What is the optimal set up for the automatic watch winders? Is the 12 sec rotation with 33 min wait interval acceptable?
Watch winders
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Depends on your watch and the movement, really, as well as how often you wear it. Call a jeweler.
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Yep - It varies by the movement of the watch, Orbita used to have a database that showed the various rates & directions by watch .. try here http://www.orbita.net/NEW/Watch%20Database.htm
I hate to say it, but I've owned automatic watches for decades and have never used a winder. I've never had a problem with a watch from it not being wound, either.
The only time I'd consider a winder would be if I had something with multiple complications that is difficult to set and that I didn't wear every day. But those sorts of watches hold little appeal for me (I prefer minimalist designs, but YMMV), so I think winders are generally an unnecessary item sold to consumers as an essential.
Though I don't think there's any harm in using one, other that what a winder does to your bank account.
The only time I'd consider a winder would be if I had something with multiple complications that is difficult to set and that I didn't wear every day. But those sorts of watches hold little appeal for me (I prefer minimalist designs, but YMMV), so I think winders are generally an unnecessary item sold to consumers as an essential.
Though I don't think there's any harm in using one, other that what a winder does to your bank account.
It does help to have a winder if you have multiple automatic watches which need the date setting. Setting the date can be a pain in the butt especially on some older watches which don't have a quick set date feature.
For this reason I tend to buy watches that don't have a date (although not exclusively). Saying that all of my manual wind watches remain wound even if not in daily use - I like the winding process, it allows me time to bond with a watch.
+1 Kinda like straight shaving. I like to bond with my face =P
The cheaper models tend to either run continuously which is bad or be cheaply made and not last long. The better ones are real luxury items and are priced accordingly. I agree unless you have a watch with complications there is no need for them and some can be detrimental to your watch.
I never had a watch when I was growing up because I couldn't get one to last more than a day or two. I honestly wondered if I had a body chemistry that was the death knell for watches. Finally for my birthday my senior year in high school I got a Timex winder that lasted 2-3 years.
Quartz watches are a godsend, especially now when the battery lasts 5 years. I've never had an automatic or other perpetual one because I guess I'm afraid I'd go back to the same old problems.
So it only rotates for 12 seconds every 33 mins? I'm not sure that's enough. I think you need a minimum of 800 - 1000 rotations per day. If you're does one rotation every 4 seconds (which is pretty fast) you're only doing 3 per 33 mins or approx 145 per day.
I really only use my winder on the weekend because I rarely wear my IWC from Friday night until Monday morning.
I really only use my winder on the weekend because I rarely wear my IWC from Friday night until Monday morning.
