Austin, you have (what I think is) an amazing collection of watches...so how do you store them? I, and perhaps others, would be interested in seeing a pic.
Dear Austin - This one is for you
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Sorry I can't show you Austin's, but I can show you mine if you're interested. (Sorry about the low-fi pics -- I was in a hurry.)
Neil has ten more watches than I do. (what is that 7750?)
Austin, only you know how many watches you have.....
Austin, only you know how many watches you have.....
Actually, there are a couple in the drawer . . .
The 7750 is a Tourneau, which has been a real pleasure to own. It feels much more luxurious than the relatively reasonble price would suggest.
BTW, that's a pretty astute question for a guy with 0 watches.
How do you guys keep your automatic watches wound up? Only have two and alternate them? Let them die? I only have one and I managed to let it die. Had to restart it using the brandy swirl method.
Watch winders! You can find some decently priced ones at ebay, they work pretty well for me now for over 4 years (I have a four watch winder that cost as much as the single winders I used before, these single wnder are al but one dead now....). But, you can also spend a small fortune for a ww, up to you. I guess you get a two watch winder for something like $100. But you also can get an Orbita for nearly 10 times that much.
I have a set up a bit similar to Neil's and a few more stuffed into pouches in the safe. I find that the while the winder looks quite nice and keeps the watches from rubbing together is actually pretty useless at keeping the watches running (even the ones that rotate!) I keep a Doxa dive, a Rolex, a Blancpain and a Seiko in the rotors and none of them stays anywhere near the right time/date but they are usually ticking when I take them out. Hardly a world shaking issue, but I wonder if these winders are really worth the space.
My watch winder (the one in the picture above) works great -- I have more than 4 automatics, so some of them run down, but the 4 on the orbital winders stay fully wound and keep great time.
I have 3 watch boxes that hold 16 watches each. I also have watches in my dressing room drawer. The drawer is felt lined so they do not touch wood. I have 2 watch winders that hold 4 watches each. I rarely use them.
I now have a couple of manual watches. How much and often should they be wound?
Very nice Neil!
Is that a combination watch winder and storage box?
Thanks, Andrew.
Yes. It winds 4, and stores another 6. There's a bigger one that winds 8 and stores another 4, and there are lots of smaller configurations.
It was fairly reasonably priced on ebay. It's not what I would call "high-end" but it does the job and looks ok on the dresser (the only thing that's really cheesy is the window -- cheap plastic).
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