recommendations for watch winders

[stewie]

After purchasing all my rollies I am officially broke... but I need some watch winders. Battery power preferred so I can keep them in the safe. Does anyone have any recommendations??

[chevycorvette]

u do not need a winder if your rollies gonna roll inside the dark room.

[scottschoe]

Orbita

[luckybun]

go to ebay search easysource or gadgetbestbuy, they do have good watch winder with battery operated, price is good too, hope this help....

[ohlins]

eilux is a good choice .....

eilux winders are much less expensive than orbitas and of better quality over steinhausen winders.....

[SPACE-DWELLER]

IMHO watch winders are more of a convenience than a necessity.

If you would have a very complicated watch like a Patek Philippe or IWC perpetual calendar, a watch winder comes in handy so that you do not have to adjust the whole calendar if the watch has stopped.

But for a Rolex where you would only have to adjust the date, I do not believe you need a watch winder. So I would just let it stop and give it a full 40 windings before wearing it again.

A long term "rest" of the watch would definately NOT harm the watch! Modern watch lubrication oils are synthetic and would not dry out like the oils used in older watches.

When you are wearing your watch, the parts are actually being exposed to WEAR AND TEAR. And if you are keeping the watch constantly moving on a watch winder, this means even MORE wear and tear.

Therefore a watch winder has no positive effect on the watch whatsoever, but is a mere practical device to keep it going.

[stewie]

Originally Posted by SPACE-DWELLER

IMHO watch winders are more of a convenience than a necessity.

If you would have a very complicated watch like a Patek Philippe or IWC perpetual calendar, a watch winder comes in handy so that you do not have to adjust the whole calendar if the watch has stopped.

But for a Rolex where you would only have to adjust the date, I do not believe you need a watch winder. So I would just let it stop and give it a full 40 windings before wearing it again.

A long term "rest" of the watch would definately NOT harm the watch! Modern watch lubrication oils are synthetic and would not dry out like the oils used in older watches.

When you are wearing your watch, the parts are actually being exposed to WEAR AND TEAR. And if you are keeping the watch constantly moving on a watch winder, this means even MORE wear and tear.

Therefore a watch winder has no positive effect on the watch whatsoever, but is a mere practical device to keep it going.

wow thanks for that insite.... that makes me feel a little better...