Automatic or manual Flieger?

[Lungauer]

I've ordered a manual Stowa Flieger which should be delivered some time in October and am now having a crisis of confidence about whether I should have ordered an automatic.

I've always had autos and like the notion of them 'winding themselves up', but I got it into my head that a hand-wind was more authentic somehow, and also had the advantage of being 1mm thinner. Is it a faff to wind them up every morning, or does it become a comforting ritual? Will I miss the small pleasure of looking through a clear case back at the rotor, or will I enjoy thinking I'm a Luftwaffe ace with my solid back, no-nonsense manual?

I really should just know my own mind, but perhaps some support from the watch cognicenti would help.

[Podie]

Had a few manual winders, never found it a big deal personally.

[CardShark]

I've never found mine to be a faff, but then I rarely wear the same watch for more than a day or two. A manual wind would be in keeping with a flieger, hence the larger than normal crown for winding with a gloved hand.

Edited by CardShark on Wednesday 25th July 17:11