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mkvc Country: United States Location: Santa monica, california Posts: 76 Registered: Aug 9, 2007 Private Message |
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Winders can cause as many problems as they solve.(View entire thread)June 25, 09 00:29 A winder is a useful thing to have because it means your watches are always ready to "grab and go." That is not only a convenience; it means that you don't wear out the gaskets and screw-down crowns by having to set them often. Most watches keep time differently on the winder than on the wrist. As a practical matter this means that even using the winder you will have to set the watch fairly frequently. For a high-quality watch, you still probably won't have to set the watch more often than every couple of weeks. Winders are supposed to be shielded against magnetism. However, if you have more than one winder in close proximity you will discover that while a winder may be shielded to protect the watches it contains, it probably isn't shielded to protect the watches in the adjoining winder. Also, even with careful use of power surge protectors, from time to time anomalies in your house's electric current may cause magnetization. The biggest problem, for me, is also the most subtle. Nearly all winders keep a watch rotating in a single plane at all times. This concentrates the wear on the pivots. I don't have enough data to prove it yet, but it appears to me that watches wear out their lubrication (and possibly their pivots) much more quickly on such a winder than in normal use. Even if those winders don't actually damage the watches, they may shorten service intervals. There exist a few winders that are made for use in watch shops. They don't look nice -- no mahogany veneer or leather. However, they rotate the watches through all planes. I have ordered one (with spots for six watches). In a few years I will know whether the variable-plane winders provide for longer service intervals than fixed-plane models. Respond to this post | Send Topic | Print Message | Report to moderator 
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