Discussion
I've just bought one, and before doing so, did lots of research on various fora.
The consensus seemed to be that you'd not harm your watches either way, meaning the choice came down to convenience. Some people wanted to keep their watches wound so that they'd be ready to go and not need the time & date resetting, while others didn't mind this task (indeed, some found it therapeutic) and thought winders to be a waste of time and electricity.
Anyway, I bought a cheap one to try - a Time Tutelary Dual Tower winder. It's got variable settings, and has been doing the trick so far!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000NHQM2K?ie=U...
(Incidentally, if you do get one, I can recommend that seller - tmc-ltd. Great service.)
The consensus seemed to be that you'd not harm your watches either way, meaning the choice came down to convenience. Some people wanted to keep their watches wound so that they'd be ready to go and not need the time & date resetting, while others didn't mind this task (indeed, some found it therapeutic) and thought winders to be a waste of time and electricity.
Anyway, I bought a cheap one to try - a Time Tutelary Dual Tower winder. It's got variable settings, and has been doing the trick so far!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000NHQM2K?ie=U...
(Incidentally, if you do get one, I can recommend that seller - tmc-ltd. Great service.)
Who knows.
Stuff I've heard in no particular order:
-leaving a watch to stay still for a long time with have the movement stop
-using a watch winder all the time will wear the bits out
-the oils will end up collecting on one side if left to stand
-the oils won't end up collecting as they are only applied at specific points and if they did, even wearing the watch or using a winder would mean the oil drips away from the areas they are applied
-using a winder means the oils are cold so the parts wear compared to wearing a watch which warms the oils up thus meaning wear is reduced
Some is bull but I am not sure which. Besides, what do you do with manual wind watches? Stick them on an automatic winder but wind them every day?
And as for not having to set a watch every time you want to wear it, unless it's COSC certified, if you wear it once a week, you're going to have to set it anyway as it could be 3 or 4 minutes out.
Stuff I've heard in no particular order:
-leaving a watch to stay still for a long time with have the movement stop
-using a watch winder all the time will wear the bits out
-the oils will end up collecting on one side if left to stand
-the oils won't end up collecting as they are only applied at specific points and if they did, even wearing the watch or using a winder would mean the oil drips away from the areas they are applied
-using a winder means the oils are cold so the parts wear compared to wearing a watch which warms the oils up thus meaning wear is reduced
Some is bull but I am not sure which. Besides, what do you do with manual wind watches? Stick them on an automatic winder but wind them every day?
And as for not having to set a watch every time you want to wear it, unless it's COSC certified, if you wear it once a week, you're going to have to set it anyway as it could be 3 or 4 minutes out.
Edited by ShadownINja on Tuesday 9th March 23:52
Must agree with the last comment here
I have a watchwinder for my watches, very flashy, looks so nice to see the watches one net to the other.
I usualy wear one a few days then change to another one
Almost everytime I need to set the time again. They all go off, Panerai, Anonimo, Omega, all of the loose several minutes in a week
Regards
Ronny
I have a watchwinder for my watches, very flashy, looks so nice to see the watches one net to the other.
I usualy wear one a few days then change to another one
Almost everytime I need to set the time again. They all go off, Panerai, Anonimo, Omega, all of the loose several minutes in a week
Regards
Ronny
mft said:
I've just bought one, and before doing so, did lots of research on various fora.
The consensus seemed to be that you'd not harm your watches either way, meaning the choice came down to convenience. Some people wanted to keep their watches wound so that they'd be ready to go and not need the time & date resetting, while others didn't mind this task (indeed, some found it therapeutic) and thought winders to be a waste of time and electricity.
Anyway, I bought a cheap one to try - a Time Tutelary Dual Tower winder. It's got variable settings, and has been doing the trick so far!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000NHQM2K?ie=U...
(Incidentally, if you do get one, I can recommend that seller - tmc-ltd. Great service.)
I have one of these too ... Considering it is one of the cheapest dual watch winders on the market, it isn't that bad in terms of quality - Quite impressive, in fact! However you may find yourself never needing to use it The consensus seemed to be that you'd not harm your watches either way, meaning the choice came down to convenience. Some people wanted to keep their watches wound so that they'd be ready to go and not need the time & date resetting, while others didn't mind this task (indeed, some found it therapeutic) and thought winders to be a waste of time and electricity.
Anyway, I bought a cheap one to try - a Time Tutelary Dual Tower winder. It's got variable settings, and has been doing the trick so far!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000NHQM2K?ie=U...
(Incidentally, if you do get one, I can recommend that seller - tmc-ltd. Great service.)
With two watches you could wear them on alternative days, or change to another watch in the evenings, or with most ETA movements you can manually wind the watch for a bit of a power boost anyway! 
vandereydt said:
Almost everytime I need to set the time again. They all go off, Panerai, Anonimo, Omega, all of the loose several minutes in a week
Indeed, but there's a difference between winding it then setting the date and the time, versus tweaking the time alone by a couple of minutes. Gassing Station | Watches | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff