I'm surprised that the article even said "but you don’t always have the luxury of sitting down to set the time and get the watch ready for the day".
I wear an automatic all the time, in fact I collect them, and most automatic watches will happily keep ticking for 36-48 hours. If you take it off to sleep it won't need adjusting the next morning.
Even if you did need to fiddle with a watch in the morning (which I do, as I switch watches every few days) it takes seconds to whirl the hands to the correct time. Certainly not a significant timesink.
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I'm surprised that the article even said "but you don’t always have the luxury of sitting down to set the time and get the watch ready for the day".
I wear an automatic all the time, in fact I collect them, and most automatic watches will happily keep ticking for 36-48 hours. If you take it off to sleep it won't need adjusting the next morning.
Even if you did need to fiddle with a watch in the morning (which I do, as I switch watches every few days) it takes seconds to whirl the hands to the correct time. Certainly not a significant timesink.
My automatic has a 3 day reserve and a quartz will stay on time for years
I bought a Citizen dumbwatch with the solar panel dial.
I've never had to charge it. Only thing I do is keep it in the open with the dial facing up when I'm not wearing it.