Good day to you educated watch people.

Some advice or opinions if you will.

I am just about to "lay down" a couple of watches, as not been wearing them, a Rolex Datejust 16220 & a Baume et Mercier MOA8112 (I think).

Q1) Is it best to keep them in a winder or to simply box them away.

Q2) When I wind the Rolex it does not start to beat until I give it a gentle shake! i don't remember this being the case previously. It was last serviced by Rolex in 2016 so not a very long time ago.

Q3) A friend has just bought his 1st automatic (T W Steel), but rotates a lot of quartz watches 20+ pieces, again my question is related to a winder , to wind or not to wind when wearing every couple couple of weeks.

Thanks in advance for any opinions, advice or suggestions.

Jeeper

 

Most here don’t bother. It’s a early mistake to buy one and by a few watches it’s sitting there doing nothing.
Plus you have to spend top $$ to get one quiet enough to have in your bedroom

Plenty of threads on this and you always get a “do you leave your car running in the garage”


If you have a moon phase they are very useful as they save the lengthy setting each time.

 

Thanks Standy, I have the winder but as I historically have worn them all I stopped using it & just wound as required. I just wasnt sure if it was better when not wearing for months at a time, ie does the lube get where it needs to get etc etc.

Jeeper

 

If I’m not wearing a watch I let it run down. I figure if its not on my wrist I might as well not be wearing out the works.

i did acquire what I thought was the perfect watch winder a few years back...

but it turns out she was only interested in my motorbikes.

i keep her around anyway as she has great legs.

 

Lubricant doesn't circulate in a watch movement as it does in an engine. More running time simply equals more wear and tear.

 

Back in there boxes for a while then

 

I was wondering about this same issue. Thanks for clearing it up. Makes sense once I read it here....