EBay winders vs brand name winders.

[SB10042008]

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Mark, can you give some opinion on these winders? i think buying a pair of them.
Thanks

[padi56]

The quality of some watch winders perfectly mirrors the quality of the average Swiss watch. A high quality finish on the outside (to justify the extremely high price),but hiding some very cheap mass-produced insides.And watch-winders IMHO only really necessary if you have watches with quite a few complications.Watches with just a date not needed,if you have to rest any watch for a period of time.Then just a few winds once a month just to keep the very very small amount of oil around the internal parts.And if your watch stops it will do it no harm to wind it and reset date takes around 30 seconds or so.Save your money toward perhaps another watch or two.

[Mike734]

Originally Posted by dah0024

Can someone please explain to me the point of a winder? Besides being an overpriced cool watch accessory I believe it just add time and wear to your movement. Some will argue about keeping all the parts moving and "lubed" but I know many people on another similar forum and my friend who works at the RSC in Dallas who will all say DONT USE THEM!

I can't imagine a winder is harder on a watch than daily wear. My GMT is 15 years old and look rather long in the tooth. I just got a new crystal and am getting a new bezel insert soon. I intend to take better care of it in the future and wear it less often. The band is also quite loose now.

I would like to be able to put it one without having to set the 24 hand to zulu time and set the date and time.
$60 is not too much to pay for this convenience. Also, a watch winder is a far better place to keep the watch as opposed to rattling around in my drawer.

[mikey]

I agree with padi. Also, I like those duals but my bedroom colors compliment my dual watchwinder brown wood. Thats another thing to think about with finding a watchwinder. It is also like a piece of furniture or accessory for your room in your home. A black wood would not match the wallpaint in my room.

[wantonebad]

Originally Posted by Mike734

I can't imagine a winder is harder on a watch than daily wear. My GMT is 15 years old and look rather long in the tooth. I just got a new crystal and am getting a new bezel insert soon. I intend to take better care of it in the future and wear it less often. The band is also quite loose now.

I would like to be able to put it one without having to set the 24 hand to zulu time and set the date and time.
$60 is not too much to pay for this convenience. Also, a watch winder is a far better place to keep the watch as opposed to rattling around in my drawer.

From what I understand it's not the constant movement that is the problem, it's the constant repeated movement with no variation that is the issue. I may not be relaying this correctly and if not I apologize but it's that the watch is in the exact same position for weeks at a time and the spinning motion causes wear in the exact same spots regardless of whether it's clockwise or counter clockwise. Like someone said earlier there are reasons for AND against that are compelling

[ohsixx]

Originally Posted by SB10042008

Mark, can you give some opinion on these winders? i think buying a pair of them.
Thanks

The winders are bi-directional and work perfectly. They are mostly made of plastic. So, I am not expecting long-term service from them. If they malfunction; just buy two more.