Best $140 I ever spent. Should have gotten one a long time ago.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Desibaba

Its better for the movement to always be in use rather than sitting in a safe for months then being wound up for a day or two then sitting again. Keeps the oil moving around. Plus you wont worry about setting the time if you didnt wear it for a week or two not to mention the crown being unscrewed and screwed back on for winding every time you do wear it.

Not true millions of manual wind watches with screw down crown get wound up daily for decades with out any problems Rolex included.And the amount of oil in the movement you could fit on a couple of pin heads.And the synthetic oil used since the mid 1990s does not migrate or break down like the old mineral type oils.Plus the movement in any new Rolex watch could be weeks, months, or even a year old before its matched to a case then shipped around the world for sale mostly stopped.And even on one of these machine things you will have to reset date and time unless you have a watch in a million that keeps 100% perfect time.Machine winders are only a convenience if you have a watch with many many complications which no Rolex has.Or you have lost the use of your fingers and cannot do a very simple task like wind with the winding crown and set the watch which take all of 30 seconds.

[joeychitwood]

Is the winder noisy? I purchased a relatively inexpensive winder but stopped using it because it made too much noise for my tastes. I'm fairly sensitive to noise at night and it was in my bedroom.

[TheVTCGuy]

The Best $140 I ever spent was in a special district in Amsterdam... but that’s a different topic.

[whatsthetime?]

Originally Posted by thevtcguy

the best $140 i ever spent was in a special district in amsterdam... But that’s a different topic.

lmfao!

[Desibaba]

Originally Posted by joeychitwood

Is the winder noisy? I purchased a relatively inexpensive winder but stopped using it because it made too much noise for my tastes. I'm fairly sensitive to noise at night and it was in my bedroom.

Nope. I keep it on the dresser and if it does make any noise I think its silenced because the case is closed.

[Blansky]

Personally I don't have a need for them as I don't find them necessary and you still have to reset your watches twice a year for daylight savings.

If I had a perpetual I'd definitely have one though.

As for the myths about wear and tear and the other myth about oils clogging up, well, some people like to believe in myths.

When my watches stop keeping good time I have them serviced. Until then, nope.

Watch longevity like life is a crapshoot. Some last for years and others don't.

I just think we get to a point where our toys start owning us.

[Desibaba]

Originally Posted by Blansky

I just think we get to a point where our toys start owning us.

Definitely applicable to when cars get old and have no warranty on them.

[TheVTCGuy]

Originally Posted by InitialAndPitch

I agree, it’s not to all tastes. And yes you could get another nice watch for that sort in $

Hey Mr. Initial, did we have the same former profession?

[TheVTCGuy]

Or possibly your current profession? (I keep forgetting people can actually be younger then an old man like me).

[johnjm]

Takes me 2minutes to set any of my watches. Personally for me, these just cause undue wear.

I do understand though if you use one because you have no quickset date and wear it every weekend.


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[tudorbaja27]

Originally Posted by TheVTCGuy

The Best $140 I ever spent was in a special district in Amsterdam... but that’s a different topic.

Looks like they fooled you into overpaying

[Knappo 1307]

Originally Posted by shapa

Don't you guys put your watches in a safe when not wearing them? Can't imaging leaving them out in a winder unattended.

Do you live in a youth hostel?

[East Bay Rider]

I found that my rotation caused me to have to wind my watches 2-3 times/week. To me that seemed like a lot of use of the crown. My son bought me winder from Amazon and I'm loving the convenience of it.