Would you use a watch winder?

It's a good excuse to buy yourself a complication that would make use it.

I was given a free one when I bought my Omega. I find it pretty useless, unless I get a perpetual calendar watch which is hard to set.

Will you keep your car running all day, wasting gas and wearing out the engine? Unless your high complication watch with perpetual calendar, moon phases etc. you don't need a watch winder

Depends on how noisy it is. Only one watch would benefit anyway.

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I have and use one. It doesn't hurt your watch. You get more wear and tear wearing your watch than on a winder. A winder is run on a timer. Some winders are preset by the manufacturer and some can be adjusted by the user. Mine will run for 3 minutes then stop for 20 minutes. If you are wearing your watch you are constantly moving and constantly winding your watch. A winder is designed to wind just enough to keep the watch running.

Newer watches also are designed so that way they can't be overwound. They do recommend not putting older watches on the winder that is manufacturer set. The watches don't have the mechanism to keep them from being overwound and they have a shorter power reserve. They can be fully wound fairly quickly. Having a winder that a person can set the time themselves is better for those.

As for the sound it makes. Mine is super quiet. I can't hear it run at all. It is so quiet that I have to check it from time to time to make sure it's still running.

You pretty much need to use a watchwinder for an automatic perpetual calendar. Other than that, possibly an autuomatic annual calendar.

But that is all I would put on a watchwinder.

I don't really think it's a good idea to keep your automatic watches running all the time unless you enjoy paying for regular service on the watches. Since putting your watch on a watchwinder is like leaving your car running in the garage waiting for you to use it.

Watches are mechanical objects and running them causes wear and tear - so why would you do that just for convenience sake?

If I had a watch with a complication that was annoying to set, with my current collection no real need.

Only on an F91-W! In all seriousness, it would take one hell of a watch to justify it.

Only so I don't have to set my Travelers GMTs every time I want to wear one of them. I love the complication but hate the lack of quick set date. Also, the winder would be a good rationale/excuse to finally buy a watch with a perpetual/ annual calendar plus moonphase.

Would need a SO first. 😅

For me, part of the appeal of automatic watches is the process of winding and setting when necessary, no electricity, very much a retro zen type of vibe. Also note I only have 7 watches and no major complications. If I leaned towards a larger collection with many perpetual calendars, this might be a different story.

Only if I had a watch in regular rotation that has a complication or set of complications that is a pain in the ass to set . . . Like maybe Moonphases with a perpetual calendar etc

All my automatic movements have one, I have many..

I often use a single watch winder like the Swiss Kubik if I am rotating between 2 watches and want the other one to stay running if and when I need to swap.

Otherwise if I had an automatic perpetual calendar I would probably keep that on a winder just to make sure all the calendars are synced up.

Only if I had watches with the perpetual calendar complication, but I don't have them, nor am I interested in them. For everything else, I prefer that the only wear be on the wrist.

Just picked this one up. Love the industrial design.

I would probably use it occasionally as a gift, but not buy one myself. If I knew I was going to wear a particular dress watch this weekend and next weekend, it might sit in the winder in the days between.

I purchased a winder for this exact reason. I like to set my watches but having to unscrew divers, changing dates, etc frequently to me felt like it would do more damage to the watch than simply keeping them running like they are intended to.

Lazy box for me. Keeps my 2 fav watches on the correct date and time etc. Pure convenience, one is an annual calendar so I do like to have that correct but it's just because I can't be bothered to set it!

Ahh the watch winder debate, I was getting a little worried, it’s been a few months. I guess when someone new gets on WC, they think, “aaah I bet this will be a good topic to post”. And it is, I did it myself when I first joined. 😂😂

Same arguments; “it’s bad for your watch, it’s gonna wear faster, would you let your car run constantly, it’s worthless unless you have a grand complication like a perpetual calendar, I like the quiet moments with my watch while I set the time and wind it.

Anyway, I love my watch winder, I know, I know I should get quartz, but I don’t like the herky jerky ticking, so there. If I could I would get as many as I have watches and since we’re wishing a giant Orbita or Wolf winder. As it is I’m cheap so I get the noisiest least reliable Chinese made ones. Thankfully they are in the guest room.

This Q&A with Master Watchmaker Roland Murphy from RGM is a really helpful reference re. watch winders and more:

Will This Damage My Watch? How Often to Service A Watch? & More

https://youtu.be/23JVzXqKWz4

It puts extra and unnecessary wear on certain components of the watches.

Got my SKX009 in a WW right now. I bought it specifically for that watch. I how it doesn’t ware and tear the watch faster but I have never gotten a straight up answer yet

If it was gifted by my significant other, then I’d find a reason to use it. I’d buy a watch that’s a PITA to constantly set,

Only if I had a perpetual calendar

I enjoy the time I spend setting my watch and winding it.

I'm new to watch collecting but yes I do have one just because with my profession I can't wear watches or jewelry so my autos don't get adequate wrist time to keep things moving and in working order, currently I use mine every 2 weeks and for a few hours plus the winder itself has slots for 6 more watches 😉

Gives you an excuse to buy an automatic watch with perpetual calendar.

I have one, and put the following days watch on it before wearing. This allows the movement to settle down, so hopefully it will be a little more accurate. With a modern automatic watch bearing in mind modern lubricates, there is no reason to have your watches live on one. It is a bit like leaving a car running when you aren't driving it