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Originally Posted by DoubleF
Most of my automatic watches (even weird brands like AMI) lasted a long time and work fine and are around 11-12 years old even without maintenance. My uncle has worn a Seiko automatic (no idea of model) for about 25 years now and it seems ok as far as I know, but holds a charge only for about half a day. (Might have been the maximum battery charge on that design when it was produced, not sure)
The only problem automatic watch I have is a Arden watch which was owned by my Grandfather so was probably purchased around 1970-1980 and started losing time hopelessly (like hours per day) about 5-6 years ago. Even after repairs, it keeps losing time. It's not worth the cost of repairs so I just keep it for sentimental value.
I don't think you will need to worry too much about automatics. Based on personal experience, you should be ok for about a decade and then perhaps a bit of proactive maintenance will be necessary? But overall, I wouldn't sweat it
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Hmm...hate to be the guy, but......
