Rotation - how many days/why?

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Rotation - how many days/why?

Post by Wario406 » Wed May 11, 2022 8:46 am

I’ve narrowed my collection a little lately to try and get more/regular wrist time one some of my watches and am wondering… what’s your usual rotation pattern and why?


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Post by jtbenson » Wed May 11, 2022 9:07 am

i swap watches whenever i realize i'd rather be wearing something else.
if i choose well at the start of the day (watch to suit the day's activities, outfit, weather, etc.), i usually only swap watches once or twice per day. : )
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Post by AtomicTom » Wed May 11, 2022 9:45 am

There’s really no set pattern on my end Mike. :oops:

It’s kind of spontaneous I guess. As I will just choose a watch because it feels
like it’s time to enjoy the watch. Or I want to wear that particular watch sir.
It’s almost kind of like I’m using the Watch Force or something. :grin:

There’s no rhyme or reason actually. ..What a great topic !!!

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Post by HapaHapa » Wed May 11, 2022 10:23 am

I usually just wear the same watch to work for the week. It getting less important as other things consume my time.
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Post by ChuckW » Wed May 11, 2022 11:44 am

Frequency of rotation depends on how much Mountain Dew I've drunk. If I guzzle too much, I blow chunks.
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Post by Wario406 » Wed May 11, 2022 12:00 pm

ChuckW wrote:Frequency of rotation depends on how much Mountain Dew I've drunk. If I guzzle too much, I blow chunks.
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Post by djh1201 » Wed May 11, 2022 12:21 pm

jtbenson wrote:
Wed May 11, 2022 9:07 am
i swap watches whenever i realize i'd rather be wearing something else.
if i choose well at the start of the day (watch to suit the day's activities, outfit, weather, etc.), i usually only swap watches once or twice per day. : )
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Post by flyskate » Wed May 11, 2022 3:14 pm

I usually choose whatever I feel like wearing that day, when Im traveling or already at my destination country, it's usually the explorer II for the flight, and one of the watches I brought along for the trip.
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Post by Wario406 » Wed May 11, 2022 4:35 pm

I got a new Erica’s for my Doxa today… so I had to switch!!!

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Re: Rotation - how many days/why?

Post by snootydog » Thu May 12, 2022 1:14 am

As I work away Monday to Friday it's one watch for five days then one or two over the weekend of the watches I won't wear to work, then another for the next five days. It can be weeks that some of my watches don't get wrist time.
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Post by jimyritz » Thu May 12, 2022 4:42 am

I usually wear the same watch during the work week - change it up for the weekend.. rinse and repeat....

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Post by rain_maker » Thu May 12, 2022 9:16 am

I have a smaller collection (Explorer, Seamaster, BB58) of work week watches that I rotate thru . No real method ... I just pick one and then wear it till I feel like changing. Could be the next day or I might wear it for the full week. If I travel I only take the one on my wrist and then that's what I'll wear during the trip.

Weekends I switch to a grab n go quartz (Seiko 7548) or a G Shock.

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Post by mattcantwin » Thu May 12, 2022 12:04 pm

Totally random, but I do like to surprise myself.
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Post by Wario406 » Thu May 12, 2022 12:55 pm

mattcantwin wrote:Totally random, but I do like to surprise myself.
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Re: Rotation - how many days/why?

Post by andrema » Sat May 14, 2022 10:13 pm

No pattern. Sometimes weeks, some times less than a day. I hardly know where all my watches are right now. So it’s luck of the draw for me


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Post by hobbit712 » Sun May 15, 2022 4:08 am

I have two rotations so to speak. A handful of "beaters" that I wear to work. If they get damaged or destroyed I will cry less.

On my days off I will wear my nicer stuff in no particular order. I tend to color coordinate with what I am wearing.

If I I am exercising then I wear Garmin.
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Re: Rotation - how many days/why?

Post by gwells » Sun May 15, 2022 7:28 am

pre-pandemic, when i was in the office 5 days a week, i swapped out the night before when i pulled out clothes for work. pretty much changed watches daily.

since the pandemic started, now that i work from home 9 days out of 10, it's far more random and less often. i'll wear a watch sometimes for 10-15 days. or i may only wear it one day. but because i don't have an evening routine like i used to, the changes are less often and less structured.

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