watch winder advice

[triton]

if you believe that a winder will keep your watch healthy, get it, else, give it a miss.

if you want to get a winder, there are several considerations

1. warranty and service
   
   for warranty you need to know what is covered under the warranty and what is not covered under the warranty.
   for service, you need to know if they can service your winder in an event where the winder breaks down. after service, is there any 'warranty' on the parts replaced if any, if yes, how long
2. TPD and direction
   
   for TPD, is there TPD that is catered for your watch. you may want to check orbita site for the recommended settings.
   for direction, does the winder have various turning direction that caters for your watch
3. avoid getting winders that caters to 2 watches on a single pod. this is my personal preference. why? if you have 2 watches that requires 2 different TPD and direction, it means you cannot place 2 watches on the same pod.

Wow, after reading all the posts here really makes me think not twice, but many more times about if i really should be getting a watch winder? This is so, b'cos i'll soon have 3 automatic watches in my collection. How about you all giving me some feedback on these 2 links for watch winders if they are good or bad? Maybe your comments hereafter will decide if i should buy or not? Thanks in advance guys!

http://counting-time.com/index.html

http://titan.gostorego.com/

[Matty]

Tks triton senior for the prompt reply. Looks like i'll hav to tink again if a watch winder is really necessary, since i don't hav tat many (2 going on 3) automatic watches to begin with. More like a good to hav than a must hav item i guess?

[triton]

one of the purpose for a winder is convenience. as in you dont really need to adjust time and/or date when you want to wear based on rotation. most watches are on about 3 days power reserve, if you dont rotate them within 3 days, it may stop. so placing them on a winder will allow user to rotate them without winding up the watch. however, for date change, still have to do depending on month of the year.

take time to decide if you need one and if you need one, then consider what i posted previously.

Tks triton senior for the prompt reply. Looks like i'll hav to tink again if a watch winder is really necessary, since i don't hav tat many (2 going on 3) automatic watches to begin with. More like a good to hav than a must hav item i guess?

[Ymc]

Not sure if this question has been asked or answered, may I know how many TPD should one set the winder to, say for a Rolex 36mm DJ and 31mm DJ? 650, 800, 1000. I.e. a good number to start with.

Does the weight of the watch or the model make a difference?

Thanks.

[triton]

recommended TPD for rolex is 650.

if the pod holds only 1 watch. weight should not be an issue. however, if the pod holds 2 watches, weight of watches may affect.

Not sure if this question has been asked or answered, may I know how many TPD should one set the winder to, say for a Rolex 36mm DJ and 31mm DJ? 650, 800, 1000. I.e. a good number to start with.

Does the weight of the watch or the model make a difference?

Thanks.

[Ymc]

Thanks Triton.

[shopiao]

It is hard to agree that your watch will be over wond due to poor quality winder. Aren't they capable of operating accurately even during sport or out adventure? Now that it just turn a few more turns, the watch is damaged?

I can agree if your winder just keep turning non stop in one direction and you leave your watch there for a prolonged period. Then the wear maybe uneven. However, why then buy a watch that you never use for a whole year?

This is confusing. I am beginning to worry if I should wear my watch the whole day involved in physical activities. Would my watch now be over winded?

[Ymc]

I don't think we are concerned abt over-winding a watch while wearing it, shopiao. It won't happen. Think most of us are considering to get a winder out of convenience. Especially for Datejust and other dress watch models which we normally don't wear on a daily basis - we have other watches to wear, LOL, but we would like to have it ready to go when we want to wear it and not having to adjust the time again and wind it manually to get it going.

[Ymc]

I was considering to order online - the prices of watch winders here are way over-priced, IMO but looking at the shipping costs for ordering from the States, the prices work out to be equally as damaging too. Haha.

Maybe will try to look for them in Hongkong the next time I go there - it could be cheaper over there I suppose.

[shopiao]

I don't think we are concerned abt over-winding a watch while wearing it, shopiao. It won't happen. Think most of us are considering to get a winder out of convenience. Especially for Datejust and other dress watch models which we normally don't wear on a daily basis - we have other watches to wear, LOL, but we would like to have it ready to go when we want to wear it and not having to adjust the time again and wind it manually to get it going.

I fully agree that the watches are designed to take all these movements, more so if they are suppose to take deep dive or sports. Then why these?

1) ability to set TPD
2) ability to set rotating direction per pod
3) 1 pod house 1 watch or duo or otherwise

If you are wearing the watch, I don't think you could control any of the above right?

[Ymc]

If I can answer you, I'll take a stab at it:

Watch winders are designed for a variety of watches and movements, not only for Rolex. Different movements have different optimum TPD for best results I was told, hence watch winder manufacturers included the feature for the ability to set TPD. Same argument for rotating direction - not all automatic or self-winding movements run bi-directional. Some watches only wind in one direction, clockwise or counter-clockwise. However, Rolex movements wind in both directions.

The last question on the preference for one pod for one watch is more for the winder motor efficiency. Running two watches on one pod, one motor, does not ensure both watches wind equally especially if the two watches are of different weight and different optimum TPD.

Yes you would not control the 3 things above when you are wearing the watch. However, watches are made to be worn on the wrist. The watch makers or "watch engineers" if you like have designed the movement such that the watch will be perpetually and sufficiently wound for the watch to maintain accurate timing when you are wearing the watch for its intended purpose. That is why they are called self-winding mechanism or automatic movement.

On the concern of over-winding due to rigorous physical sports activities and deep dives as you put it, you are actually looking at different problems, i.e. whether the watch is shock proof, water resistant and the ability to withstand pressure. On the self winding mechanism, a slipping clutch or bridle has been designed to prevent over-winding and causing excessive tension onto the main spring. This technology is not new, it has been around since 1863. Only a matter of who makes the movements, the Swiss have been known to make the best watch movements in the world for more than 100 years already. Especially Rolex, they have been known to make the best sports watches. That is why they cost so much. You won't be able to call it a Rolex Submariner 300M officially certified if it can perform the task of a dive watch, right?

The TPD, rotating direction and all that stuff, IMO, are just features and measurements created by the watch winder manufacturers so as to give us an idea on how the winding can be controlled. So for me, I am only looking at getting a watch winder because I don't wear my Rolex on a daily bais but want my watch to be wound and running whenever I want to wear it. Do not like to set the time and manually wind the watch because it has stopped running.

Perhaps I'm more suited for a quartz movement watch? Hmmm.... Lol.

[ekit]

Hi,

I recently bought a new watch & a watch winder. After reading the whole thread, noted the purpose of watch winder is to keep an unworn watch moving continously.

However, my watch (automatic) stopped moving in the watch winder. Settings are 1,248 TPD, Bi-directional.

Why is this so?

[lefthander]

i set my submariner to run on bi-directional 650 tpd, is that fine?

[lefthander]

i set my submariner to run on bi-directional, 650tpd, is that fine?

[jpgyip]

i set my submariner to run on bi-directional, 650tpd, is that fine?

Hi bro, mayb u can take a look in this as a guide
http://orbita.com/database-search/?letter=r