Watchwinders & Rolex

[Starbucksboss]

You will never get concensus here on winders...they are absolutely fine...causing extra wear is a myth created by the anti's...a good winder is far gentler than when being worn on the wrist and if you left it in the winder for about 100 years then you might see marginally more wear that one that has been left stopped...seriously its all nonsence...most folks only have one Rolex and they wear it 24/7 and I dont hear of thier watches breaking down from excessive wear. Extra wear sounds logical conceptually but in practice a myth.

[Starbucksboss]

Originally Posted by T. Ferguson

LOL, the subject could have its own sub-forum.

Yep...would be a better read than hundreds of "Great watch" posts don't you think?

[Britexpat76]

Originally Posted by HogwldFLTR

How about someone like my wife with arthritis and the need for strong reading glasses who doesn't want to go through the trouble of winding and setting her watch. A winder is the only route she will tolerate other than a quartz watch. There are many reason folks like winders. What business is it to someone other than the owner of the watch? Why does the use of a winder need defending?

I agree with that reason 100%. The fact is there are a lot of able bodied people in this thread and several hundred other threads on the same subject who use a winder so they don't have set the time themselves. You can call in convenience or you can call it lazy and unnecessary.

Point is with these threads - people will never agree.



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[lamscott]

I was thinking of getting a watch winder but now not so much.

[Friar]

I have one watch where putting it on a winder makes sense--a Ball World Timer with a day/date complication and the 24 hour disk and 12 hour hands can be set independently. OTH, my watches run most accurately on the wrist and after a time on the winder, they are invariably off enough that I want to reset the time.

[T. Ferguson]

Originally Posted by Starbucksboss

You will never get concensus here on winders...they are absolutely fine...causing extra wear is a myth created by the anti's...a good winder is far gentler than when being worn on the wrist and if you left it in the winder for about 100 years then you might see marginally more wear that one that has been left stopped...seriously its all nonsence...most folks only have one Rolex and they wear it 24/7 and I dont hear of thier watches breaking down from excessive wear. Extra wear sounds logical conceptually but in practice a myth.

I understand your idea that if your wearing habits are such that your watch will be running all the time then there's little to no difference if one uses a winder or not. But the comparison you made has a problem because it is comparing a winder to a wrist and misses the point being made.

For those that point out a winder causes additional wear the comparison is not to one that is running on the wrist but rather to one that is not running at all but is sitting idle. Logic dictates, to me anyway, that a watch that is running will incur more wear than one that is not.

So if your wearing habits are such that your watches would have downtime when not being worn, they would likely experience less wear if they are left to sit idle rather than running on a winder. Whether that is worth having to wind and set them is a choice each of us makes.

[MortgageGuy]

Never had any issues here with a winder I guess I just fall into the lazy category

[samson66]

Originally Posted by Britexpat76

Exactly. I want to meet someone that is genuinely that busy they don't have less than a minute to set a watch.

I wake up at 4:30am, and I'm out the door by 5:10am heading to work. I don't want to spend the time to set and wind the watch as I'm heading out the door, barely awake. I want it on my wrist with the accurate time as soon as I put it on in the morning. Winders are a convenience - one that I appreciate given my hectic schedule in the morning. There is absolutely nothing wrong with putting your watch or watches on winders. It's amazing to me how many folks on here seem to almost get personally offended at the prospect of a fellow board member using a watch winder, as if it some cardinal sin or something

[Britexpat76]

Originally Posted by samson66

I wake up at 4:30am, and I'm out the door by 5:10am heading to work. I don't want to spend the time to set and wind the watch as I'm heading out the door, barely awake. I want it on my wrist with the accurate time as soon as I put it on in the morning. Winders are a convenience - one that I appreciate given my hectic schedule in the morning. There is absolutely nothing wrong with putting your watch or watches on winders. It's amazing to me how many folks on here seem to almost get personally offended at the prospect of a fellow board member using a watch winder, as if it some cardinal sin or something

You should of quoted my full message which ended:-

Originally Posted by Britexpat76

Point is with these threads - people will never agree.

Your point about the morning is still nonsense as you could set it at night, you do realise these watches we have can live without winding for a couple of days?!

[pensbay]

All interesting views. I use it and find it very convenient.

[sco]

I haven't used my winder in while, but that's really because I've been wearing my Sub more than anything else. If I know I will be switching, the winder goes on. You really can't beat the convenience. A winder is really a quick, easy, resting, and "charging" home for the watch.

[Sublover2166]

I am getting my first new Rolex in 17 years tomorrow, a Submariner Hulk to add to my 16613 TT Bluesy Sub. On Monday I am purchasing a winder that will hold both Subs. Winders do absolutely NO harm to a watch. They in fact are beneficial as they keep the mainspring fully wound. For me it is a convenience thing. Both Submariners will always be wound and running and I can just grab one and go. And when I am on vacation, the winder with one watch goes in the safe, the other watch stays on the wrist.

[Time Exposure]

Originally Posted by Sublover2166

I am getting my first new Rolex in 17 years tomorrow, a Submariner Hulk to add to my 16613 TT Bluesy Sub. On Monday I am purchasing a winder that will hold both Subs. Winders do absolutely NO harm to a watch. They in fact are beneficial as they keep the mainspring fully wound. For me it is a convenience thing. Both Submariners will always be wound and running and I can just grab one and go. And when I am on vacation, the winder with one watch goes in the safe, the other watch stays on the wrist.

Maybe my math is off...but shouldn't you have TWO on the winder while wearing a THIRD?
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Just a friendly little "enabling" for ya!

[samson66]

Originally Posted by Britexpat76

Your point about the morning is still nonsense as you could set it at night, you do realise these watches we have can live without winding for a couple of days?!

Or I could put it on my winder and not set it at all. Again it's a convenience that a lot of us appreciate.

If I'm going out of town for a week I don't leave it on a winder. But when I'm home it's nice to be able to grab one or the other and be good to go right away.

[Metalheart]

I have a watch winder too but rarely use it for all the good reasons already discussed. But when I did purchase a winder, I made sure I bought the one that has a good cycle: period of winding followed by rest periods which allow the movement to unwind plus a stop period which kinda mimics the overnight idle time.

[harvey]

Old pic of my watchwinder!

[T. Ferguson]

Originally Posted by harvey

Old pic of my watchwinder!

Your winder even has a cyclops.

[GeeRam]

I keep my DJ on a winder, but as I sadly very rarely wear it now as my eyesight can't see the dial with gold bar hours markers & hands on a champagne dial, so I might consider boxing it soon and keep the Steinhart Vintage Mil on the winder as I usually wear the Steinhart a couple of times a week.

I really don't see why people think there's a problem with winders (as long as they are good ones that don't run 100% of the time)

[cerbom]

I was just considering buying a two place winder as I have two Rolex and one Tag (quartz)... I generally wear a different watch every day and the Rolex seems to last about two days if not wound or worn.
So I figured I d come on here to see what type of winder is best. To my supprise I see there is a debate about using one or not. Being new to Rolex I thought leaving it idle was bad, but that being said, a few days idle at most shouldn t matter. Now I ll have to think about this?????? Dosen t seem to really matter to me either way.

[Isaactanjs]

Wish this thread had more winder pictures. I personally haven't gotten one yet, and would love to see the various different types owned by TRF owners