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| Author: | razumny [ Sat Aug 20, 2011 8:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | What watch winder to get? |
After picking up my Omega Seamaster, I've now got two automatics, and am wanting to get a single-watch winder for whichever one I'm not using that day. What manufacturers would you guys recommend? |
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| Author: | sharkman [ Sat Aug 20, 2011 8:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What watch winder to get? |
Orbita is regarded the best and most expensive. I use Wolf Designs. I have an 8 and 3 watch winders in the Viceroy series and they are, so far - 6 to 8 months, reliable and almost infinitely adjustable. They take up little space for multi watch winders. Wolf also makes individual winders in a modular deisgn so they can be added to and stacked. They can be had at brick and mortar ADs or online ADs for about $100. The Orbita Sparta, depending on model, will run twice to several times that. Hint - stay away from most of the ones you will find on Amazon - off brands like Garmin and whatever has replaced it, Diplomate I think, exact same units with different names. These are extremely cheap China made and in my experience 1/2 of the ones that show up at the door do not work out of the box or with a couple days. |
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| Author: | Driver8 [ Sun Aug 21, 2011 3:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What watch winder to get? |
I go with Orbita Sparta Delux models these days. As Sharkman said, they are on the expensive side (although a long way short of being the most expensive out there), but they offer great performance and finish for the money. |
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| Author: | razumny [ Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What watch winder to get? |
I'll talk to my AD, and see what they have. If they can get it, I think I'll grab one of the modula units from Wolf Designs, so that I can expand as I expand my collection. |
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| Author: | razumny [ Mon Aug 22, 2011 4:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What watch winder to get? |
Do any of you have any experience with Rapport London's watch winders? |
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| Author: | Driver8 [ Mon Aug 22, 2011 2:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What watch winder to get? |
razumny wrote: Do any of you have any experience with Rapport London's watch winders? Yep. These threads have a few posts by me. All generally saying the same thing, but that's my experience of Rapport - viewtopic.php?f=6&t=32474&p=239371&hilit=rapport#p239371 viewtopic.php?f=6&t=19332&hilit=rapport viewtopic.php?f=6&t=12349&hilit=rapport viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9317&p=75510&hilit=rapport#p75510 |
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| Author: | breitlingsource [ Mon Aug 22, 2011 6:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What watch winder to get? |
I'll chime in and say that Orbita for me is the best bang for buck of the watchwinders. Scatola and Underwood are considered on the high-end if you are into that kind of thing, but for me Orbita does the job for much less. Wolf also makes good winders, but I prefer the look of the Sparta Deluxe models of which i have 3 singles. |
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| Author: | F14D_Tomcat [ Mon Aug 22, 2011 11:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What watch winder to get? |
SwissKubik are not bad either but they're not cheap. http://www.swisskubik.com/#/en/ |
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| Author: | Tim S [ Tue Aug 23, 2011 8:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What watch winder to get? |
I use a brookstone dual winder, with separate motor for each head. You can also buy single use and a quad winder, again with separate motors for each head. The dual winder unit cost $99 from memory and is very good; I've had it for at least 6 months with no issues and most importantly it's quiet. There is a two year warranty also for peace of mind. I will say though that the settings are not ideal i.e. you can't put it on for 14 hours and then rest for 10, however that problem is easily solved with a light timer, which is cheap and effective. |
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| Author: | Mavrick [ Sat Aug 27, 2011 6:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What watch winder to get? |
I also have a single winder brookstone for $99. It has worked well for the past 5 months and is very quiet. Whenever my Navi World is not on my wrist it is in the winder ticking along. |
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| Author: | Scott [ Sat Aug 27, 2011 8:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What watch winder to get? |
I have seen a lot of posts by people who are happy with their Brookstones and the 4-watch winder seems a relative bargain at $199. I do love the concept and the operation of the Orbita, but the price is so far up there. |
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| Author: | sharkman [ Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What watch winder to get? |
Scott wrote: I have seen a lot of posts by people who are happy with their Brookstones and the 4-watch winder seems a relative bargain at $199. I do love the concept and the operation of the Orbita, but the price is so far up there. Check out ED Marshall. They are a Wolf AD (also orbita) One of my wolf winders is a 3 watch Viceroy and each head is adjustable in units of 50 tpd from 600 to 1200 tpd. The top has storage for straps and bracelets plus a large area where I keep miscellaneous stuff like spare links. It also has a removable travel case. |
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| Author: | dhalem [ Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What watch winder to get? |
I've been through several winders. I wouldn't recommend Official Time. Orbita is nice if you have a small number of watches, but they get VERY expensive for the 6+ head winders. I have a 3-head Orbita for my wife's watches and it works nicely. I ended up with the Wolf modular 4.0 models as sold through Topper: http://www.topperjewelers.com/watch_win ... ch_winder/ (looks like there's a 4.1 now) So far, so good. I like the modular ones because if a single head dies, it's easy to replace: 
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| Author: | alonghowl [ Wed Aug 31, 2011 3:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What watch winder to get? |
Just jumping onto this thread instead of creating a new one – I’m think of purchasing a Navitimer and/or a Superocean Heritage and will need to purchase a watch winder as well. Any suggestions on what ones to purchase? Basically the same as mentioned above? I’m a novice in this area - thanks for your help |
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| Author: | sharkman [ Wed Aug 31, 2011 4:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What watch winder to get? |
alonghowl wrote: Just jumping onto this thread instead of creating a new one – I’m think of purchasing a Navitimer and/or a Superocean Heritage and will need to purchase a watch winder as well. Any suggestions on what ones to purchase? Basically the same as mentioned above? I’m a novice in this area - thanks for your help Do what dhalem has done - buy a single modular Wolf winder and if you cleection grows you can add more. They attach to each other. |
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