OT: Watch winders?

[SoCalSteve]

Originally Posted by oldpotatoe

So it's like brand new->

Serious question, have a Rolex GMT Master..had since 1978(40 years young), and often I'll just not wear it for a couple of days, it stops, I reset it, wind it, wear it and it's fine. Is there some 'reason' to keep a mechanical watch 'wound'??

It’s similar to having a garage queen car. You don’t drive it, stuff hardens, dries out, etc...I think a couple days not wearing it is just a nuisance, a couple months and the oils would start to dry out.

[wc1934]

Originally Posted by huck*this

The winder depends on the movement also. Which direction it likes to be turned in, how many times a day, what speed? Also the biggest of all, if it is in your bedroom, how quiet it is.

yup- Calibre and direction must be taken into account. As an example, here is Omega's factsheet:

https://www.omegawatches.com/fileadm..._winder_EN.pdf

[charliedid]

Originally Posted by SoCalSteve

And a Toyota Corolla and a Rolls Royce Phantom will both get you from point A to point A. But that’s where to similarities end...

No argument

[AngryScientist]

Update:

After appropriate hint dropping, i got a wolf single winder for christms.

it is lovely and more importantly, completely silent. a very nice machine indeed.

thanks for the recs here guys.

[thirdgenbird]

Nice. No winder here, but I like my Wolf box.

What does the watch collection look like?