Pulling the crown on a wound movement…and then leaving it there

Does pulling the crown out on an auto with hacking feature….and then leaving it there for days in any way damage the movement?

I’m curious because I would assume that it was bad practice but I read somewhere that when this chap took his watch off after wearing it all day he would pull the crown and freeze the movement until he next wore it so as to not lose the power reserve he had built up.

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Longines Conquest – 41 vs 38

Im going to buy the new longines Conquest but Im currently stuck debating which size to get. Sadly the longines ad in town doesn’t have them in stock, as I live in the idwest where people don’t buy many watches.

Im leaning toward 41 but worried it will wear too big, since this is a dressier piece.

For context I am 6-4 and thiccc so I usually just get the biggest size and go home.

I included shots of my 40.5mm Cincinnati P40 as its probably closest in size to the Conquest 41

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Longines Conquest – 41 vs 38

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eBay Global Shipping Program is dreadful

I have sold hundreds of watches to customers around the world. We don’t have the eBay GSP in Australia. I always use International Express. They usually arrive within 5-10 working days, faster to the USA.

I have bought many from overseas, and when the seller sends directly it’s usually quite fast. Skoda_Boy in particular is awesome, I have had watches from him in the USA to Australia in less than a week.

I try to avoid sellers that use the ridiculous eBay GSP. They have been slow in the…

eBay Global Shipping Program is dreadful

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