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I would be interested to know what other members do?

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* A few Seiko's & Tissot's

I never sleep with my watch on. Invariably they all go into the watch-winder overnight, although I don't usually have it on, especially if I've been wearing it and plan to wear it again the next day. It's just a handy place to keep them. So yeah, my watches have their own bed too!

Edit - Or just on the night stand (and WELL away from my mobile phone!) if I'm away from home.

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Driver8

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Always take mine off when I go to bed - don't need to tell the time when I'm asleep and I don't see the point in risking a bent springbar or something if you lay awkwardly.

Not sure whether I would say that the watches have a bed - night stand if they aren't in a winder.

I take mine off too. As Roff says, no need to check the time while sleeping. That, and I don't want to risk hitting the wife with the watch during sleep.

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My I ask why well away from your mobile phone? What with my magnetizing problems in my first week of ownership I am now wary of any electronic device! If a mobile is a problem should I not hold it in my watch hand? Thanks for your help!

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Ian

You are correct - it is due to the possibility of magnetisation. Fortunately I've not experienced it myself, but apparently mobile phones have quite a strong magnetic field and have caused watches to become magnetised. I believe it's just from close, constant, prolonged and static exposure - i.e. like over night on a nightstand - but apart from that it's fine. I tend to carry my phone in my left pocket which is obviously on my "watch side" and about the same height as my wrist, and I've never had any magnetisation problems.

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Driver8

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Mine has a special bed for sure. I carefully remove smudges etc and tuck it in for the night

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If ive "brought somebody home with me" I wear it to bed. Just in case she decides to try and rob me...

Well, I always wear my watches on steel bracelet or rubber strap overnight, NATO and leather strap watches (very rarely worn!) are on the night table.
I usually choose watches with excellent luminosity and as a superficial sleeper I'm frequently half-awake, wanting to know the time. This might slowly change by getting my eyes aging. Now I found myself having a radio controlled watch with projector on the wall and seem to prefer peeping at that. Next step might be in another few years getting an Aerospace and using the minute repeater when too lazy to open my eye-lid... actually I don't know how loud is that at night-time, afraid waking up my wife or my daughters.
Let me have another few years and I'll tell ya what will have happened.

Regards: Robertus

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Do you hide all the knives too? I had heard LA was a bit rough in places but I guess that could happen any where!

Me? - mine live on the nightstand when I'm away or on a cushion/watch stand on the livingroom sideboard when at home. Still thinking about a winder and only have 1 auto at present.

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LEARNING.......EVERY DAY

Usually I put mine on it's own little pillow on my desk. My wrist
needs a break as much as the watch does. However, whenever
I bring home a new watch, I wear it to bed the first few nights -- just
so I can check out the lume.

Steve

You are correct - it is due to the possibility of magnetisation. Fortunately I've not experienced it myself, but apparently mobile phones have quite a strong magnetic field and have caused watches to become magnetised. I believe it's just from close, constant, prolonged and static exposure - i.e. like over night on a nightstand - but apart from that it's fine. I tend to carry my phone in my left pocket which is obviously on my "watch side" and about the same height as my wrist, and I've never had any magnetisation problems.[/quote]

Thanks so much for that, I had no idea about the phones, luckily for me I tend to use the phone in the opposite hand to my watch!

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All the best.
Ian

I have a Breitling polishing cloth on my nightstand. Watch goes on that.

I used to wear my Colt 24/7 including in bed but no longer do.

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Mine goes to sleep in the watch box, often after a little wipe with the cloth that also lives in there.

RJ - good point. Worth nothing that insurance usually doesn't cover theft by someone you've invited onto the premises. A friend of mine had his computer stolen by someone he brought home. At least she didn't steal his innocence, I guess.

At least she made it worthwhile.. I had a girl steal a bottle of Patron once so lame!