Watch Winders

[MariettaMike]

I use watch winders for my Rolex and Omega watches and wonder if others in this forum use watch winders. This is my first posting. Thank you for your response. ⌚️

[rolehex]

Hi Mike, Welcome!

I would say the typical sentiment here is that most do not use watch winders unless you have a perpetual calendar watch or something that takes awhile to set. Many enjoy that setting time as "interaction with the watches" so they don't look at it as a task. There are a some though that like to have their watches "ready to go" and are constantly on a winder.

And from my own conversations with watchmakers, I would say that they do not recommend having the watches running 24/7.

Juts FYI too, If you want to read the many back-and-forth discussions about this topic... use the search function above to view previous posts/threads on this topic. Probably more than you will want. lol

[T. Ferguson]

This topic must be in season, a rash of threads recently. Check that - there's always a thread about this. Some do, some don't. Some are violently opposed to them and others couldn't imagine life without.

I myself do not. My wear habits are such that my watches would be running uselessly far more often than they would be on my wrist. YMMV. I happened to put my 116713 on last night to play dress up. It's back in the safe now and might not come out for another 2-3 weeks. The watch I'd been wearing daily for a week is back on my wrist, probably for another week or two. As far as inconvenience, setting and winding a stopped watch is just not a hassle for me as I'm rarely in that big a hurry. The odd occasion when I am rushed and want to wear one that has stopped, I simply throw it on and set it when I get where I'm going. I also don't own any watches more complicated than a date and TZ function. None of my watches need a winder if I'm wearing them daily as I've never had one stop on me overnight.

Just to add to what rolehex said, these watches are built to run 24/7 and with proper maintenance will last decades doing so, but a running watch does incur more wear and tear than one which is not. So why incur that deterioration unnecessarily i.e. when the watch is not on my wrist - particularly when setting them when I have to is not an inconvenience for me and that unnecessary wear would comprise a significant amount of time since my watches are in the safe at a dead stop much more often than they are on my wrist?

But to each his own. Some consider it a bother and simply don't like to hassle with winding/setting as often as they find themselves needing to. Some people's wear habits are such that the downtime of their watches is minimal. If you fall into these categories a winder is for you.

[GradyPhilpott]

I see them as a needless expense, but my most complicated watch as far as setting goes is my GMTII.