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Laziness (or inertia) rules my choices these days
If it's already ticking, with the time correctly set, it's a strong candidate for the day's wear. So I tend to wear the same watch two or more days in a row.
If nothing's wound up, the one that's easiest to set correctly. Thus, a stopped one with the the date wheel closest to today's has an edge. No-date watches are also easy picks.
Of several stopped watches, those with screw-down crowns are less likely to get worn -- it's just that bit more effort.
Notwithstanding the above, if there's an occasion or if I'm meeting someone who's mentioned wanting to see a watch in particular, I'll oblige as appropriate.
If I'm just walking around the house, doing chores, a square G-Shock suffices (it's also more convenient than analog watches at timing what's cooking).
How do you decide what watch to wear
for the day? Any methodology? Just on a whim? To match your outfit? Perhaps because you’ve seen a post or read a comment or an article about the same watch you own? The weather?
A combination of all these things
Wheather, Outfit, planned activities, people I meet, mood, … Well, not all things. My internet consumption doesn‘t really have an effect on what I‘m wearing.
Mostly occasion, people and outfit.
Although my choice of watch informs the outfit as often as the other way round. And sometimes there is not really a decision, but rather I open the drawer and a watch just jumps at me.
Maximum pleasure on the day …
The watch that makes life just a little more pleasurable.
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... a watch is an intimate pleasure that only the wearer can fully enjoy and appreciate
I do as the crystal guides
Or, intuition with occasionally forcing myself to wear something I haven't in a while for that particular joy of being reminded how delighted I am by an old watch made novel again by a large gap in wearing. ...
Let’s just forget everything and just
enjoy a Jambon Beurre on the banks of the Seine! All will be perfect then!
Great question! Like many its often a combination of all these things, but lately (past year) its mostly about the one I feel like wearing
I used to "force myself" to rotate each watch with equal wrist time but I have stopped doing this. Of course some watches get more wrist time then others
The music i hear
Bands and artists are the main factor i gonna wear on my wrist. So, when i play Sam Cooke, i take my Accutron. When i play Adam Ant, Baume & Mercier. The Rolling Stones, i put my Omega on. Metal, Arcadia. Pop, Bulova Wilton. Listen to the radio, Longines....
Two watches per week
One for work (usually precious metal on a strap) and one for play (sports watch on a bracelet or a Panerai). Rotating them through as I love them all. Best Andreas
Weather and outfit.
Always a concern about what the outfit is and whether the watch fits under the cuff. Sometimes it's a warm day, so I wear something different. Also depends on the crowd I'm hanging out with: do I want the watch to be more subtle or a larger statement? The...
Laziness (or inertia) rules my choices these days
If it's already ticking, with the time correctly set, it's a strong candidate for the day's wear. So I tend to wear the same watch two or more days in a row. If nothing's wound up, the one that's easiest to set correctly. Thus, a stopped one with the the ...
I am not into the idea of changing the watch I wear every day
It puts unnecessary strain on the crown, especially if it's screw down. I wear some watches two weeks in a row and others for just a week. I give priority to dress watches during the winter and sports watches during the summer.