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I treated myself to a nice Rolex Submariner 5-6 months ago. I only wear it when I'm going out or on special occasions. This can lead to me not wearing it for 2-3 weeks at a time. I find it a real pain in the ass when I want to wear it and have to sit and wind it and wind it so the date is correct so Ive decided to buy a watch winder. I have a few battery powered Casios and this is the only automatic I'm ever likely to own so I need a watch winder capable of holding one watch, I don't need a massive display case. As this is my first automatic watch, I dont know what to look for. I dont mind spending as long as it is decent. So what to look for? And how long do batteries last in a watch winder?
Emanresu said:
I treated myself to a nice Rolex Submariner 5-6 months ago. I only wear it when I'm going out or on special occasions. This can lead to me not wearing it for 2-3 weeks at a time. I find it a real pain in the ass when I want to wear it and have to sit and wind it and wind it so the date is correct so Ive decided to buy a watch winder. I have a few battery powered Casios and this is the only automatic I'm ever likely to own so I need a watch winder capable of holding one watch, I don't need a massive display case. As this is my first automatic watch, I dont know what to look for. I dont mind spending as long as it is decent. So what to look for? And how long do batteries last in a watch winder?
I guess it depends on how much you're looking to spend. I have a number of the Rapport Evo cube winders, which are at the bottom of their range, but do the job perfectly well as far as I'm concerned.I do recall reading somewhere that some watches (maybe Rolex) prefer a particular type of auto winder, but that might be nonsense. The Evo cube has two different winding modes, so not sure if that is sufficient?!
I bought one like this about 4 years ago, cost about £100. Cheap compared to most and it's never missed a beat.
https://www.watchwinderworks.com.au/Item/Pluto6BCF...
You can control each pair of holders, change the rotations per day (650, 720, 1000, 1200 I think) and also which way it rotates (or to rotate both ways).
Not sure if you can get these in the UK however.
https://www.watchwinderworks.com.au/Item/Pluto6BCF...
You can control each pair of holders, change the rotations per day (650, 720, 1000, 1200 I think) and also which way it rotates (or to rotate both ways).
Not sure if you can get these in the UK however.
R8Steve said:
Ha - Brilliant. There you go then! 
Emanresu said:
I treated myself to a nice Rolex Submariner 5-6 months ago. I only wear it when I'm going out or on special occasions. This can lead to me not wearing it for 2-3 weeks at a time. I find it a real pain in the ass when I want to wear it and have to sit and wind it and wind it so the date is correct so Ive decided to buy a watch winder. I have a few battery powered Casios and this is the only automatic I'm ever likely to own so I need a watch winder capable of holding one watch, I don't need a massive display case. As this is my first automatic watch, I dont know what to look for. I dont mind spending as long as it is decent. So what to look for? And how long do batteries last in a watch winder?
at £450 a service you will have to get the Rolex serviced 4 times as often if it's on all the time !!!So I think a winder is a daft idea, it also has a fast date set so a non issue imo, one does not have to "wind it and wind it"
Emanresu said:
I treated myself to a nice Rolex Submariner 5-6 months ago. I only wear it when I'm going out or on special occasions. This can lead to me not wearing it for 2-3 weeks at a time. I find it a real pain in the ass when I want to wear it and have to sit and wind it and wind it so the date is correct so Ive decided to buy a watch winder. I have a few battery powered Casios and this is the only automatic I'm ever likely to own so I need a watch winder capable of holding one watch, I don't need a massive display case. As this is my first automatic watch, I dont know what to look for. I dont mind spending as long as it is decent. So what to look for? And how long do batteries last in a watch winder?
Several watch people have told me not to use a watch winder, its the equivalent of leaving your car engine running outside, ready for when you may want to drive it..!Keeping the mechanism spinning will just promote more wear, requiring more frequent servicing. The internals are well lubricated, so its fine to leave it stopped.
If its a new model sub, then it has a quick set date function, it doesn't take long to set the date - but be grateful you don't own a Navitimer, setting the date on that is a real pain...!
Porsche911R said:
at £450 a service you will have to get the Rolex serviced 4 times as often if it's on all the time !!!
So I think a winder is a daft idea, it also has a fast date set so a non issue imo, one does not have to "wind it and wind it"
Out of interest how would you monitor this?So I think a winder is a daft idea, it also has a fast date set so a non issue imo, one does not have to "wind it and wind it"
It's not like it has a odometer/hour meter. So you're saying if i wear my rolex all the time i need to get it serviced 4 times as often?
I have to disagree.
Rolex themselves sell watch winders so i don't think they would do that if it going to damage the watch.
Porsche911R said:
at £450 a service you will have to get the Rolex serviced 4 times as often if it's on all the time !!!
So I think a winder is a daft idea, it also has a fast date set so a non issue imo, one does not have to "wind it and wind it"
What nonsense.So I think a winder is a daft idea, it also has a fast date set so a non issue imo, one does not have to "wind it and wind it"
On average a Rolex gets serviced every 10 years, according to Rolex. So, by your maths if worn daily it would need servicing every 2.5 years. Bullplop
Also it's a watch, it's designed to be 'on' all the time
Personally I don't bother with a winder. I have a couple of autos and a hand wound, and for one special one in particular, I enjoy the ritual of sitting down on the corner of the bed to get the thing ready and time & date correct, all part of the fun and involvement and getting re-aquainted with a special piece of engineering!
I also find the idea of a powered machine to keep your automatic mechanical watch running a complete laugh. Solution to a 1st world problem at the extreme!
I also find the idea of a powered machine to keep your automatic mechanical watch running a complete laugh. Solution to a 1st world problem at the extreme!
I wouldn't bother with a watch winder unless i had a watch with complications which I didnt wear very often like a perpetual annual calendar and moonphase etc etc which could be a pain to set every time you get it out to put on.
It will do your watch no harm to leave it unwound for months if necessary. Just give it a wind now and again to keep the lubricant oils distributed evenly. Alot of watches can stay boxed and in stock for years without being touched.
It will do your watch no harm to leave it unwound for months if necessary. Just give it a wind now and again to keep the lubricant oils distributed evenly. Alot of watches can stay boxed and in stock for years without being touched.
dc2rr07 said:
R8Steve said:
Rolex themselves sell watch winders so i don't think they would do that if it going to damage the watch.
They sell them because some people want them, nobody has said that they damage your watch though.Which is a lot of nonsense as it's just the same as wearing the watch all the time which i'm fairly sure they were designed to do.
R8Steve said:
Posts above have mentioned that it increases wear and increases the service intervals by 4.
Which is a lot of nonsense as it's just the same as wearing the watch all the time which i'm fairly sure they were designed to do.
I agree that it is just like wearing them but it does not damage them though which is what was stated in the above post Which is a lot of nonsense as it's just the same as wearing the watch all the time which i'm fairly sure they were designed to do.
dc2rr07 said:
R8Steve said:
Posts above have mentioned that it increases wear and increases the service intervals by 4.
Which is a lot of nonsense as it's just the same as wearing the watch all the time which i'm fairly sure they were designed to do.
I agree that it is just like wearing them but it does not damage them though which is what was stated in the above post Which is a lot of nonsense as it's just the same as wearing the watch all the time which i'm fairly sure they were designed to do.
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