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I have 3 Breguets, the price of each would buy a new car

 

......and for each car I would get an owners manual telling me everything about the car, how to do everything and it would take a week to read and understand.

From Breguet I get a book in many languages which has a couple of paragraphs on how to change the time and what each hand or knob does. It takes two minutes to read.

From the replies to this thread is seems that we have a lot to learn about watch winders....we have a fair outlay invested in fine instruments and there is a big difference in the times that a winder turns according to various owners.

Mine is set at 33 revolutions every 18 minutes....this is far different to some of the times mentioned by your replies.

While a watch forum like this is an excellent venue to enjoy conversation and gain knowledge about a compatable interest, it does highlight areas of failure in the industry.

I can understand that watch winders were not around many years ago and it might take a while for a watch company to catch up with consumer trends.......but, and as it has been already suggested in the replies......I for one agree, and think, that it is essential to make an approach to Breguet to get some official and factual recommendations on how their watches should be wound on a winder.

I do not know the procedure and so let us see if a moderator picks up on this and offers help .....and if not I will make a direct approach first to the moderators... and if it is not their call to do so, then to Breguet I will go if necessary to get some facts.

This is information that Breguet owners should know.

This may have a good outcome.

Thank you for your replies.

Kindest regards to all,

Jack

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About using a Watch Winder with Breguet...

 
By: Tassos : January 17th, 2008-03:14
My ref. 5327 Perpetual calendar of Breguet came with a box that it is a watch winder... There is an Orbita Database on Orbita'a web sitet hat has most models of automatic watches, stating if the watch winds CW, CCW, or both and how many TPD (turns per day... 

I see that also with several of my watches

 
By: Bill : January 18th, 2008-08:44
To be honest I am not sure if you can over wind a watch. I always hear about a clutch mechanism that protects from over winding. I hope some of the experts around here can shed some thoughts. But in general I would say the jury is out on that one. Bill

Literature?....

 
By: Tassos : January 18th, 2008-11:14
Bill, Thanks for the response... Yes I heard about the clutch, that does not let overwinding to happen... But does not that means that this poor cluch takes action almost continuously???... The problem with winders is that the only literature one can get ... 

I think the cheap winder is not the issue

 
By: Bill : January 18th, 2008-12:09
It is a winder that has the right functionality that matches the watches TPD (turns pr day) capabilities. But in general you get what you pay for. So I would not put my watches on a winder that I do not control and understand their cycle per day. As you c... 

After reading some of the responses....

 
By: justpen : January 22nd, 2008-04:12
....I reinvestigated the options of my winder and have now set the barrels to wind 33 turns CwWand then 33 turns ACW ....It will be interesting to see if the watches wind down. I have also sactivated one of my cronos to see what the extra load does as in.... 

I had my 5817 winding incorrectly on the winder

 
By: ron2 : January 24th, 2008-06:48
I put my 5817 on my winder (12 minutes CW, 12 minutes CCW, and then stop 3 hours, then repeat cycle). It seemed to run fine. And I didn't wear it over the holidays, so it stayed on the winder for 2 weeks. Now, what I am ashamed to say is that I thought th... 

The direction is not a problem,

 
By: Tassos : January 24th, 2008-11:03
as long as the TPD in the desired direction is enough to wind it... That is why some good names in the winder trade have always bidirectional movement (eg WEMPE, Underwood et al.) So if the watch is winded the CW or CCW is OK... One of my Paul Picot watch... 

I have 3 Breguets, the price of each would buy a new car

 
By: justpen : January 25th, 2008-08:13
......and for each car I would get an owners manual telling me everything about the car, how to do everything and it would take a week to read and understand. From Breguet I get a book in many languages which has a couple of paragraphs on how to change th... 

Exactly my thoughts...

 
By: Tassos : January 25th, 2008-10:52
Since I've taken almost the same thread to the HorologicalMeandering's forum , my thoughts are exactly like yours my friend, as I already stated on the other thread... The watches are far too expensive, to leave them not working or working continuously wi... 

Well,

 
By: amanico : January 25th, 2008-10:55
I for one don't believe in the watch winders... At least Twice per month, I wind my watches by myself. But I'll ask to JLC what they think about the watch winders, and I let you know. Ok, Ok...Even if I don't believe in these watch winders...I'll do it. L... 

Watchwinder mystery continues!

 
By: mschreib : February 22nd, 2008-10:45
I recently purchased my first Brequet (Transatlantic Type XX). Now, I have 4 very fine automatics which include 2 cartiers and a rolex. Like everyone, I am wondering which watchwinder one to buy. I know that the rolex and breguet bi-directional and the ca... 

2 year old thread...

 
By: 2k8nighthawk : February 25th, 2010-20:58
any updates? I just purchased a 5920 and I was searching around the site wondering some of the same questions asked years ago. has anyone gotten any answers yet?

Broken watchwinder

 
By: NavarroOne : July 31st, 2010-06:02
The winder for my 5327 have eaten quite a few batteries in the past 3 years and occasionally stopped to then restart again. In other words, it has been a bit flimsy. Now it has stopped all the way and a search on the internet doesnt look promising. Here r...