Bill
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I think the cheap winder is not the issue
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 clearly noted the orbita database seems to be the only clear source of the watch tpd requirements so we are supplied information from the winder company rather than the manufacturer.
It would seem obvious that the manufacturer should be the one to supply this info as a matter of course within every manual but alas this is not the case.
I know there are soooo many of us with this worry on our mind as we watch our winders in action.
Bill
About using a Watch Winder with Breguet...
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
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?....
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
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....
....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
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,
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
......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...
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,
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...
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Watchwinder mystery continues!
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2 year old thread...
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Broken watchwinder
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