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JimW
·What watch winder works best for Omega Seamaster vintage automatic? I got a nice winder off Amazon that turns and works as it should, but not fast enough to keep my watch running. Thanks for the help.
Watch winder?
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perks713
·Some winders have multiple settings for number of turns per hour/day. It’s not the speed you’d have to worry about, you’d want to make sure it has enough rotations per hour. Which one did you buy?
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SkunkPrince
·You have no need of a winder. Send it back.
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Dan S
·Which watch and which winder?
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Puma_135o
·Hi,
I'm having a good experience with this:
https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B08HRV3T43/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Silent and programmable.
I'm having a good experience with this:
https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B08HRV3T43/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Silent and programmable.
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Dug
·Based on the experience of my own watches and the information gleaned from OF, I would suggest that if the movement is working correctly you should not need a winder. Perhaps put the money towards a service.
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Spruce
··Sunburst dial fanI was given a watch winder as a present and used it until the motor failed about a year later.
I wouldn’t get another.
I rotate my watches and apart from setting them, which only takes a minute or so, a few turns of the crown and it’s good to go.
As @Dug suggests, put the money towards a service
I wouldn’t get another.
I rotate my watches and apart from setting them, which only takes a minute or so, a few turns of the crown and it’s good to go.
As @Dug suggests, put the money towards a service
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Donn Chambers
·What automatic caliber are we talking about? Some are bi-directional, some uni-directional? I’m not even sure bumper automatic movement work well with modern winders. If you can figure out the movement caliber, you can look up on the big winder sites (e.g., Orbita) the minimum # of turns a day, and the direction needed.
but really, if you don’t wear the watch much, just wind it when you want it.
but really, if you don’t wear the watch much, just wind it when you want it.
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Canuck
·By vintage, if you mean a 1950s vintage bumper automatic, if everything is right wth the movement, it should run on a winder. How does it perform when you wear it? I have had bumper automatics that are in good shape operate well on a winder.
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perks713
·I have several ‘Boxy watch winders’ I got on eBay for a fraction of what they cost. I don’t put my vintage watches on them because I rotate those in it enough that it’s not worth keeping them all wound.
I do put my Vostok and my 2254.50 on one. The Seamaster goes on when I’m taking a break from wearing it for a few days because I’m wearing a vintage or other watch. The Vostok lives there between uses because it’s a pain to set the date on lol
If I’m going to go long times between wearing I tend to turn off the unit.
I do put my Vostok and my 2254.50 on one. The Seamaster goes on when I’m taking a break from wearing it for a few days because I’m wearing a vintage or other watch. The Vostok lives there between uses because it’s a pain to set the date on lol
If I’m going to go long times between wearing I tend to turn off the unit.
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFSo I've got a really super expensive Wolf 8 socket winder that was a gift from a friend about 8 years ago and one thing I'll say is more money doesn't necessarily mean more quality, as the Wolf winders are held together with glue that doesn't really get the job done and even with minimal handling and use its disintegrated, had the glass front fall out and several of the winders no longer function. They'll probably not be sponsoring us any time soon but if you're going to buy cheaply made crap you're better off getting it direct from eBay or Alibaba than taking the Maserati owner approach and buying a Wolf.
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perks713
·They'll probably not be sponsoring us any time soon but if you're going to buy cheaply made crap you're better off getting it direct from eBay or Alibaba than taking the Maserati owner approach and buying a Wolf.
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFThat's part of the reason I like the Boxy ones. I found a used set of 5 for $150 last year, new they're closer to $80 each. If one breaks you can simply remove it from the equation instead of having a nice looking watch winder with 3 of 8 bays not powering up. I probably wouldn't buy the Boxy ones new but if you can catch a good deal for them used they're nice. When I went away for a couple weeks I tossed one in my suit case as well. The real problem is finding the plastic covers, in the photo above the 2254 is behind the plastic but in the 7 or so units i've bought now only 1 had the plastic cover. There are a few shops that sell just the cover but they weren't shipping to the US because of Covid last I checked.
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Dan S
·So I've got a really super expensive Wolf 8 socket winder that was a gift from a friend about 8 years ago and one thing I'll say is more money doesn't necessarily mean more quality, as the Wolf winders are held together with glue that doesn't really get the job done and even with minimal handling and use its disintegrated, had the glass front fall out and several of the winders no longer function. They'll probably not be sponsoring us any time soon but if you're going to buy cheaply made crap you're better off getting it direct from eBay or Alibaba than taking the Maserati owner approach and buying a Wolf.
In the past I experimented with some winders, and when they failed within a few years I didn't care, since they were cheap. I would be pretty unhappy if I spent $1k on a winder that stopped working and fell apart.
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFIn the past I experimented with some winders, and when they failed within a few years I didn't care, since they were cheap. I would be pretty unhappy if I spent $1k on a winder that stopped working and fell apart.
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perks713
·This was a Wolf Viceroy 2.7 8 watch winder, the bloke who bought it paid $6,000 AUD for it which was about $5k usd at the time.
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