Wind it every morning or else
By Abby Turner, Melbourne ยท
Hand-wound. Forty hours. That means if I finish a shift on Friday night and don't touch it until Sunday morning, it's stopped. Not ideal for someone who already has too many things to remember.
Still, I get why people love these. The Komandirskie, the 'commander's' watch, has been around since Soviet times, and it's a real bit of history for US$45 to $80. 39 mm wide, 12 mm thick, green dial, acrylic crystal, leather strap, a 2414A movement you wind with the crown. It's charming and a bit rough around the edges.
But a brass case, 20 m of water resistance and a leather strap? Hand washing alone would worry me. I'd keep it as a weekend novelty and wind it while I wait for the kettle.