I have to stare at my wrist for several seconds to read the time
Just got my first skeleton watch, a gorgeous openworked automatic. I love looking at it, but actually telling the time is a whole project. Is it just me or does everyone have this problem? I'm literally staring at my wrist for 5-10 seconds trying to figure out which hands are which among all the gears.
Haha, welcome to the club. My wife thinks I'm checking my pulse.
You get used to it. After a few weeks your brain learns to ignore the movement and focus on the hands. What watch did you get?
I don don't have a skeleton watch but this sounds hilarious. Is it really that bad?
It's a Seagull M182SK. Beautiful but yeah, the hands are thin and silver on a silver movement. Bad combo for legibility
> Is it really that bad? Yes. Mine has a black movement and polished hands. At certain angles the hands just vanish. I've learned to tilt my wrist to catch the light.
That's why I sold my skeleton. Loved the look, hated the function. Now I just wear it to events where I don't need to know the time.
Honestly, after a while you don't even read the time, you just admire it and then check your phone.
ChronoKnot,which one did you have? I find that skeleton watches with contrasting hands (like blued or gold) are much easier.
So it's a fashion statement, not a tool. Got it.
> So it's a fashion statement, not a tool. Got it. Pretty much. But I still love mine. The struggle is part of the charm.
Thanks for the replies, everyone. I'll try tilting my wrist more and maybe look into getting a strap that contrasts better. Glad I'm not alone!
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