Ever since I was a kid, I knew that a mechanical watch has to be wound every day. That's why it was such a big deal when automatic mechanical watches came out, which, IMHO, solved this very well. I'm surprised that OP didn't know about this considering how much research they've done.
OP is talking about automatic mechanical watches - the issue he is describing is that if you don't wear one for a few days then it will stop and go out of time.
