Watch winders or NOT to watch winders

I have one for my triple date. Otherwise I just set them as I wear them.

I used to have a couple of winders but ended up selling them. I have too many watches and prefer to let the watches rest between turns in the rotation. It's no big deal to wind and reset them.

Yes I have just these two units for four watches. I'll rotate some of the other autos in as well.

Interacting with the watch while setting it in preparation for the day is part of the enjoyment. If in a big rush, grab a quartz and go.

Yes I agree fondling my collection is fun!

I have one (bundled in with a watch purchase) but rarely use it.

I enjoy the act of hand winding and setting the time and date on my watches. That is one of the most enjoyable aspects of the hobby for me.

The only "need" might be for a perpetual calendar. But winders do look snazzy, so that's also a lot of points in the pro column.

I had some at one point, but I've got way too many watches now. Even though I've shifted to buying quartz/solar more often, the amount of winders I'd need to keep things ticking would be totally impractical. And I just can't do the thing where you narrow it down to a few dailies. Maybe someday I'll reconfigure the house...?!

Changing battery is easier and cheaper than sending an automatic for service though.

I just did one last night.

Personally I don't have any electrical devices running when I'm not home because it can be a fire risk to some degree. So for me it's a huge no no with my cats in the house.

I’ve owned a winder before but realized they need to wind down as part of their functionality. I don’t own any watches that have a lot of complications so not for me.

I like the way the watch is stored in the winder, it looks very good and besides I need a winder because of the moon phase. I have no problem setting and winding automatic watches myself, but the moon phase is rather difficult to set accurately. For me yes to winder 🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘🌙🌚

Got one as a gift, wouldn't use it. Not into complications

I've been thinking about this a lot with the recent purchase of my Longines Master Collection Moonphase. It's one thing to set a time and date, but I'd need to set GMT, time, date and Moonphase if the watch stops between wears.

Imo winder makes things easier especially with so many complications

Yep, hence my consideration. The rest of my watches I don't mind just setting each time.

I just decided to turn off my winder and now it's just an expensive watch box sitting there. I'd rather not have the wear and tear that surely will outweigh the benefit of having the time/date ready to go? I might keep my complete calendar (ie including moon phase) on the winder, but so I really care having the accurate state of the moon?I just think it looks cool.

I got one for my skx cuz I can’t manually wind it and it’s in a really cool looking winder

I totally agree.

I picked up a Wolf single unit, and I really like it. It’s handy, and I’m happy with it.