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Old 21 May 2011, 01:46 AM   #1
tuonor
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Orbita rotorwind vs. fully programmable?

I have an Orbita Monaco multi-head winder and contemplating my next winder purchase. While I love the aesthetic design of the Orbita Avanti pieces, I was a little put off by the new "Rotorwind" mechanism.

Seems that with the new system you:
1) cannot select a single direction wind (half of my watches are 800TPD either CCW or CW only). Obviously the swinging motion of the Rotorwind mimics wrist winding but is this really best for a single direction wind watch? Wouldn't there be a clutch that suffers from more wear?

2) lose precision in setting the TPD. While I've seen the calculation which equates the "standard" setting with 700 TPD, it would seem that if the rotor floated freely once it starts swinging this is not a very precise program. Plus you only get 2 settings vs. 5 on the old programmable modules (ie 700 and 950 vs. 500, 650, 800, 950 and 1300).

To me it feels like you're giving up precise control of the wind and the notion of these being "self regulating" is really just marketing hype. What am I missing?
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