Fallanden.ch
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Yet another winder problem..........
I'm suprised nobody has mentioned the simply phycical damage that can be caused by a watch winder. Many winders are set at a 90 degrees and therefore each time the watch winder starts turning, there is a substantial chance that there will be some slight movement between your watch and the winder pillow. (if you can call some of them pillows.)
Personally, I recently placed a new Patek on a winder, which I just purchased only to take it out four days later with tons of micro scratches all over the back of my beautiful Patek. It was plenty tight against the pillow, but with a 90 degree angle, the weight of the rotor causes a jolt, so to speak, each time the watch starts turning again.
I wouldn't leave a watch on a winder full time, for me it was supposed to be just something I could do from time to time when I wanted to rotate between two or three watches. I could have it wound and ready to go if I knew I would wear it a few times this week for example. If its going to be off duty for some time, then there is no reason to leave it in a winder.
However, I would like to no more about people's experience with scratches!! In four days I damaged my watch more than I have wearing it for almost a year!!
Instead of always talking about turns per day and such, how about experiences regarding scratches and cosmetic damage to watches from winders.
Another question . . .
That should be fine, Thom . . .
Long term damage
My first G O perpetual seized up . . .
Watch Winder or No Watch Winder? That is the question . . .
There's room for disagreement on this subject, of course . . .
