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watchkook
125
Apr 20, 2017
I do not own a Watch Winder and have a growing # of automatic timepieces. Don't mean to distract the Drop, but If anyone is willing I would welome some discussion on pros/cons of using these devices, and which products perform best. Appreciate any feedback.
jaeun87
133
Apr 20, 2017
watchkookPros: - If you have a long rotation of watches to wear, this will minimize the adjustments you have to make to keep them on the right time. - Your watches are displayed in a cool way - It's silent, I can't hear it in the middle of the night.
Cons: - It takes up a good bit of space on my dresser. - You need to keep them plugged in, or change batteries every two weeks or so.
Don't believe the mumbo jumbo about people saying it will "over-wind" your watch. It moves very slowly, way slower than how fast your arm moves on a regular day. If the movement of the winder damages an automatic movement, I can't imagine what havoc my walking and daily activity wreaks on them. Pure nonsense.
AlanKong
21
Apr 20, 2017
jaeun87If you have a mechanical watch with day, date, calendar, moonphase, etc or some other complication that needs to be continually running. I have a watch that has Day of week, 12/24 indicator, and date, setting these every time is a complete pain. The watch winder keep the watch running and the day/date/etc current.
watchkook
125
Apr 21, 2017
AlanKongThank you this is helpful. Do you have any Watch Winders you would recommend?
watchkook
125
Apr 21, 2017
jaeun87Great thank you for the insight, very useful. Do you have an Winders (brands) you would recommend?
jaeun87
133
Apr 21, 2017
watchkookI can't say much. I have only used the Wolf winders, and I know they work well.
There's other brands that sell these winders for astronomically high prices out there ($1000 for a 2-3 watch winder), which makes no sense for such a simple function (rotate the damn watch a few times a day). On the other hand, there are tons of cheap brands on Amazon that look all very similar (probably same Chinese maker, different companies branding it their own - $45 for a one watch winder) that I have decided might not be worth the risk (plus their designs look cheap and bad).
watchkook
125
Apr 21, 2017
jaeun87Again very helpful thank you. Had no idea these were so pricey (!) but agree with your thoughts on the risk of cheap models that might behave like a blender. Not sure what I'll do here, but I am better educated so appreciate you taking the time to share your experience & insights.
AlanKong
21
Apr 24, 2017
watchkookIt's a luxury item. If your creative you can easily make one out of anything that will turn a watch. I've seen some interesting ones people make them out of Legos. If you have a consider that the watch people used these for can be in upwards of $1k, $5k,or even $50k+,
Stachelrodt
6
Aug 6, 2017
jaeun87I second the over wind defense, I have a dual watch winder in it I keep my Tudor Fastrider and my lesser Mido Multifort, I have also had my skx on there and my seiko 5, so with that price range in mind, not a single one has been 'overwound' as any real automatic watch worth its salt has a 'clutch' device that simply will not allow it to over wind. I currently own a simple winder from Amazon, but am considering buying this wolf to keep on hold for when I purchase my Moon watch.
watchkook
125
Aug 6, 2017
StachelrodtI did purchase this winder during a prior drop. I have monitored it pretty closely and it the winding cycles off & on, not very frequently, but enough to keep the watch wound, so I don't really worry about overwinding as much as I did initially. I don't use it all that often, and usually only with day/date prices that take more effort to keep current. Happy with the device overall, easy to use and quiet.
Gibsins
20
Nov 8, 2017
watchkookAdding a comment here in case someone looks at this thread before requesting a future drop:
I joined the drop for one of these on 6 JUL 16. The completed drop price was $109.99, and shipping to California was $8.75. I've been using it to keep my Breitling Crosswind (D13355), which I wear as a dress watch. The Wolf Cub Winder has been excellent. The previous comments about it being very quiet, but also needing to be plugged in are all true.
My watch drifts by about two minutes (slow) every month. I've had the watch for 16 years now, so it's overdue for a service. However, each time I take it out of the winder after a week or two, I'm always pleased to see it be ready to go...with maybe a minute of correction.
panofish
5
Jan 23, 2018
watchkook Winders are great if you need to wind your automatic, but it is a bad idea to keep winding your watch while storing it. Over a long period of time that will only increase the wear and shorten the period before your watch might need service. I have a wide variety of automatic watches and most do not need a winder and keep excellent time. Some automatics can still be manually wound and decent automatics will keep excellent time without any winding.. just a few seconds of movement before putting it on (if the watch has wound down and stopped). Some of the less expensive automatics I have can benefit from placing in a winder over-night before wearing the next morning. The main reason I got a winder, was to fully wind my automatics so I could get a good measure of each using a timegrapher device, which gives reasonably accurate feedback on the relative condition and accuracy of each watch.
Sleak
2
Jan 23, 2018
panofishYou realise the wolf winder doesn't constantly wind it?
" The Cub winder executes four cycles per day during a six hours period. Each cycle rotates 225 turns’ clockwise and 225 turns counterclockwise. After that there is an 18-hour sleep phase period. These cycles over a 24 hour period most closely mimics how one wears their watch, thus exercising the mainspring inside your watch. "
panofish
5
Jan 23, 2018
SleakI know... just my opinion that if you don't plan on wearing a particular watch in the immediate (I have many others), then storing a watch in a watch winder is unnecessary wear-and-tear on the mechanism. Granted we are talking about many years, not days. That's all I was trying to say. Most people need not worry about it... so you make a good point.
Jefflink
1
Apr 26, 2018
StachelrodtFYI the moon watch is a manual
Stachelrodt
6
Apr 29, 2018
JefflinkOh yes it is! Wear it everyday, use my winder on my breitling