Anyone have luck with manual winders?

Nov 05, 2020,09:45 AM
 

I've seen hand assisters for small crowns but NO WAY am I locking a metal jaw on the crown teeth that's crazy. As for machines I've seen orbita but a 2 watch winder is $5K.

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Set Calendar

 
 By: ppatti99 : November 5th, 2020-06:12
Now need to figure out how to set moon and leap year. Book a little confusing, then how on earth will I keep it wound everyday?? Could have bigger problems for sure! ...  

Agreed

 
 By: ppatti99 : November 5th, 2020-06:17
Maybe next I can learn how to post a pic in the right position. I tried to rotate but it would not allow. Maybe FAB can help!

before you hit the upload button, on the picture itself, on the top left there are 4 boxes...

 
 By: Chronometer (aka yacomino) : November 5th, 2020-06:29
if you move your mouse to it you can rotate or change the order of the pictures when you have several of them. Hope this helps

Beautiful watch

 
 By: artp1085 : November 5th, 2020-06:27
My pics prefer to be sideways also

There are winders for manual watches...

 
 By: mdg : November 5th, 2020-08:15
...the best part of this is the two differently-colored chrono hands. More should be like this.

Anyone have luck with manual winders?

 
 By: ppatti99 : November 5th, 2020-09:45
I've seen hand assisters for small crowns but NO WAY am I locking a metal jaw on the crown teeth that's crazy. As for machines I've seen orbita but a 2 watch winder is $5K.

Orbita makes one for about $2k...Model #: w30001...

 
 By: mdg : November 5th, 2020-10:44
...can't attest to the results...

Different colored hands are a sign of confidence and quality control...

 
 By: mdg : November 5th, 2020-11:37
...as any misalignment will be very obvious...

what. I do

 
 By: mark1958a : November 5th, 2020-08:38
I Wind mine every few days and when I need to set usually just have to move the hands a few days.. so don't have to reset the whole thing

What a beautiful watch sir ! Grail ! I tried it at the QP Salon 2013 in London and it’s a stunner !

 
 By: Horology75 : November 5th, 2020-10:48
Was split between this and the 5204P..did not pull the trigger on either due to financial constraints but next complicated watch will be either of the two ..

all correct :)

 
 By: benzng : November 5th, 2020-21:16
for some reason, adjusting a watch is one of my therapy. I love adjusting watches to the correct time, I only leave the moon phase out because then I have to look online.

Manual Winder Vacheron

 
 By: Jurry : November 8th, 2020-00:40
When I acquired the VC perpetual calendar it came with a manual winder. That winder works extremely well. The “Claws” that grap the crown are soft. When you put your watch In the winder, it winds it full, then reverses 3 times. This is repeated every 24 h...  

Wow

 
 By: ppatti99 : November 13th, 2020-21:04
Can you send a pic?