do you wind your rolex on a winder or let it sit idle

[Xelor5513]

I'm a grab-and-go kinda guy. I don't require the tactile time. I use a winder. Set at 650TPD—enough to keep the Subs & GMTs revved up and ready to go. That's just 1 minute active to 9.5 minutes at rest, totaling less than 3hrs of activity per day. Not what I would call a heavy burden on my hardy Rolexs'...just keeping the lubricants moving.

[Tridor]

I have two Orbita box winders that I just use for storage and display. No need to put unnecessary wear on the watches when not in use.

[AresNorth]

I am lazy and switch out pieces all the time depending on what I am wearing so winder is a must for me. Have always used them and never had any issue

[Kevin of Larchmont]

Winder here, not for long periods just when something is off the wrist but still in rotation. I don’t use winders on time only watches, I just set them and go.

[Krash]

I might treat myself to a winder. Morning madness contributes to this. Sometimes I’m rushing, I want to wear a specific watch, but it’s not running. So then I’ll just wear another watch that is running instead, and this could be annoying.

I suppose getting up 10 mins earlier is another solution. LOL


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[Harry-57]

I keep all my mechanical watches in winders, it's a nice way of storing them. I don't always have the winders switched on.

[boywithakoi]

Originally Posted by zengineer

Mine seems to be broken

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[SubKing]

I personally think a winder is a nice way of preventing lubricant from drying in the movement from sitting stagnant for longer periods of time. If you’re constantly setting the watch and pulling the crown, you will just wear out the tube and crown faster over time. I would want to preserve the most vulnerable area prone to water intrusion. I have never seen a negative effect from using a winder on my pieces. Good quality winders are on a timer and will allow for the spring to wind down before spinning. You can also have it programmed for bi-directional rotation which will simulate normal wrist wear. 650 rotations is the standard and recommended setting within a 24hr period for Rolex watches. IMO I think having a Rolex on a good quality winder is no different than wearing it every day.

[Agamemnon]

You can put it on the winder and you can also leave it still.
If you put it on the winder, be careful not to make it do the same movements otherwise the components will wear out.
I have winders that I use only for my moon phase and GMT watches, so I don't have to swear when I want to put them on.

[Navin Johnson]

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I don’t think you need a winder unless you have numerous watches and pieces with grand complications, but they can be convenient and the higher end winders are programmable for the watch that is being wound. I just picked up a Wolf British Racing Green winder and it’s just as nice as a display case as it is a winding tool. Do I need it? No, but do we need $10k plus watches? No. Get what you like and don’t worry what others say.

[Swearengen]

I don't use one but I could see a case for one for non quick-set references i.e. 1680 and 1675 etc

[padi56]

Originally Posted by SubKing

I personally think a winder is a nice way of preventing lubricant from drying in the movement from sitting stagnant for longer periods of time. If you’re constantly setting the watch and pulling the crown, you will just wear out the tube and crown faster over time. I would want to preserve the most vulnerable area prone to water intrusion. I have never seen a negative effect from using a winder on my pieces. Good quality winders are on a timer and will allow for the spring to wind down before spinning. You can also have it programmed for bi-directional rotation which will simulate normal wrist wear. 650 rotations is the standard and recommended setting within a 24hr period for Rolex watches. IMO I think having a Rolex on a good quality winder is no different than wearing it every day.

Not true the movement in any watch could be months or even a year plus old stored at the Rolex factory before it's cased on a production run.Plus there are thousands of manual wind watches with screw down crowns Rolex included they got wound up daily for decades.

[Agamemnon]

This orbital winder should be fine.
It will never make the same movement.

[IS2000]

I have had my Rolexes sitting still for months without any problems. So I don’t use a watch winder. My Patek on the other hand had to be kept running for a few days each month for it to be working properly.

[JTL31]

Originally Posted by MichelleP

I just set and wind when I decide to wear a watch. No need for a winder

+1 IMO… Half of the enjoyment and appreciation of having a mechanical watch is winding it before wearing.

[Ny325]

Idle.

[Laostuh]

Im the winder.

[Calatrava r]

It just takes a moment to set and wind the watch. There is no need for a winder. It is much easier to hide the watch in your home from burglars when it's not on a winder.

[wesdaniel]

I have two annual calendars, one perpetual calendar, and one complete calendar that all sit on winders. The rest of my watches (time only, date, moonphase, GMT, etc.) might go on a winder for a week or so if I want to see how they're running over a longer period, but, they are mostly kept in watch boxes when not being worn.

I do have one non-quickset 1601 DateJust that may end up on a winder because setting the date is such a pain. But, other thant hat, not really a need IMO.

[CarlOver]

No winder for me. If for some reason I feel like I need to set the date, then I’ll do it. Or not. Yesterday grabbed my Exp II and the date was actually right. Nos that is fun. I hadn’t worn that watch in the past 2 months.

[grimps]

Surely the law of mechanics must mean that the longer something runs the more wear it will get on the moving parts ?

[116519]

Idle


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[Singslinger]

Originally Posted by brandrea

You won’t get any help here I’m afraid…Some will say yes to the winder, others will say no.

Personally, I don’t use one. To each their own

Same here. I've no liking for winders myself.

[SubKing]

Originally Posted by padi56

Myself not a fan of these machine winder things waste of money as all Rolex automatic movements wind in both directions if worn. For any non perpetual calendar watch, a watch winder thing is totally unnecessary. If you have a choice of watches and do not wear it every day, it is not real chore to reset it and wind it by hand must take all of 30 seconds. If you don't wear it every day you also reduce wear to the movement components, why waste that benefit by having it wound when it is not required to tell the time on the wrist.

It’s a contradiction. You say the crown and tube won’t wear faster from more frequent manual winding with respects to my comment, yet you talk about movement components wearing with more use… anything with more use will wear faster.

A winder won’t do any more damage than wearing a watch daily or manually winding it every few days. It’s less about damage than it is about accuracy. Watches sitting dormant can cause lubricants to dry. Causing faster wear on components as well as effecting accuracy.

[SubKing]

Originally Posted by padi56

Not true the movement in any watch could be months or even a year plus old stored at the Rolex factory before it's cased on a production run.Plus there are thousands of manual wind watches with screw down crowns Rolex included they got wound up daily for decades.

Those manual wound watches you speak of many not guarantee for a depth rating of 300m. It’s all relative. I have no desire to constantly mess with one of the most vulnerable areas of a dive watch. A dress watch not meant for diving and made to be manually wound is a different story

[Old Geezer]

My watches are stored idle when I'm not wearing them.
I don't believe it's good or bad to use a winder just as I don't think it's good or bad leaving them idle. Interacting with my timepieces setting the time and date adds to my joy of owning them.