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Mellow Yellow

Post subject: What's the best way to put your watch down?

Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 2:39 am

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We all need to remove our watches every now and then, and I was wondering what everyone feels is the best way to set it down:

On its side, crown up: Risk scratching the polished side, put lateral pressure on the bracelet?

On its side, crown down: More bracelet pressure, damage to crown/pushpieces?

On its back, bracelet underneath: Scratches to bracelet and caseback?

On its face: Scratch bezel/rider tabs? Seems the safest way to me, but just seems wrong!

My instinct is to put mine on its side, but I'm probably going to stop that as it now needs a polish (could be due to an unrelated incident though- I wear it every day, after all). Plus Roff has said before that it can have an effect on the accuracy.

What does everyone else do?

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Roffensian

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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 7:14 am

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Back or crown up, depends on whether it tends to run fast (crown up) or slow (back).

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ericj15

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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 10:29 am

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I lay mine down on it's back. I have the leather band so it sets flat on my nightstand.

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MarkJnk

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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 10:39 am

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Roffensian wrote:

Back or crown up, depends on whether it tends to run fast (crown up) or slow (back).

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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 11:05 am

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I go crown up or crystal up, depending on timing. If the PR has run out, I just put them however they look nice.

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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 11:10 am

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Crown up for me (I hate scratches on the caseback from the clasp :oops:

), or in the watch winder.

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T-MAN

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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 11:25 am

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I also position mine crown up. This seems to keep my regulation right at +2 sec. per day.

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Alan M

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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 11:34 am

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Flat or Crown up for me too

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MartC

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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 1:16 pm

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Mine always sits on its side, crown up, resting on a clean micro fibre

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Tim S

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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 1:26 pm

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MartC wrote:

Mine always sits on its side, crown up, resting on a clean micro fibre

Mine too, well minus the micro fibre anyway :mrgreen:

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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 2:43 pm

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Dial up, crown up.

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jlee5050

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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 5:20 pm

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NO offense to anyone here...

but...

we are wayyyyyyyy to obsessive about our watches... :lol:

by the way... on the back for me too...

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ravenloff

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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:11 pm

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jlee5050 wrote:

NO offense to anyone here...

but...

we are wayyyyyyyy to obsessive about our watches... :lol:

by the way... on the back for me too...

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Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 1:45 am

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Mellow Yellow wrote:

On its back, bracelet underneath: Scratches to bracelet and caseback?

On its back if I'm just taking it off for the night, and place it gently behind the tv in the armoire so our little furry four legged friends don't push it onto the floor. They like to climb onto the nightstands. If I'm not wearing it the next day, it goes onto its pillow and put in the box.

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errol0_7

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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:51 am

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I try to put all my watches in a winder at night, failing this its face up, bracelet on a cloth to avoid any scratches

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