Disclaimer
Everything in this review expresses my thoughts and opinions. You have your opinions and so do I. I intend this to be as informative as I can, accurate to the best of my knowledge.
I do not represent any manufacturers, their respective distributors or agents of this particular watch winder. My goal is never to disparage anyone or any company but to share my opinion and give a review from my perspective, based on my technical and manufacturing background. It is up to the reader to decide for themselves after reading and looking at the photos I’ve taken, and also viewing the insides of a winder since opening theirs would void warranty.
Introduction
On 28th Oct this year, my childhood friend pulled the trigger and got himself a watch winder. The next day, Simon dropped by to show me his new toy and asked for my opinion.
This was the review (PART I ~ PART V) I gave him…
PART I
The Aesthetics
This is an unbranded watch winder and picture below shows how it looks like.
1) Exterior
- High-gloss piano finish
- Suspect its not solid wood but wood motif paper foil wrapped and sprayed with lacquer to cover up. This will be confirmed later.
- Silver-tone hardware (lock & key)
- Clear plastic viewing window, not real glass
- Power switch and socket at the rear
2) Interior
- Two rotating pods; each having two slots for watches
- The two slots are designed too close such that watches will elbow each other
- Six additional slots for watch storage provided
- All pillows are rather stiff/hard and users with smaller wrist may find it difficult to clasp their bracelets over it.
- Watch buckles beyond 35mm width definitely can’t fit inside slots
- Two mode selector knobs on front panel; one-to-one pod winding controls
- Silver-tone hinges
- Black synthetic leather lining
3) Functions & Features
- The unit has only directional selection and somewhat fixed TPD
- The seller doesn’t have details on how much TPD it delivers; I will confirm this later in PART III
- Each winding pod rotates silently and smoothly
- Unit works on 3Vdc
- Unit can be powered by AC Mains or 2AA batteries which I find quite strange as the battery capacity isn’t enough to last more than a week. More on this in PART II.
Other than the above, this is a straight forward affordable watch winder that works with no frills.
Modes of Operation
According to the seller, there are 5 modes of operation but IMHO mode1 is not counted as it just functions as a secondary ON-OFF switch.
Mode1:- OFF
Mode2:- Clockwise 2 minutes, Stop 6 minutes (repeats whole day)
Mode3:- Counter-clockwise 2 minutes, Stop 6 minutes (repeats whole day)
Mode4:- CW 2min, Stop 6min, CCW 2min, Stop 6min (repeat whole day)
Mode5:- CW 5min, CCW 5min (repeated for 3hrs) – Stop 9hrs (repeat)
Note: - I’ve timed the motor with a stopwatch and it makes approximately 10 revolutions per minute.
to be continued...
Everything in this review expresses my thoughts and opinions. You have your opinions and so do I. I intend this to be as informative as I can, accurate to the best of my knowledge.
I do not represent any manufacturers, their respective distributors or agents of this particular watch winder. My goal is never to disparage anyone or any company but to share my opinion and give a review from my perspective, based on my technical and manufacturing background. It is up to the reader to decide for themselves after reading and looking at the photos I’ve taken, and also viewing the insides of a winder since opening theirs would void warranty.
Introduction
On 28th Oct this year, my childhood friend pulled the trigger and got himself a watch winder. The next day, Simon dropped by to show me his new toy and asked for my opinion.
This was the review (PART I ~ PART V) I gave him…
PART I
The Aesthetics
This is an unbranded watch winder and picture below shows how it looks like.
1) Exterior
- High-gloss piano finish
- Suspect its not solid wood but wood motif paper foil wrapped and sprayed with lacquer to cover up. This will be confirmed later.
- Silver-tone hardware (lock & key)
- Clear plastic viewing window, not real glass
- Power switch and socket at the rear
2) Interior
- Two rotating pods; each having two slots for watches
- The two slots are designed too close such that watches will elbow each other
- Six additional slots for watch storage provided
- All pillows are rather stiff/hard and users with smaller wrist may find it difficult to clasp their bracelets over it.
- Watch buckles beyond 35mm width definitely can’t fit inside slots
- Two mode selector knobs on front panel; one-to-one pod winding controls
- Silver-tone hinges
- Black synthetic leather lining
3) Functions & Features
- The unit has only directional selection and somewhat fixed TPD
- The seller doesn’t have details on how much TPD it delivers; I will confirm this later in PART III
- Each winding pod rotates silently and smoothly
- Unit works on 3Vdc
- Unit can be powered by AC Mains or 2AA batteries which I find quite strange as the battery capacity isn’t enough to last more than a week. More on this in PART II.
Other than the above, this is a straight forward affordable watch winder that works with no frills.
Modes of Operation
According to the seller, there are 5 modes of operation but IMHO mode1 is not counted as it just functions as a secondary ON-OFF switch.
Mode1:- OFF
Mode2:- Clockwise 2 minutes, Stop 6 minutes (repeats whole day)
Mode3:- Counter-clockwise 2 minutes, Stop 6 minutes (repeats whole day)
Mode4:- CW 2min, Stop 6min, CCW 2min, Stop 6min (repeat whole day)
Mode5:- CW 5min, CCW 5min (repeated for 3hrs) – Stop 9hrs (repeat)
Note: - I’ve timed the motor with a stopwatch and it makes approximately 10 revolutions per minute.
to be continued...
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