[fizzbin1701]

Fellow watch guys and gals,

What is your favorite manual watch? :think:

Here in the affordable sub-forum, automatic mechanical watches are very popular.

I would like to see, however, if we can't switch gears (pun intended :-d) to discuss our favorite manual-wound watches.

Whether they be "vintage" or modern, feel free to share.

(I would love to share myself, but I don't have any yet!)

Thank you for your responses

 

[Der Amf]

Just over half of my watches are manuals. In terms of the movement itself the f72 project watch that used vintage ST5s is my favourite. Not just for its looks - winding it is deliciously smooth. The front of the watch is pretty special too

 

[lvt]

I've owned a couple of hand-wind watches (Seagull, Parnis, HMT) I like all of them, no clear winner because the Seagull was a chronograph, the Parnis has a small second dial, the HMT is dressy enough with a red second hand, each has its own charm.

My current hand-wind HMT

 

[Pallet Spoon]

I have another I have yet to photograph so this one will have to do for now ...

 

[paulandpaul]

 

[BombFish]

Might have to educate myself with manual winders in the affordable range myself. Surely there's gotta be more than these

 

[Perdendosi]

Half of my collection are handwinders. Many are vintage (I have a good number of soviet vintage watches), but a good number are modern, or at least relatively recent.

I have three handwind chronos based on the Poljot 3133

My Poljot Journey

My Volmax Aviator III


My Sturmanskie Chrono


I just got this Glycine Bienne 1914, a watch with an ETA 2801-2 handwind movement; it's only 9mm thick.


It was in trade for my Steinhart Marine Roman, which has a Unitas pocketwatch movement.


That watch was really beautiful, but just too thick for it to be the dress watch I wanted it to be.

I have a special edition Luch 1-hand watch with a Belarussian 1801.1 handwind movement\


I snagged the HMT White Pilot:

And of course I have a good number of vintage watches with handwind movements. Here are a few:

 

[Oilers Fan]

I have another I have yet to photograph so this one will have to do for now ...

I love this watch. I want one.

As for manual wind movements, I think they are my favorite kind if mechanical. I love the daily routine. It's too bad I prefer diver's with screwdown crowns. Not the best combination IMO.

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[fizzbin1701]

Wow, only 8hrs old and so many cool responses! Thank you

 

[Enoran]

Only 2 handwinds in my bunch of mechanical watches. If I have to pick one, is this Mondia with ETA/Unitas 6498

 

[npulaski]

My manual wind watches are my nicest watches, and thus fall outside of the "affordable" range, but here they are anyway.

 

[Ten-Ten]

I have two "vintage" hand-winders. This is my latest find and favorite. The alarm works, too.

 

[93EXCivic]

My handwinds plus a Vostok I don't have a picture of on my phone.


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[tinknocker]

I would say this ETA 1121, circa 1950. After getting it cleaned, it is crazy smooth in the winding and setting action.
The second would be the ETA 2804 in my Hammy.

 

[GuessWho]

One of these:

I have plenty of other hand-winders, I guess these are my current top 10...

 

[trikpa]

this one

 

[OhDark30]

Favorite?
Poljot 3017

Honourable mention?
Poljot 2614

Vostok 2234

Smiths er whatever

Valjoux 7733

DongFeng (later Sea-gull) ST5

OK, yes mine are pretty much all manual wind ;-)

 

[is that my watch]

this is my fav... I have a smith that I'm repairing at the minute as well

 

[Omegafanboy]

I have a few hand winders in my collection:

 

[gekos]

Can't pass this...