Decorated Case Backs

IMO, they add a bit of class to the watch when done right.

100-fricken-percent on this! But I do like a nice exhibition case back sometimes.

Why aren't decorative casebacks standard?

1. Cost - it may not make financial sense for the company to do it.

2. Many people like viewing the watch run & the decoration of the movement.

I like both the decorated case back & the exhibition style.

All this for something we don’t see…

I'd take any of these over a display caseback any day of the week and twice on Sunday!

I like the variety. Some days I want to see the movement and others, like today, a nice decorative caseback works perfectly.

The Longines flying hourglass is one of the oldest trademark watch symbols ever!! so classic so iconic so memorable!! my favorite

Love the Certina turtle. 🐢

Love the decorated case back... Like a display case back.... Like a solid case back that convays information about the watch too.

I vote for all of the above.

I’m with you on this!

I have no qualms with exhibition style though, but at least make some effort even if it’s just a custom rotor 🤷🏽‍♂️

Yes! I prefer these a billion times more than display casebacks. The Longines Conquest caseback is one of my favourites. Older Certina DS casebacks are stunning with the tortoise motif. Out of my collection, I'd say my favourite has to be the caseback for my Camy watches. While it's not really decoration, the stamping of the dove and olive branch logo looks awesome to me. The casebacks on their higher-end models are even better.

(Pictures ripped from the internet)

Second this. I like a decorated case back but sometimes the movement of a watch is finished so beautifully it’s a shame to hide it away

I’m all for decorated backs. They are appealing for visual study…and they are the perfect moniker for the brand itself. Perhaps that is why it’s all the more special when one comes across such a decorated back. Otherwise…it may doom itself to the current trend of ‘achievement of mediocrity’.

I like both a decorated case back and an exhibition one, especially if the movement is pretty.

I love them too!!! But when it comes to GO and the close case back on their larger seaQ model….. 😩😩😭

Because they don't need to.

Everyone & their dog already wants (desperately) a Rolex even before those extra touches.

I don’t have this one anymore, but that case back was cute.

I love beauty and craft quality, so I fully appreciate great looking casebacks. But I also prize each unique attribute that gives a watch charscter, so all case styles have a place in my spectrum of aesthetic enjoyment.

Absolutely. Apart from a few of us ✊🏻

This Seiko was my first automatic watch. It's beautifull case back was one argument for me, to buy this watch. And I still love it.

Yes they look cool and add a nice feature to the watch, however decorated casebacks take away exhibition casebacks and when I buy a mechanical watch I really want to see the movement too.

I really admire a nice caseback on a diver; that of the TAG Aquaracer and Montblanc Iced Sea are my favorites

Well seems like I am in minority but I hate covered casebacks. I dont buy a watch if it doesn’t have exhibition caseback. For me, being able to see the watch movement is incredibly important. It’s part of the whole reason I like mechanical watches. To me, watching so many tiny parts coming together to precisely tell time is a big part of the whole magic. Covering it up to me is a big sin. 😵‍💫

I love a cool design on back, or an inscription on a #vintage watch. I name my waches and sometimes the inscription rules the day. I have an old #omega that I call Dave. I love that someone's gift lives on!

I'm #teamquartz, so I like a decorated caseback. It's fine if the caseback is plain, but having a cool design is like an Easter egg just for you.

Here's a favorite in my collection; the Korean Solar Field watch from Vaer.

I rarely, almost never, look at the case back.

IT's great to have a nice movement to view in an exhibition caseback but this doesn't need to be the case for every watch. I agree. I think a decorated/etched caseback done well can be a thing of art!

For sure

I hope to own an Amadee-20 O.C.C. one day. I think it was maybe the first—or at least one of the first—wristwatches I ever really fell for. TGV knows his way around a camera and a page. Do I have the wrist for it? Not even close. Am I a total sucker for that amazing blue in the titanium grey? Absolutely