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Old 13 February 2017, 01:01 AM   #1
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Any suggestions on winders for two Rolexes.
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Old 13 February 2017, 01:42 AM   #2
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A "cheap" watch winder can ruin your watch. So stay away from the bargain aisle.

I have Orbita, Wolf & Scatola winders and have been delighted by their performance and durability.

Scatola is more expensive... and may not be worth the premium.... but from time to time some of the Scatolas can be purchased for about the same as a Wolf or an Orbita You just have to look carefully and patiently. That said, you'll not be unhappy with a Wolf or an Orbita.
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Old 13 February 2017, 01:56 AM   #3
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Wolf makes a two watch winder with storage.
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Old 13 February 2017, 02:39 AM   #4
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How exactly does a cheap watch winder ruin a watch?

I have a watch winder from Brookstone (considered cheap at $300) and has been winding my SubC & IWC Mark XVIII watches for 2 years now.

I don't use watch winders to keep my watches accurate, more so to keep the oils and movements moving at 650 TPD.

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A "cheap" watch winder can ruin your watch. So stay away from the bargain aisle.

I have Orbita, Wolf & Scatola winders and have been delighted by their performance and durability.

Scatola is more expensive... and may not be worth the premium.... but from time to time some of the Scatolas can be purchased for about the same as a Wolf or an Orbita You just have to look carefully and patiently. That said, you'll not be unhappy with a Wolf or an Orbita.
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Old 13 February 2017, 04:00 AM   #5
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If the watch is not properly shielded from the motor it can become magnitized.
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Old 13 February 2017, 08:47 AM   #6
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I think cheap means in the $50 ballpark. Yep I had a $50 winder mess up a Hamilton. Not enough shielding I was told.

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How exactly does a cheap watch winder ruin a watch?

I have a watch winder from Brookstone (considered cheap at $300) and has been winding my SubC & IWC Mark XVIII watches for 2 years now.

I don't use watch winders to keep my watches accurate, more so to keep the oils and movements moving at 650 TPD.
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Old 13 February 2017, 11:33 AM   #7
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I see... my SubC is running 1 sec / day slow, so I'm guessing my brooks tone is shielded :).

Thanks for the note tho.

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Old 27 May 2017, 10:38 PM   #8
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Are Brookstone any good, I don't want a piece of furniture which will be stored in my safe with the watches, and cost me thousands of $$...
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Old 29 May 2017, 02:49 AM   #9
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No Rolex watch needs a machine winder complete waste of money especially if you have full use of your fingers and wrists.
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I like the single Orbita's they run on batteries for years


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Old 30 May 2017, 04:34 AM   #11
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No Rolex watch needs a machine winder complete waste of money especially if you have full use of your fingers and wrists.

Totally agree.
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Old 3 June 2017, 11:25 PM   #12
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I use a WOLF 270002 Heritage Single Watch Winder. Don't use it too much with my Sub (Although it works great with it), but I have a Nice Seiko Automatic that you can't manually wind and it keeps it nicely wound when not wearing. It's also dead-silent and runs on batteries or AC. Amazon has it for $167.99. They also have a double winder Heritage Model as well.
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