Thanks for the reply!
Yeah haha I know, I know what buying cheap Chinese means :). Its mainly to see what its like to carry one and if I like it. Also if I drop it I wont cry haha.

When it comes I will post a couple of pictures and see how it keeps time, see if it loses more than 30s a week. I have heard of some losing 2 mins a day hahah. Its the Alias Kim brand.

I sense watches are a slop just as slippery as knives 🙂

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Keep in mind as well that for about 125 years, a variation of plus or minus 30 seconds a week wasn’t just considered acceptable- that was the absolute best in the world. +- 30s/week was railroad standard, and the railroad grade watches were the absolute finest watches money could buy in their era (and some of the finest now)
An acceptable variation in a well-regulated modern movement is plus or minus 30 seconds a day, and that’s with Seiko type movements. It’s absolutely possible to achieve with a Chinese Standard movement with a little tweaking at the regulator tab.
Watches, if you get into the hobby side and collecting, are very addictive… I have a rapidly filling 10 slot watch box and a couple of beaters floating around. Like I said, welcome and if I can be of any help, I’ll be happy to help or try my absolute best to point you in the direction of proper information. I’m no expert in this field (or any field) but I have spent quite a lot of time learning about watches and what makes them tick (movements!)

I haven’t worked on any Chinese Standard movements, so I can’t comment on that particular movement but the Westclox movement (simple handwind like the Standard) was very easy to regulate. I would look at watchuseek for some more information on your particular movement (or google how to regulate it) and have a go at it. Of course, like anything else, attempt at your own risk and there’s a danger of getting hooked on watch repair (I was!)

Ive carried mechanical pocket watches a bit myself but stepped away from it for a couple very simple reasons. First of all, the main selling point for a watch to me is the ability to move my hand up and be able to tell time without having to dig trough my pockets first (might as well grab my phone at that point). Second is; My pockets are always full whereas on my wrist i can usually squeeze in a little something without too much trouble. Also i will forget to wind a pocket watch. With the movement you have on your wrist its very easy to keep an automatic going and even a simple mechanical will be in view so regularly that i wind it often enough whereas in my pocket it will be a case of out of sight-out of mind. Also in my case (old ETA movement) the pocket watch would keep time no problem for a couple days then lose/gain time at random during other days completely defeating the point of a clock for me. Getting a proper multiple position regulated movement or heck, even a proper tourbillon would fix that last one but meh…. Wrist watch is the choice for me!!

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It sounds like your movement may need/have needed a servicing… ETA movements should be fairly reliable timekeepers.
Also, a tourbillon is a complication that is completely unneeded in a modern movement IIRC- they’re included on some watches as a novelty 🙂

I rarely carry a pocket watch, but when I do it’s when I have a vest pocket to carry it in. 3-4 times a year perhaps. I find carrying a watch on a chain in any other pocket awkward as hell.

Quartz watches are completely different beasts from mechanicals. They almost have no moving parts with any weight to em so they will not be affected by position nearly as much.