Winder recommendation?

Hello everyone.

I need to buy a new watchwinder, but I am having a hard time finding the "right" one. It needs to be able to handle the size and weight of my AP ROO but the method to secure the watch needs to be able to handle the absolutely miniscule-sized watch that my wife wears (she is 5'0" and all of 100 pounds or so). Some of the pads that come with some of the winders are too big to accomodate my wife's watches. Ideally, it would be able to handle 10 watches. I know I could get a bunch of singles or doubles, but prefer to have one winder with one cord rather than 10 cords.

I also think it is ridiculous to pay 10K for winders. I know, someone will say that it is stupid to have an ROO and not be willing to pay a small fortune for a good winder, but that's me.

Anybody have a recommendation?

 

Oribta is hands down the best.

I have a Luxupak (www.windersworld.com). Its very nice and they are all on sale (they are a TZ Sponsor). I am happy with mine.

VTC sells Wolf and speaks highly of them. He can probably hook you up too.

A 10 Watch Winder is going to be pricey regardless of brand. You'd be better off with multiple smaller units for the money, but its not the same.

Best,

dsd

 

Having my Girard Perregaux Ferrari watch now and a blue Sub on the way, it's time for me to get a winder as well. Some of the reviews on the Orbita winders mentioned that they don't work for Rolexes. How can I find a winder that I know will work with my watches?
Thanks.

 

Please quote that source, as I am sure they are wrong. Orbita is the winder authority, with a database of setups-- http://www.orbita.net/NEW/Database-R.htm

Remember a winder will not wind a watch, it will keep one wound, so they need to start off with their Power Reserve full. That is 90% of winder issues.

-dsd

 

Orbita and Rolex is the perfect match.

 

Agree with others here. I've had them all, go for the Orbita.

 

If you have nice watches then go with the Scatola Del Tempo.

Don't F around!

 

Besides not having to set the time, is there any big advantage to using a winder? I was told if it is not a perpetual calendar don't bother is will tend to wear the internals faster

 

A decent movement will not wear out in your life time. Also, there is a school of thought that says when a watch sits still, the lubricants are still. Apparently, the lubricants will then dry out, separate and congest the movement.

 

Does that apply to manual winding watches too? Should they be kept wound up and not idle?

 

Yes. I wind mine once a week.

 

I have two Rolex's in my Orbita...it works perfect.

Tim

 

Two Orbitas here and my wife's Rolex works perfectly on the Orbitas, which have a wide variety of settings you can use. The one that works on Rolexes is alternating right and left rotation.

Taz
Terry Phillips

 

Orbita now recommends the swinging pendulum winders. I have large wrists and my bands rub on the outer encasement. They recommended that I do not put my bands in the notches but rather within the module itself. The pendulum seems less complicated, but it does seem to work with my Rolexes. Some of my watches tend to flop to and fro when they wind, slowing the swing. This doesn't seem to be a problem as they are keeping time.

 

I recently purchased 2 Orbita 4 watch winders used locally. I needed a power supply and smaller pads. I called Orbita and the lady said no problem and they would ship the same day.

I asked her how to arrange payment and she said there would be no charge. I explained I had purchased these units incomplete, used and have never been an Orbita customer. She replied that was fine and I had my parts no charge 3 days later!

They are a first rate outfit
Steve

 

New watch winder I picked up today.
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lol

Now you just have to play a game of fetch.