Exhibition case back or closed case back?

xak47d
Do you prefer an exhibition case back on your mechanical watch or a closed case back?
156 votes ·
#polls #caseback #exhibition #casebackengraving
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ks2549
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Might as well get a quartz if I can't see the movement

I want see my 9F move but I can't :(

xak47d
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ks2549

Might as well get a quartz if I can't see the movement

I want see my 9F move but I can't :(

You can take it apart 😂

xak47d
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What a beautiful rotor

Beanna
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Don't care about the movement. I want whichever option makes the watch thinner and sit flush on the wrist. 99% of the time that's closed caseback.

samhof
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I want to see the magic. So it’s always an exhibition caseback for me, if it is an option.

biglove
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Closed backs usually allow for a thinner watch. I have no desire to ever look at a NH35 or Miyota 80xx movement. The Miyota 90xx, if decorated, is nice to observe. SW movements are decent enough to look at.

The only models have owned that hated they did not have exhibition case backs have been my Omegas.

Bill_Martin
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I say it depends. If the movement is beautiful, impressive, or amazing, then a display caseback is warranted. Otherwise, a closed caseback is suitable, and it also allows for a thinner watch and the ability to engrave if it is a blank caseback.

On the other hand, for anti-magnetic watches that uses a Faraday cage, a display caseback is really useless as the movement is shielded from magnetism, so a closed caseback is far better.