I Assume Crowns Are Movement Specific?
Discussion
Doofus said:
Ok, let me try it another way:
Do any of you have a balloon/onion crown watch, and is it a pain or not?
TIA
I have a CW C8 Pilot, like this:Do any of you have a balloon/onion crown watch, and is it a pain or not?
TIA
and I don't think it's a pain, but then I don't wear my watch over my wristbone, but rather a half-inch or so further up my arm. If you wear it gangsta-style, with lots of slop in the strap, then yes, I can imagine it being annoying.
ShadownINja said:
Perhaps a wacky solution but you could always get someone to flip the movement and everything else round so it becomes a left handed watch.
I like the idea. Now all I need to do is find a lefty date wheel for this movement, rather than a different crown...Rock and hard place?
I think you'll struggle with any watch which apes the Flieger style like the one you've chosen. They all have large crowns because the original watches were designed to be worn by airmen - thus the bigger face, triangle at 12 o'clock, luminescence and large crown were there so that the watch could be visible inside a dark cockpit and at any orientation, and be wound up whilst wearing thick gloves.
As someone else said, for the effort you'd need to go to, I'd just choose a different watch.
As someone else said, for the effort you'd need to go to, I'd just choose a different watch.
Doofus said:
ShadownINja said:
Perhaps a wacky solution but you could always get someone to flip the movement and everything else round so it becomes a left handed watch.
I like the idea. Now all I need to do is find a lefty date wheel for this movement, rather than a different crown...Rock and hard place?
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