Which Watch Winder

[Alex L]

I've been looking at replacing my cheapo two watch winder with something a bit better looking.

Ideally it must hold no fewer than 6 watches and I quite like the idea that I can put cufflinks etc in it too.

I've been considering the Barrington one below but at the best part of £700 I wanted to ensure there's nothing better out there

https://www.barringtonwatchwinders.com/watch-winde...

I'm happy to buy 6 separate winders, so long as they can join together and be powered by one power source too.

Any suggestions please, I don't really want to pay more than £700?

[Aquarius909]

I have a Barrington and I too deliberated in detail about the choice but at point of buying I felt they offered the best 'value' proposition. They look good and they have all the features I was after in a winder (individually programmable winders, variable TPD settings, variable directional settings etc.). 6 months later I'm pleased with my decision but if I had one small gripe I would say it was that it's a shame they can't be operated by batteries. I mean, it's only 6 motors so how much battery power could that take? Anyway, I'm still happy to give the unit a strong endorsement.

[Alex L]

Aquarius909 said:

I have a Barrington and I too deliberated in detail about the choice but at point of buying I felt they offered the best 'value' proposition. They look good and they have all the features I was after in a winder (individually programmable winders, variable TPD settings, variable directional settings etc.). 6 months later I'm pleased with my decision but if I had one small gripe I would say it was that it's a shame they can't be operated by batteries. I mean, it's only 6 motors so how much battery power could that take? Anyway, I'm still happy to give the unit a strong endorsement.

Thanks Aquarius, that's lucky as mine arrives in about an hour...

[Alex L]

and here it is, much better quality than I was expecting and very happy with the new carbon finish that they'll officially start selling next month

[Voldemort]

Alex L said:

and here it is, much better quality than I was expecting and very happy with the new carbon finish that they'll officially start selling next month

Shouldn't all the watches be showing the same time? Or am I missing the point of a winder?

[Alex L]

Voldemort said:

Shouldn't all the watches be showing the same time? Or am I missing the point of a winder?

Valid point and wondered when someone would notice. I stuck them on the wonder and went away for the weekend, they're now all showing the correct time and date

[VEX]

Glad you like the Barringtons.

I'll pass it on as he is a client of mine, who found me here on PH.

It's a small world isnt it.

V.

[Alex L]

VEX said:

Glad you like the Barringtons.

I'll pass it on as he is a client of mine, who found me here on PH.

It's a small world isnt it.

V.

Thanks, I've emailed them a testimonial for their new website as they really couldn't have been more helpful.

[ADP68]

Sorry to piggyback, but my £100 Amazon bought 4-watch winder bought by my late-wife last Xmas has broken. Just stopped spinning. I got a refund but now would like something more reliable that spins about 8 watches, but doesn't cost £5-600 pounds. Does this proposition exist?
Thanks
Andy

[Alex L]

ADP68 said:

Sorry to piggyback, but my £100 Amazon bought 4-watch winder bought by my late-wife last Xmas has broken. Just stopped spinning. I got a refund but now would like something more reliable that spins about 8 watches, but doesn't cost £5-600 pounds. Does this proposition exist?
Thanks
Andy

Not that I managed to find, or I'd have given it a go. I'm hopeful that mine will last some years and so long as the company exists they can service it if anything goes wrong. Yes, it was a fair amount of money but it also looks good and justifies the price to me.

[PJ S]

Plenty of 8 watch winders on eBay – just because they’re from the Far East doesn’t necessarily mean they’re rubbish, but there probably is an element of getting what you paid for.
Personally, I’d have 2x 4 watch winders, in case one craps out.

[Dicky Knee]

I bought my brother a Wolf Watch winder from a company called www.watch-winder.co.uk. They have a wide range. Worth a look.

[Aquarius909]

Alex L said:

and here it is, much better quality than I was expecting and very happy with the new carbon finish that they'll officially start selling next month

Oh wow! Just seen this now. That is a very handsome piece. I like the backing material there behind the rotors - what is that?

[Alex L]

Aquarius909 said:

Oh wow! Just seen this now. That is a very handsome piece. I like the backing material there behind the rotors - what is that?

It's some carbon effect stuff

[Alex L]

For anyone interested, Barrington currently have a 15% discount if you sign up for their newsletter. No, I'm not on commission, just a happy customer.

https://www.barringtonwatchwinders.com/watch-winde...

[Barry Ashcroft]

I'm hoping Santa drops one off at the end of the month as I've dropped enough hints.

[Aquarius909]

Barry Ashcroft said:

I'm hoping Santa drops one off at the end of the month as I've dropped enough hints.

Haha! Good luck mate! It's a tried an trusted system but it avoids all the disappointment on Christmas day!

[Barry Ashcroft]

Merry Xmas guys, the wife did good this year



Very very impressed with the quality of this, the carbon style inside is very nice I thought it would be cheap nasty dynoc but it's soft feel material, only snag is the Panerai has a huge Sub buckle and it only just fits.
Very happy no got to find somewhere to put it.

[Alex L]

Very nice Barry, my IWC is much the same and only just fits.

A tip I got from Barrington is to select single direction rotation as when I had it on multi-direction my watches wouldn't stay wound

[trando]

Been looking for a double watch winder for a while and this thread has helped hugely. So on the strength of the above comments have just ordered a 2 watch winder from Barringtons as per the pic. Can't wait...