Discussion
Afternoon all.
I only wear a watch when I leave the house; as I mostly work from home that means my automatic invariably needs winding and the date and time resetting pretty much every time I wear it. I've therefore been considering a winder.
Any recommendations? I was looking at the Barringtons as they're not daft money in either direction - not sure I trust a £40-er from Amazon, darned certain I don't want to spend as much as the watch cost me!.
Ta in advance.
I only wear a watch when I leave the house; as I mostly work from home that means my automatic invariably needs winding and the date and time resetting pretty much every time I wear it. I've therefore been considering a winder.
Any recommendations? I was looking at the Barringtons as they're not daft money in either direction - not sure I trust a £40-er from Amazon, darned certain I don't want to spend as much as the watch cost me!.
Ta in advance.
Ageing of oils is certainly a factor. I've yet to be convinced as to whether wear or lube is the more important issue. I have two Barringtons that I've had no problem with - not that I use them any more. When I had two watches it made some sense; now with... oh I'm not actually sure how many... I don't bother.
Winders don’t keep lubricant moving and/or from drying-out in any meaningful, beneficial way.
If anything, movement/churn hastens oxidisation and shortens lubricant lifespan.
The amounts of oil used are seriously small, virtually trace. It’s not like there are large pools of oil sloshing around, such that they either run away from intended position, or pool together.
Using a winder, however, just adds to wear & tear of parts.
I don’t use one.
Setting a watch takes a few seconds (though admittedly I prefer watches with no date etc. functions).
If I had something complex like a perpetual calendar, with day, date, month, moonphase displays, I can see why a winder might make sense - otherwise that’s more effort to re-set each time. Or perhaps if I only had one Mon-Fri watch that would otherwise run-down over a weekend off the wrist.
If anything, movement/churn hastens oxidisation and shortens lubricant lifespan.
The amounts of oil used are seriously small, virtually trace. It’s not like there are large pools of oil sloshing around, such that they either run away from intended position, or pool together.
Using a winder, however, just adds to wear & tear of parts.
I don’t use one.
Setting a watch takes a few seconds (though admittedly I prefer watches with no date etc. functions).
If I had something complex like a perpetual calendar, with day, date, month, moonphase displays, I can see why a winder might make sense - otherwise that’s more effort to re-set each time. Or perhaps if I only had one Mon-Fri watch that would otherwise run-down over a weekend off the wrist.
Maxym said:
Ageing of oils is certainly a factor. I've yet to be convinced as to whether wear or lube is the more important issue. I have two Barringtons that I've had no problem with - not that I use them any more. When I had two watches it made some sense; now with... oh I'm not actually sure how many... I don't bother.
I've just been convinced. Thanks UP.
seadragon said:
I wear my Tudor and Omega mostly, but if I don't wear the Tudor for one day then it stops running, so annoying. The Omega is far better in that regard.
I have ordered a 2 watch winder (Fleureon) from Amazon for £29.99.
update, for £30 it's awesome, now I have a choice of 3 watches to wear at any one timeI have ordered a 2 watch winder (Fleureon) from Amazon for £29.99.
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