Watch winders

[warren182]

Shortly getting my first automatic watch, which will be mainly for weekend wear, so I need to get a winder that can hold 2 watches. Any recommendations?

Thanks
Warren

[NDA]

I bought a twin watch winder from Watches of Switzerland some years ago - I've just looked at their website and it doesn't have a search function.

Hold on.......


It's a 'Time Mover' by 'Elma'.

This one:

http://www.redfingerprint.com/Buben_&_Zorweg/T...

[Seb d]

I was thinking about a watch winder, just to keep one or two ticking over, but as lovely as that is, it's a bit expensive for me. Would it be a mistake buying one of the cheap eBay jobbies like this one?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ka003-b-AUTOMATIC-WATCH-WIND...

[NDA]

Anything that keeps the movement active is better than nowt.

[AstonZagato]

I found a really good value one in the on-board shop magazine of American Airlines. You can order online. I think I'm in the US in a few weeks so if I do an internal flight, I'll grab the url.

[Bungleaio]

NDA said:

Anything that keeps the movement active is better than nowt.

Slightly off topic but I've got a rotary auto watch, thats 15 years old now. I very rarely wear it maybe only once or twice a year. Would it be better to store it in a winder than just in its original box?

[AstonZagato]

You can overwind automatic watches so it is best to check the settings - this site is very comprehensive:
http://www.orbita.net/pages/17100.htm

[AstonZagato]

This is the brand I bought - Steinhausen. I got the long coffin like one. Not nice to look at but has worked fine for about four years. Now I just need to buy more watches to put in it.

Not sure if this was the site I used but the cost was similar, IIRC.

http://www.gadgetuniverse.com/category.asp?CAT=CWw...

[Seb d]

AstonZagato said:

You can overwind automatic watches so it is best to check the settings - this site is very comprehensive:
http://www.orbita.net/pages/17100.htm

Question: Can an automatic watch ever be over wound?

Answer: No, that's impossible. All automatic watches have a built-in slipping mechanism that prevents over winding.

[AstonZagato]

Seb d said:

AstonZagato said:

You can overwind automatic watches so it is best to check the settings - this site is very comprehensive:
http://www.orbita.net/pages/17100.htm

Question: Can an automatic watch ever be over wound?

Answer: No, that's impossible. All automatic watches have a built-in slipping mechanism that prevents over winding.

Didn't know that. Why do winders have different settings. I believe some watches wind CW or ACW (or both) but the winders I looked at had rotations per hour settings. I always thought this was to do with overwinding.

[Seb d]

AstonZagato said:

Seb d said:

AstonZagato said:

You can overwind automatic watches so it is best to check the settings - this site is very comprehensive:
http://www.orbita.net/pages/17100.htm

Question: Can an automatic watch ever be over wound?

Answer: No, that's impossible. All automatic watches have a built-in slipping mechanism that prevents over winding.

Didn't know that. Why do winders have different settings. I believe some watches wind CW or ACW (or both) but the winders I looked at had rotations per hour settings. I always thought this was to do with overwinding.

Reading that site, it says that winders keep watches wound in one of two ways. The first uses a high TPM figure, and it will wind for an hour or so at 600TPM or whatever and then rest. The second has a much lower TPM figure, say 25, but will wind the watch almost continuously during a 24 hour period. According to the site the second method is much better as a watch is at its most accurate when the torque in the mainspring is high and that is when the watch is fully wound. Thereby, keeping the watch almost fully wound all the time means it runs more accurately.