?
@@johnfadds6089
What part?
In March I set it -2 min. And now it’s +1.2 min. No setting or winding for 7 months.
It keeps +1.1 seconds per day.
Thanks for all the info. I've decided to get into watches and collecting as a hobby for my 30s, and I managed to start my late dad's old divers watch with your instructions. Very helpful resource thanks again
I managed to “over-wind” a modern 2008 “automatic” dive watch I owned that used a Sellita SW200 movement. I too was under the impression that I could not not damage the watch thru over-winding via the crown, but I did. I wanted to maximize the amount of power stored in the spring and as I wound the watch, using the crown at the 3 O’clock position, I felt the crown get harder to wind when, all of a sudden, tiny gear teeth stripped off of something inside the movement. I saw the catastrophic result thru the display caseback, there were tiny bits of metal all over the inside. I had to send the watch in for repair.
i have always worn a watch since 1968 when i went into the u.s. airforce and got my first watch. it was a zodiac aerospace gmt and i wore it for daily for 20 yrs. and it still works today in my collection. i really enjoy collecting and wearing a watch. today i'm wearing a knock-off rolex submariner that actually works very well. i also have acouple of my dad's watches and one he wore during WW2, a holland supermatic and also a tissot dress watch. i have about 20 watches, some auto mechanical and some quartz. thnx for the video, steve
Never thought so much goes into a watch. I just want one that looks nice and tells me the time lol
Quartz for you, then.
thankyou very much the information , ive just bought a bulova automatic & wondered why it had stopped after wearing it all day , i just thought they had a sort of a back up battery lol .
Which bulova model did you get? I am looking at either the tissot v8 quartz or the bulova 98a104
Irshaad Shaikh I am also looking at a Bulova automatic watch. I’m looking at the model 98A224
I bought a Revue Thommen 1853 Nostalgia Automatic watch… back in 2010.. $258 USD and $5 importation tariff tax. It runs about 150 hours a month. Keeps very good time. Never got it serviced but light use… dress watch. Original leather band wore out in 2024.
This video couldn’t come at a better time for me. I have a couple of automatic watches in my collection but they are not hand winding. That said I bought a citizen ny0080 promaster diver which I should get in the mail any day now and its an automatic with hand wind ability. I’m so excited for it to come. For me it’s kinda a big purchase. Thank for the info.
Congrats on your new piece, I love those Citizen divers!
if u dont care about your automatic watch and not wearing them and they stop running in my opinion its not good if they sit for long time thats when the problems comes it like cars u let them sit a long rime and what happens some are ok some will have problems same goes with automatoc watch i prefer my watch run all the time but that what i prefer...:)
"The only way to start this baby is to shake it"
beat butt……
I've bought a Hamilton Valiant, this is my first automatic watch, I absolutely adore it.
So we have to start every time and set date and time if we wear occasionally before going out?
I'm glad that you mentioned the Seiko not needing manual winding. I attempted to wind my SRPA21 when I first got it, because it stopped overnight. No wonder I never felt the crown getting harder to turn. lol
This has been happening to me and I don’t know why. What did you do to fix the problem?
What is this music! It's so good. Seriously...what is this music?
Every watch collection must have at least one quartz powered watch, always ticking away and on the ready. Good video by the way.
Guys idk about automatic watch my watch kinda lags behind i guess because of me not moving my wrist. What to do ?
Most likely the mechanism needs to be regulated by a person who knows automatic watches. A very common thing that HAS to be done to every automatic when they're new and when they age. If it's not regulated correctly it can tick too fast or too slow. Not dangerous for the watch, it just doesn't keep time.
I bought my first automatic watch some hours ago. Thank you Google search algorithm.
This is literally me today 😂
I'm new to automatic watches... Thank you for all the info. Great video and very informative.
Thanks!!!
bought anew automatic watch, love the looks and it fits really good. Only problem i had was the after winding the watch would be out of power and stop after a couple minutes. Turns out i've been winding it wrong :)
The best watchmaker of the world...who control the gift of time...richt or poor...all materials...only SEIKO ! ! !
SNK809, only watch you ever need.
I use to keep my watch above the refrigerator at night and it does the job
@@getshamim Thanks!
My Colection Is seiko 5 sport
I like this video. I use both automatic and quartz watches.
What a guy, humble. Soon I'll be having my first watch. Thank u for ur video
Simple and objetive. Straight to the target!!! Great help!! Thanks.
Thanks just got my first automatic (Tissot PRS 516) this helped me out a bunch.
Rolex came up with the first 360 rotary hence the word perpetual
Great vid and love the info. i just got my first mechanical watch which is Seiko.
Thanks so much. I’ve just purchased my first automatic and your beginners guide was spot on. Love my watches.
I feel exactly the same...the Romantic when i know that my automatic watch is assembled from 250 or more working very precise parts. BTW i never know before that the Quartz Watches running more accurate than the automatic watches. I was a quite surprised but i still think that the Mechanical Watch are something special and unique....
Alessandro I must say this video was one amongst the best video for beginners as it had absolutely no jargons...for us who have some knowledge may be we knew quite a lot already but certainly for the beginners this was awesome....
Thank you so much Suresh! This as the goal of this video so happy to see watch enthusiasts like it :) Now it's not complete or in-depth by any means, so I'm waiting for the haters in 3... 2... 1... 😅
So true...but who cares...if they are haters they shouldn’t be here in the first place....
They're welcome, actually. I just prefer to focus on the supporting audience like you :)
Thanks mate - for the appreciation!!
Suresh Obhan I agree and as a BRAND NEW watch enthusiast having JUST started my collection journey with an automatic watch I very much appreciate this video!
The reason I like automatic watches is because it feels like it has a soul that quartz watch es lack I'm not saying quartz watches are bad one of my favorite watches is the Seiko tuna and it's quartz
Thanks for the mini auto tutorial, always look forward to your videos.
Thank you Hilton!
Thank you for taking the time to explain this
Sir, how long you need to service an automatic watch. I have my first watch. It is an seiko 5. Some articles said that you need service around 4-5 years to check the movement and the oil. Correct me if I'm wrong
Arfian Wismiga if the watch is no longer in production, it cannot be serviced as parts will no longer be available. Once it breaks, that's it. It's trash at that point.
@@Ferien7 well shit. Hope my current watch will life long enough
Arfian Wismiga The only thing you can do is buy heirloom quality watches that will never go out of production, or whose parts will continue to be produced indefinitely
@Arfian Wismiga, depending on your usage (every day or not) and environment (stable or changing with a lot humidity), it will vary between 5 to 10 years. Manufacturers say 3-5 years. Most honest ADs and watch makers will tell you: "don't service it if it's *working and accurate* ". The truth is somewhere in the middle.
If the movement inside your watch is a 7S26 or any other Seiko movement still in production, you're good to go for a loooooong time... If not, you should go to a watchmaker. But then again, servicing and recreating parts for such an affordable watch this will cost you more than the watch itself...
Hiya.I am in the middle ground here.I remember quartz analogues arriving.They solved a bunch of issues and sold like beer.Yes I love mechanical movements and wear a couple but for years as an everyday piece a good quality quartz with a good build is second to none as a tool.Mechanical pieces always end in tears if you wear it as a beater.I use them as occasional timepieces and enjoy the old school joy of a micro machine ticking away for that time.I kind of think alot of younger folk see the auto as a new gimmick.In reality it's an old nightmare which is why many average guys older than me still wear quartz.Wear it and forget it????I'm not talking fashion shit.A good watch with some heritage.If you do want an auto buy a Chinese variant but you still will not beat a quartz for a reliable watch for everyday use? For soul and novelty go mechanical? It will never tell you the correct time but that's ok for short periods.Its a Marmite thing?Cheers and good video.Cheers,Len.UK.
This videos was so helpful, so many questions were answered and it brings a lot of ease of mind to hear some of these things with my new watch
Good job bro. You kept the contents really informative and simple. It helps!
I know all this stuff already, but I'm watching because it's a Slender Wrist video
Thanks for the support blumoonz :)
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Good work friend.... I love the honesty in your video. Keep it up....
Why can't I still unscrew my crown ( Screw down crown) even though im winding it down wards pls help????
Yes i agree with you, and it is very romantic experience when you setting up your off automatic watch, thank you for sharing this video.
(Addition: believe or not, everytime i adjust my watch always remember this)
The video was exceptional! And Highly appreciated! Thank You! Very helpful
Best watch collecting beginner’s guide on UA-cam. Clear and concise. Well done, Alessandro.
Thank you so much Eye Heart Sushi! Glad you liked it. I never thought of making a video like this one - this is why commenting is so useful :) Cheers!
Nowadays with phones and such, i dont see the necessity of a watch winder. Even if it remained stopped for a week, you can easily put it on in the morning, do your morning routine and before leaving just takin the 15 seconds to set the time.
You have it stopped and you are going to swing by the house, change watches and go. Same thing, grab it, wind it while walking to the door real quick, put it on, and as soon as you got 20 seconds you go, take it off and get it on time.
Really no issue. You can always check your phone as a reference or ask someone "hey, my watch lost a few minutes, can you tell me the time?"
I agree with you, but some people like their watches perfectly on time. To each his own!
@@TimedSquare absolutely! I love seeing my watch on time, but then again, its not a necessity in my opinion.
That being said, having an automatic/mechanical watch isnt a necessity to begin with! Lol
J'adore tes vidéos! Continue!
12:24 and you talked about everything EXCEPT the video title,,,,,, HOW TO WIND AN AUTOMATIC WATCH,,, fail fail fail
Great vídeo! Thanks again! After this, I guess I would prefer a quartz watch to use as a everyday watch. Is it ask too much for a vídeo with the best quartz watches under 400 USD? Looks that all the lists on UA-cam prefer automatic watches and don't care about quartz. I just feel I am beeing sacrilegious with my request 😂. Cheers.
Not at all Daniel! Actually this makes a lot of sense, let me put this in my ideas list. Not sure if / when I'm gonna do it, but well worth digging. From the top of my head now: many good things at Hamilton, Casio, Seiko, Citizen, Frederique Constant... what style are you looking for?
@@TimedSquare I am looking for casual style. I love dive watches, but I have a small wrist, so I need the watch case to have 39mm (maximum). Hamilton Khaki Navy is too big for me, unfortunately ☹. I also love rubber strap and one color natos. I had a look on websites and I liked the Hamilton Khaki Field (almost the same style of the Citizen Military Eco Drive Black Dial). I also liked the Tissot Couturier Black Dial (I thought about a black rubber strap on it, or a nato) and like Victorinox as well. Thanks for answering, man. You are the best.
Took the back off mine to regulate it and noticed the rotor does not move much , is this maybe because it was fully wound ??
Friendly and helpful advice to new people purchase an automatic watch at the first time, get more understanding of the true colours of classic technology from yesteryear, well done!
Just bought my second automatic watch. Great video
Well....what did you get?
Dude please do a video on Hamilton Ventura, no one did a video on it.
Excellent video!! Love the straight forward answers. Great work!
I’m about to get a automatic seiko 5 so this video will definitely help
which one is your choice?
JayGames I went for the SNXS77 whenever I see a blue face on a watch I just fall in love
Good afternoon, I'm off topic but I need help. My bride gave me a watch from the 70s “Tian Harlan corhmachron ” ,the head only rotates counterclockwise, is this normal? Or should I apply force and rotate clockwise? I'm afraid I'll spoil it because it's a wedding gift, it means a lot to me.
I've got that citizen too ... i like the look of the face ... interesting but not too busy
Which one?
Hey I have Seiko 7S26 SNK361 WATCH, I wear it almost for 8-9 hours still it stops after 10-12 hours. As long as I know they are supposed to last 25-38 hours. What should I do? The watch I have is brand new.
Just ordered my first chronograph from gearbest at just 15$ 😬 would love to do some experiments on it, and these automatic watches looks really classy the way that seconds finger moves 😍 smoooth! Definately will buy a Seiko automatic with my first income
Annnnddd it begins ... 😁 This is exactly how I started with cheap homage watches (Chinese knockoffs) of various types and sizes to figure out what I like. Spent about $400😬 on mostly automatics and sided with diver's; Casio duro (Marlin) quartz. Then a iso certified Citizen eco-drive promaster diver's 200m, if accuracy and awesomeness at a budget is what you want here you go✔️
Then I fretted over, read every comment/article ever made and still didn't buy the skx007 over a Orient because, hacking, winding thickness blah blah blah!! Found out it had been discontinued, like FOREVER😱! I quickly bought two skx's on Amazon😂😂😂
Unreal watch, a true man's watch (should have been my first diver) no frills basic yet unreal how it can still look classy😍 . No hand winding yeah so, pick up and gives few shakes, quickset date and throw it on. No hacking, this is not meant for precision time keeping (Citizen eco-drive) it's a diver's watch😁, iso certified at that and I'd pick it for actual diving over the Citizen promaster for legibility. Now I'm ruined though.. my tastes in watches has now become so refined that the only watches that move me after all the cheapies are Citizen now the Skx007 is in the $300+ range😫
But, in the 5-700 area there is Sinn and Squale I guess... I'd rather save up for an Oris SixtyFive vintage diver reissue😍😍😍
Have fun my friend, remember to find what you like and then attach to brands that offer it at the price you can afford✔️ -😁🍻💙🌿🇱🇷
@@surfside75 SKX007 in the $1000+ range? You can still get them for under $300
@@pedromonteiro2644 I fixed my post.. back then I must and probably saw people pushing $900 but the market has calmed a bit and your right, $300+ for skx007 stock remaining. Glad I picked up two of them at $209😁🍻
@@surfside75 True, but you can still see some modded ones sell for near that ($900). Wish I´d pick one up at that price, lowest I could see was around $270, still not a bad price though
Hey Anisha, did you get your first automatic watch already? if not, this is the signal you were waiting for!
Thanks for simple explanation in you video, I saw that Seiko 4R36 movement has both automatic (rotor) & manual winding. so if I want to make it work from stop, I can manual wind for couple of rotation, let says 5 time and by keep moving it, it will also wind / charge the main spring? is that correct?
I am a student and own a Seiko 5 Automatic and I wear it everyday. I need to take bumpy public transport, sometimes the watch hit the desk while making notes, sometimes I run climb the stairs. I cant take care of my watch like a baby because of lack of time and other priorities. Is it fine for a budget Automatic watch or am I doing something wrong ? EXPERTS PLEASE HELP CAUSE I DONT WANT MY WATCH DEAD
7s26 movements are ok. although, you have to constantly adjust day date and time if you don't use it everyday.
i love automatic movements such as 4r36 but my ideal watch would be a quartz with solar and radio in sync with atomic time. great video!
This is why I love my G-Shocks so much. When I'm shopping around for a G-Shock, it HAS to be solar powered and radio controlled! But there is a charm to mechanical watches...
Can u tell which watch is. I want to buy some solar powered watch cuz is not to change the battery
Currently in my collection are the GW-M5610 ua-cam.com/video/VS7SK6TGf4M/v-deo.html , GW-7900 ua-cam.com/video/WCclZdn35ls/v-deo.html , and GST-W300 ua-cam.com/video/G5mAa9axZSY/v-deo.html . Cheers!
My Montblanc Timewalker Chronograph Automatic Ref 101549 is not moving the seconds pointer. How should I start it?
Much thanks! I've had an Omega Seamaster 300 for 2 years and never knew how to hand wind it. It's not my daily wearer and would always die overnight. After watching this video, my problem was solved. Keep making these videos!
My Seiko does not hand wind. If your video is going to come up when my search was "How to wind a SEIKO AUTOMATIC watch", you need to cover this fact in more depth.
I thought my watch was not working properly after buying it. Dident realise it was even a automatic watch. Thanks to this vid, it all makes sence now. Lol. Great vid! Perfect for beginners!
EVERY SINGLE person that tries to extrapolate the auto VS mech (they're the same, btw technically) say the same BS...Point: these movements, per Mfr are so complex to not know...shake, wind, bit, chew. In the end, JUST wind your watch 90~180 times per day to avoid stoppage if you aren't some twitchy freak.
You are the answer to my prayers man! Thank you.
Thank you for this great explanation. I recently purchased my first automatic watch …so good to know
Thanks a lot, you actually answered all my questions!
Great video!
@TimedSquare i just bought an Ingersoll self-winding automatic watch. What is your view about Ingersoll watches? Im really satisfied with my ingersoll watch.
Thank you for this video ! I will have my first automatic watch very soon and it will help me a lot ! Really cool video !
I have a small doubt. With a hacking movement, when we pull the crown out, does it stop the movement completely?
im wearing my automatic watch for 40years until now ..i didnt knew ii can be handwind ..thank you very much for your video ...good job..keep it up
Yup! ❤😊My watch start runing thanku so much to elaborate the shaking theory of automatic watch
Mais t'es français ??? Ta prononciation est parfaite
Presque: italien né en Belgique - donc francophone. Ma prononciation est loin d'être parfaite... mais elle fait illusion :) Merci!
Italy represent! Thank you for the vid@@TimedSquare
Love the video. Simple. Clear. Enjoyable.
Subscribed 1min into watching. 👍
Thanks so much for this video as ive just added a Seiko to my collection!!
Informative and simple video! Thank you!
Perfect! Answered all the questions we might be too embarrassed to ask :)
Got a Seiko 5 sport. The automatic winding mechanism does not appear to move smoothly, always staying at the bottom like I expected you can turn the watch 30-45 degrees before it rotates down. But I am inexperienced. Shouldnt it be fluid rotation. Advice/video?