Watch winders

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Any recommendation for watch winders?

Are the "cheap" ones on amazon a waste of time? eg below
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Tutelary-Automatic-Watch-Winder/dp/B001LENINK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399639470&sr=8-1&keywords=watch+winder

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Tutelary-Automatic-Watch-Winder/dp/B004OY5NP0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1399639470&sr=8-3&keywords=watch+winder


or do you need to shell out the big bucks for a wolf winder?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wolf-Designs-270302-Heritage-Storage/dp/B0055OCUR2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399639507&sr=8-1&keywords=wolf+watch+winder

Eoin

I have one, and time keeping goes way off when it's used, so either way I have to reset the watch when I wear it again. But as I can go a couple of months before I one or two of my automatics, I figure it's probably no harm to keep the movement active once in a while.

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Eoin wrote: »

I have one, and time keeping goes way off when it's used, so either way I have to reset the watch when I wear it again. But as I can go a couple of months before I one or two of my automatics, I figure it's probably no harm to keep the movement active once in a while.

Which winder do you have?

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bedlam wrote: »

What is your reasoning behind wanting one? I have one but rarely use it, most of my watches bar a moon phase or two (and even then) are not complicated enough to just reset as and when I want to wear them.

To be honest I dont really know. I have a couple of nice quartz and eco drive watches but am looking at my first automatic (thinking a TG link or omega seamaster planet ocean) and thought it best for the movement to be kept on the winder when I am wearing a different watch.

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bedlam wrote: »

You'll get varying opinions but it won't be detrimental to your watch not to have it on a winder and I'd hazard a guess that most people here don't use them on their watches. Put the money towards a strap

Perhaps a nice presentation box instead rather than there individual boxes for storage. Though that seems like you are making things easy for a thief of they break in lol.

Thanks

Eoin

Something that looks like a double version of the middle one. I'm not sure if the price will make a difference to the time keeping; the watch will only move in 2 directions on any winder. Some are as noisy as hell though, which is annoying if it's in your bedroom. Edit: I wouldn't have bothered with one if I had known the time keeping would be off.

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Perhaps a nice presentation box

Lidl tea box is the way to go!

emo72

i had one and stopped using it. really no need for a winder (although the winder manufacturers may disagree!) its just too easy to set a watch rather than the hassle of using a winder. oh and they make noise too, even the quietest motor will keep me awake at night as it switches on and off.

Zagato

I have a longines one and it looks nice, but too noisy to keep in the bedroom. It's not that it's terribly loud but when it's quiet at night....