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OMEGAmanWannaBe
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I'm pro watch winder but not an expensive one. I keep a cheap one watch Diplomat for when I need it. I think it was $35 on Amazon. I've had one since around 2016. It's not much to look at so mine is not displayed prominently but it works well. It's quiet. It has multiple turn cycles and turns in both directions.

I don't always use it but if I feel like I haven't worn a watch enough during the day (because I'm swapping watches) or if I think I've been especially sedentary during the day I'll throw the watch on the winder overnight and the next day I know it's good to go.

It's not an absolute necessity, but I think it has its purpose. I just wouldn't buy an expensive one.

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MORE great advice and it sounds like a good experience for you. Thanks!
 
ExpiredWatchdog
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Save your money for a Wolf. Near the end of the year, they can be had for less than MSRP. Just get on their mailing list.

I've owned four and have never been disappointed with any.
 
adonalsium
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No watch winder unless the movement is difficult (or "dangerous") to set
 
J
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WOLF 1834 Module 4.1 Watch Winder.

Gilt Groupe for $240.

Modular, so get as many as you want and combine/orient them as you desire.

Nice display option even if not winding.
 
OMEGAmanWannaBe
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I am confident this is likely posted elsewhere here; but, thought I would share in case it was not. Currently, I put the winder on the back burner - I love the watch so much, it may as well be sutured to my wrist (yes, the thought has crossed my mind; but, I don’t knot 4-0 Prolene well with only one hand LOL). Here some [official] OMEGA winder rates (TPD, etc) for most OMEGA calibers. Happy Easter to everyone!

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mjb
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Is it just me, or has the OP still failed to honor his promise for a picture?

I suspect by "bloody" he's referring to the work environment where one employs sutures, rather than a weekly physical altercation at the fight club. So, no winder needed, just hose it off.
 
OMEGAmanWannaBe
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Is it just me, or has the OP still failed to honor his promise for a picture?

I suspect by "bloody" he's referring to the work environment where one employs sutures, rather than a weekly physical altercation at the fight club. So, no winder needed, just hose it off.
I never refer to it as an “altercation,” I prefer “regulation,” or “a reckoning” - unfortunately, some days, I am forced to engage in both regulating and suturing (etc.). I posted a lot of photos in another thread; here is a photo from today, and two from some earlier posts. A soft toothbrush clears dried/drying blood from the band segments, but, it’s a lot of trouble. I love the watch! And, yes, it looks different in every wavelength of light and/or at different angles - OMEGA’s achievement of that effect is as close to PFM as it gets!

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Still confused about the profession, but my brother is board certified in emergency medicine, and wears his seamaster 24/7. Also can’t count the number of deer, elk, ducks, geese, pheasants, and other animals we have had our Rolex, Omegas, or other watches in. The blood eventually washes off. The fat sticks around a little longer. If you need to be sterile, that might require not wearing a watch.
 
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The watch can go 2.5 days on its power reserve. Unless it would happen often that you can’t wear it for that long I would just let it run out of power occasionally and then rewind and reset it. It’s one of the quirks of owning a mechanical watch.
 
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