Winders yes. I don't always have time to set time and date in the morning and anything with a date without a quickset ends up on the winder.

Is there evidence that a winder properly setup does more wear and tear than a person actually wearing the watch?

I have watches over 60 years old that were worn daily for a long time, while they have been serviced quite a few times, they still work fine I suspect the wear and tear bit might be a bit of pearl clutching. 😬

A well dressed jedi never leaves the house without a watch that matches his light saber 😉.

@caktaylor It's the time. It only shows the time when you press the watch. Like a 1970's Hamilton Pulsar...only with Wookies.

While you are the best judge of whether it would stay on the list, it would be a no for me. I like that watch, but I like this Grand Seiko GMT better.

The fly in the ointment often IS the price. It needs to alingn with the value I place on the watch. So, the Vacheron Constantin Patrimony, while nearly perfect, isn't worth a Nomos Tangente, Longines Zulu Spirit and an Omega Speedmaster.

@improviseallday You have good taste in perpetual calendar watches 😉. Here's my AQ4091-56A.

It wasn't a watch, it was a parade of watches over a long time. Like a frog that ends up boiling without noticing it because you turned up the heat slowly (I know this isn't true...but I like the cliche), my bank account boiled away as my interest in watch collecting built over time (again, not really true. I'm fiscally responsible collector).

First up, Hamilton Pulsar and its ilk. My dad bought a red led watch of the 1970's, he was cooler than your dad. Bought one once I caught the watch collecting bug a couple of years ago.

I really wanted to be James Bond. I was a huge Ian Flemming fan. Bond wore a watch, it was cool. Times change, I like my martini's stirred not shaken. While I like the submariner in general, I'm not a fan the mercedes hands so it sits on the "maybe list"

Next step, coolest tech I'd ever seen as a 15 year old was on the wrist of a referee in a soccer game - Omega Seamaster Soccer . It was a gadget, it was soccer (football), it was heaven. It's on the list to acquire once I'm a bit more comfortable with my expertise on purchasing a vintage watch.

Timex Ironman...if it was good enough for the president, it was good enough for me. Plus, it made me feel athletic as I tracked my swimming (ok), my cycling (ok), my running (not at all ok). Tried to restore my old one, gave up, bought the modern variant.

Finally, after a tough work project, I decided to give out some watches to key people and get one from myself. It was the Tissot Gentleman for staff and Nomos for me.

Since then, there have been many more. I'm working on a 3 watch collection, well...20 three watch collections.