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1 November 2010, 09:43 AM | #1 |
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Best watch winder for the money?
I'm finally getting around to buying a watch winder... I want to get something that's nice, but not ridiculously expective. Either a single or a double would be find.
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1 November 2010, 09:48 AM | #2 |
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I just bought a Wolf Viceroy--great winder IMHO. I had an Orbita for years though and it was top notch!
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1 November 2010, 10:15 AM | #3 |
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I can't see the point of a watch winder, just another marketing ploy IMO. AD's havnt got all their watches on winders. Can somebody technical explain to me any long term benifit.
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1 November 2010, 10:24 AM | #4 |
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If you have several watches that you like rotate through, it's saves you from having to set the calendar on the one you're going to be wearing each day.
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1 November 2010, 10:53 AM | #5 |
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You clearly don't own a perpetual or annual calendar--if you did --you would have to have one. When you have watches with multiple complications a winder is a must. As for a simple movement you do not need one but they are nice to have anyway if you have a large collection.
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2 November 2010, 12:36 AM | #6 |
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Check Amazon for Wolf winders. I just got 2 singles for $50.00 each
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2 November 2010, 01:01 AM | #7 |
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The best watch winder cost nothing its your own wrist,myself cannot see any point in watch winders,with any watch with just a date complication.Not a problem to let a watch rest and lets be honest it must take all of 1 minute to rewind and reset a simple date feature watch.
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7 November 2010, 03:18 AM | #8 |
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i purchased a diplomat 2 watch winder on amazon last yr ...cant remember how much but it was definitely much less than 100.00....and it works quiet and well..;)
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7 November 2010, 05:20 AM | #9 |
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I purchased this off of eBay and I'm quite happy with it. Runs quiet, bi-directional, rest periods, 2 or 3 different settings for turns a day. About $150.00. I like it a lot and would purchase it again. But for $150, the materials are commensurate with the price.
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