To wind or not to wind, that is the question!

I wasn’t aware there was much argument here. If you use a watch often but not quite often enough for it to stay running AND you find it a PITA to wind it, use a winder. Otherwise don’t. Basically, do what your OCD tells you unless you’re trying to not let it run things.

The reason not to is you’re just putting wear on a watch while you aren’t even enjoying it. I don’t wind my watches as I don’t have anything that complicated, I don’t mind setting my watches, and I don’t have OCD telling me they need to be keeping time while I’m not looking. In the end, do what makes sense to you.

I don't have any particular reason not to have a winder other than I'm cheap and don't mind setting the time when I pick up a different watch and juicing it a bit before putting it on. Gives me a little time to appreciate it before wearing.

I'll get a winder when I get a watch with a complication that is too annoying to set each time I want to wear it (e.g. perpetual or annual calendar).

I used to want my collection of automatics on winders - I even posted here about it - but changed my mind. Now I revive them when needed, and the date window shows roughly when I wore it last.

I second what others have said, if you have a calendar, moon phase that is hard to set, or you rotate daily a winder will be a good idea. Look carefully at your quartz watch's seconds hand, you will notice that it will be miss-aligned with the indices of the watch as it ticks.. oops!

To wind or not to wind? Well...as long as you don't pass wind in public you should be OK.

Some of my automatic watches are in winders, other are not and TBH I never formed an opinion either way.

I have several automatics in the collection, Omega and Seikos, that i allow to wind down when sitting in the collection box.

I also have a solar Sumo chrono and a few Citizen Eco-drives that are more of my daily go to watches simply because I can just pick them up and fasten the strap and they're good to go.

Thinking about it for a minute, I bought a vintage Omega quartz dress watch in order to have a quick grab option without having to adjust before an evening out. So perhaps laziness has crept in to my thinking if I'm honest 🤔

Just like humans, we all need a wind down time to time.

If you have a watch with lots of complications or a watch that has a complication that's a pain in the ass to set then it can be worth it. I have one just to keep a second watch in immediate rotation . . . and I'm lazy haha . . . and it's just nice to look at on display like that on my nightstand. Anyone telling you that it'll damage your watch or something is full of it . . . just get a good quality winder.

Keep them rested, that way they last longer.