Winder vs. Winding as Needed

[Seafox0814]

For those of you with multiple watches in your collection, do you make use of watch winders or do you just let watches wind down and set as needed the day you wish to wear them?

I am curious because I am not sure if letting watches run down all the time is harmful to a timepiece or not. I know that sometimes, if a watch is approaching a maintenance period, using a winder might be detrimental to the movement as it forces the watch to move when lubrication might not be optimal.

Just curious as to what others out there do when it comes to keeping multiple timepieces.

[usling15]

I keep mine (3) on winders, with 1 on my wrist. I don't want to have to set time & date every time I switch watches. I've also heard here that it is best to keep lube from migrating away from pivot points.

[BT1985]

Originally Posted by Seafox0814

For those of you with multiple watches in your collection, do you make use of watch winders or do you just let watches wind down and set as needed the day you wish to wear them?



I am curious because I am not sure if letting watches run down all the time is harmful to a timepiece or not. I know that sometimes, if a watch is approaching a maintenance period, using a winder might be detrimental to the movement as it forces the watch to move when lubrication might not be optimal.



Just curious as to what others out there do when it comes to keeping multiple timepieces.

Just a polite suggestion but if you search “winder” you will find abundant comments on the matter.

It’s a matter of convenience. A winder is ideal for highly complicated watches. If you don’t mind winding and setting you can easily live without. I think it’s up for debate the merits of letting it stop to prevent wear on the internal components.


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[Dirt]

Originally Posted by Seafox0814

For those of you with multiple watches in your collection, do you make use of watch winders or do you just let watches wind down and set as needed the day you wish to wear them?

I am curious because I am not sure if letting watches run down all the time is harmful to a timepiece or not. I know that sometimes, if a watch is approaching a maintenance period, using a winder might be detrimental to the movement as it forces the watch to move when lubrication might not be optimal.

Just curious as to what others out there do when it comes to keeping multiple timepieces.

That's certainly another way of looking at it.

[Dirt]

Originally Posted by BT1985

Just a polite suggestion but if you search “winder” you will find abundant comments on the matter.

It’s a matter of convenience. A winder is ideal for highly complicated watches. If you don’t mind winding and setting you can easily live without. I think it’s up for debate the merits of letting it stop to prevent wear on the internal components.


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+1

[lenfried29]

I've read post on this forum written by professional watchmaker that winder makes watch magnetized. So, for this reason I don't have winder. Have no problem winding my watches manually, especially winding manually recommended by Rolex.

[Tools]

Originally Posted by Seafox0814

. . . I am curious because I am not sure if letting watches run down all the time is harmful to a timepiece or not. . . .

How could it be harmful?

A watch that is not running is incurring zero wear; a running watch is gradually wearing itself out.

[sutats]

A watch winder is especially useful for highly complicated pieces as they require a considerable amount to set very carefully, unless of course that is something the handler enjoys doing on a regular basis. The more your watch is ticking the more the wear, which means more trips to the service centre over its lifetime.

[andyvn579]

Originally Posted by usling15

i keep mine (3) on winders, with 1 on my wrist. I don't want to have to set time & date every time i switch watches. I've also heard here that it is best to keep lube from migrating away from pivot points.

+1

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