Ok, I got one of these, put it together yesterday, and I've got it running and winding a watch today.
Watch Winder for Automatic Watches,Timer
Shutdown, Adjustable Speed
So, if you have a mechanical self winding, or automatic, watch, it winds itself via the movement of your hand. But if you have one you don't wear all the time, the power will run out in about a day and it will stop.
No real problem. I just put mine on in the morning, and by the time I drive to work it is running and you then set the time.
But, for every "problem" there's a solution, and this little gadget will wind your watch for you, making it ready to go anytime.
Or, just buy a quartz watch, like I post occasionally here from, for example, Avi-8. But I've also got several mechanical automatics, and this is just the cat's meow for keeping it wound, ticking and ready to wear whenever you want it.
This thing, though, is inexpensive, and it's quite frankly just a fun little doo-dad that fascinates me, and the wife's house cats, by its oil derrick like swinging. And I have a watch that's wound and ready to go anytime. Woo!
If you get one, follow the assembly instructions carefully. And get the battery powered one, as linked above.
There used to be two jokes:
ReplyDelete1. "He doesn't move enough to keep his watch wound."
2. "He's been really lonely. Last night his self-winding watch exploded."
So you buy a machine basically to wear out the watch with constant winding, instead of just wearing the watch?
ReplyDeleteYeah. You got a problem with that?
DeleteA mechanical watch that sits idle will require costly servicing years sooner than one that has been kept wound and running. A watch winder will pay for itself by extending the period between servicing for watches that aren't worn daily.
DeleteAl_in_Ottawa
Hah! I knew a dentist in the Caribbean that was a Rolex collector, and he had a mahogany case where his collection sat, each bay with an automatic winder.
DeleteIf nothing else, this device answers the age-old conundrum: Do I sh*t, or wind my watch?
ReplyDeleteAnother mystery solved.
Mike in Canada
First world problems.
ReplyDeleteDoes it work with sand hour glasses?
ReplyDeleteWhat Aggie said.
ReplyDeleteIf you put a Casio on it will it recharge the battery?
ReplyDeleteCheeze... I bought a cell phone in 2020 and haven't worn a watch since I discovered they keep the time. I hate jewelry and crap on my arm and junk in my pockets.
ReplyDelete