watch-er
1822
You can always try your wrist
and just set the watch if not worn for a period of time. Winders are tricky beasts. The best ones, which are hard to find, turn ever so slowly that just gravity is doing the work as opposed to slinging the rotor around which just wears the rotor assembly out prematurely.
Watch winders
I’m looking to purchase a watch winder. Could someone point me in the right direction?
Not sure this is the right place for your post...
Why not posting a « WTB » post on the Collectors Market...? I believe this would be the right place and would be probably more successful...
My bad
I’m sure you’re right. I wasn’t actually trying to make a purchase (from someone on the site) but was just looking for info on brands etc. thx
Orbita. I have several of their winders. One is a three watch winder, programmable, which I bought some 15 years ago and still works like the first day.
Customer service is great. They seem bulletproof. A bit pricey, though, as nowadays you can buy cheap winders anywhere, but the quality of Orbita winders is superior.
Orbita
Purchase from Orbita, from their outlet store. Best winders ever made and very, very good prices.
I have had
my Berrnard Favre three dimensional Planet winder for the last four years and look forward to buy at least another one. True, it may not be the cheapest but there is nothing that looks like it in the market and it is silent and it rotates beautifully for ...
Anatomy of a cheap winder...
I own several of the Brookstone winders with the angled fronts. I bought them used on eBay, along with one new one. They use a Mabuchi DC motor, which is a decent Japanese motor. The problem with the motor is it has a high rotation speed, so it has to be ...
I have a Wolf one-watch winder
Works great, very quiet. Reliable, too as I've had it for over 5 years now. Company has been around for decades so you can get repairs, spare watch cushion/holders, etc. One reason I chose it over others is that their is a cover over the watch. I don't li...
You can always try your wrist
and just set the watch if not worn for a period of time. Winders are tricky beasts. The best ones, which are hard to find, turn ever so slowly that just gravity is doing the work as opposed to slinging the rotor around which just wears the rotor assembly ...
