Watchwinder recommendation

[Deep]

Anybody able to recommend a reasonably priced one? I've seen Wolf ones but they start to get into serious money for double/triple ones.
Happy for an all in one or two or three separate singles.
Needs to fit in a safe so I assume these are battery powered?
As it will be hidden away I don't care what they look like.

Thanks

[Deep]

Nobody? Has everyone moved over to Garmins??

[Lightningt]

I bought a Klarstein St Gallen off Amazon for £80 but it needs a plug.

Wolf are pricey but do also work on batteries AFAIK; Goldsmiths were giving them away with some recent purchases I believe.

Sorry can't be more help.

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said:

Thanks. Unfortunately it needs to be battery powered.
I made a mistake some time back. I actually bought a watch when that offer on winders was active but took a 10% discount instead...

Cheers

[BrokenSkunk]

Once you own more than four or five mechanical watches, watch winders become a bit pointless.
I was given one once, it went straight to the local Cancer Research shop.

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BrokenSkunk said:

Once you own more than four or five mechanical watches, watch winders become a bit pointless.
I was given one once, it went straight to the local Cancer Research shop.

Thanks. I wouldn't need four or five to be on winders, perhaps two for me and one for the Mrs. That way when the weekend comes I can take off the work watch and put on a nice one. My wife only puts on her nice watch at the weekend as well, she won't wear it to work.

[Flying machine]

I have a couple of Barrington watch winders in my safe - I find them useful for calendar complications. They run on 2 AA batteries or mains (and can be daisy chained for power). Nice bright colours too! There seem to be a couple of other companies making similar style winders available.

I've also got a larger own branded winder as a freebie from Chisholm Hunter (whilst buying a manual wind GS Omiwatari curiously) that also runs from the same power options.

Lots of options around.

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Flying machine said:

I have a couple of Barrington watch winders in my safe - I find them useful for calendar complications. They run on 2 AA batteries or mains (and can be daisy chained for power). Nice bright colours too! There seem to be a couple of other companies making similar style winders available.

I've also got a larger own branded winder as a freebie from Chisholm Hunter (whilst buying a manual wind GS Omiwatari curiously) that also runs from the same power options.

Lots of options around.

Thanks.
Just looked up the Barrington, at £175 much more reasonably priced than Wolf. Appreciate the help.

If anyone knows of anything cheaper that's reliable I'm all ears.

Cheers

[pistonheadforum]

Don't do it man! Talk yourself down from that ledge.

Winders just wear out a watch when it's not being used - how much hassle is it really to set the time and give it a couple of spins to get it back running again?

If I'm here for anything it's to convince people that watchwinders are the work of evil.

You don't leave your car running in the garage over the weekend just so it's warm when you need it again. If you do - then you have bigger problems!

Save the money and put it towards a new number from the under £200 thread.

You know it makes sense.

[gregs656]

If it's sitting in a safe I'd take a go at the cheapie amazon ones. Plenty with good reviews.

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pistonheadforum said:

Don't do it man! Talk yourself down from that ledge.

Winders just wear out a watch when it's not being used - how much hassle is it really to set the time and give it a couple of spins to get it back running again?

If I'm here for anything it's to convince people that watchwinders are the work of evil.

You don't leave your car running in the garage over the weekend just so it's warm when you need it again. If you do - then you have bigger problems!

Save the money and put it towards a new number from the under £200 thread.

You know it makes sense.

Interesting viewpoint.
Problem is I'm very OCD about the watch reading the exact time when I set it, and that does take a few minutes...and then my wife wants me to set hers as well.
Not the end of the world I suppose...

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gregs656 said:

If it's sitting in a safe I'd take a go at the cheapie amazon ones. Plenty with good reviews.

It won't be on display so I don't care at all what it looks like and I don't care if it makes a bit of noise either.
I've been looking on Amazon but can't seem to find one with consistently good reviews...many seem to fail in under a year.

Thanks

[bazza.]

Out of interest why would you want your watches working when not wearing them ?
Ok if they are high end perpetual calendar models I understand.

I have a bit of a collection and normally wear a different watch everyday for a month.
Some models I only wear one every 8 weeks or more but don't keep them running between that.
This I find will extends the service schedule of watch as you are not running it,

It doesn't matter if you mind paying £300/500 every 3/5 years for a service I guess.

[Guycord]

bazza. said:

Ok if they are high end perpetual calendar models I understand.

Im have my view but it is interesting to look at the arguments all over again.....

A simple cheap robust (diver??) mass-produced auto-mech on a winder = bad...

but

A complex, probably more delicate 300-400 part mech costing in all probability +£20k on a winder = good?

[Sheetmaself]

What about something similar to this

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Automatic-Watch-Winder-Bo...

And a USB battery pack?

[bazza.]

Guycord said:

bazza. said:

Ok if they are high end perpetual calendar models I understand.

Im have my view but it is interesting to look at the arguments all over again.....

A simple cheap robust (diver??) mass-produced auto-mech on a winder = bad...

but

A complex, probably more delicate 300-400 part mech costing in all probability +£20k on a winder = good?

You miss understand a high end perpetual calendar can take 15 min to set up and there is a change of damaging it when doing so
So I using a winder for that I can see the point.
A cheap as you call it diver needs servicing every 3/5 years according to most manufacturers thats if being used everyday.

[Sheetmaself]

I use a watch winder for watches with significant complications, or my trash Bell & Ross that squeals when you hand wind it!

Basic three hand normal date watches are left to wind down, for me keeping a watch like that on a winder is akin to setting up a lamp to power your solar G-Shock!

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Sheetmaself said:

What about something similar to this

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Automatic-Watch-Winder-Bo...

And a USB battery pack?

Thanks. I didn't know there was such a thing as a USB battery pack!

[Deep]

I don't own any watches with significant complications, true GMT is the most complicated I have lol.

I thought watchfinders were a good idea. It didn't occur to me that it would shorten the service interval of the watch. Actually quite the opposite, I thought I read something once that having a watch stored and not operating for long periods was bad.
Always happy to be educated though, I'll bin the watchwinder idea.

Thanks

[bazza.]

Deep said:

I don't own any watches with significant complications, true GMT is the most complicated I have lol.

I thought watchfinders were a good idea. It didn't occur to me that it would shorten the service interval of the watch. Actually quite the opposite, I thought I read something once that having a watch stored and not operating for long periods was bad.
Always happy to be educated though, I'll bin the watchwinder idea.

Thanks

They won't shorten the service period but if you don't use your watch every day and allow it to wind down it can extend that period.
Leaving your watch for a month or two isn't a problem but if it does have a chrono maybe best to let that run for a bit when you wear it next.
But long periods lets say 6 months plus its worth rotating the box they maybe stored in or give them a gentle shake if there an auto or a couple
of turns of the crown if a manual.