Watch winder for Navitimer 01

Pollymegdog · **Posted:** Mon Dec 23, 2013 7:34 am

Hi,

I have recently bought a Navitimer 01 and I want to buy a watch winder for it. There seems to be such a variety of makes and prices so I am confused. I looked on the Orbita site and it said my watch needed 800 tpd both ways. Does this mean I need 1600 so that it gets 800 turns each way? Can anyone recommend a suitable one around the £200 mark please?
Thanks in anticipation Mike

mfserge · **Posted:** Mon Dec 23, 2013 8:30 am

Brookstone watch winder. I've had mine for 5 years now, whisper quite and they've never failed me. I have the quad winder but they come in a single, double, and quad. Not sure if they are available overseas but look on ebay, you can get em cheaper on there.

http://www.brookstone.com/automatic-dou ... 96p&catId=

Roffensian · **Posted:** Mon Dec 23, 2013 8:53 am

Pollymegdog wrote:

Does this mean I need 1600 so that it gets 800 turns each way?

No, "both" really means either, it needs 800 turns per day total in either direction or a combination thereof.

TomP · **Posted:** Mon Dec 23, 2013 8:59 am

Brookstone are elusive in the UK. Wolf have a UK website (and forum sponsors AMJ now stock them). At c£200 I'd recommend

http://uk.wolfdesigns.com/watch-winders/viceroy-single

- which is multi-adjustable.

On the TPD question, on nearly all winders 800 tpd would simply be set at 800 tpd clockwise, anti-clockwise, or bi-directionally (as Roff says), but on the 2.7 movement Wolfs (as in that link) it would be set at 400 bi-directionally.

Pollymegdog · **Posted:** Mon Dec 23, 2013 10:17 am

Thanks for all the info. You have suggested on the wolf viceroy that I set it at 400 bidirectional, but on the link you gave me it says in features "double the tpd for bidirectional. I also read on one of the forums that before you put the watch on the winder it should be wound 40 times, is this correct.
Is there a limit to the amount of time you should leave the watch on the winder ?
Thanks to everyone for your help Mike

Roffensian · **Posted:** Mon Dec 23, 2013 10:36 am

Pollymegdog wrote:

Thanks for all the info. You have suggested on the wolf viceroy that I set it at 400 bidirectional, but on the link you gave me it says in features "double the tpd for bidirectional. I also read on one of the forums that before you put the watch on the winder it should be wound 40 times, is this correct.
Is there a limit to the amount of time you should leave the watch on the winder ?
Thanks to everyone for your help Mike

This thread is probably worth reviewing on winders in general - viewtopic.php?f=6&t=23867

TomP pointed out that the 2.7 is 'weird' in that it doubles the turns on bi-directional, so as it says in the link setting it for 400 bi-directional is 800 turns, unlike most others. You can set it for 800 CW or 800 CCW for the same result.

Pollymegdog · **Posted:** Mon Dec 23, 2013 10:43 am

Thanks Roff. I didn't realise this topic could be so mind boggling. What does the difference in numbers mean, eg 2.1, 2.7 and 4.1 ?

Roffensian · **Posted:** Mon Dec 23, 2013 11:44 am

Pollymegdog wrote:

What does the difference in numbers mean, eg 2.1, 2.7 and 4.1 ?

Those are just the Wolf Designs model numbers for their different winder motors.

Pollymegdog · **Posted:** Mon Dec 23, 2013 12:07 pm

Thank you all. Have just bought the Wolf Viceroy as suggested. I really appreciate all the help.
Happy Christmas Mike

omi · **Posted:** Mon Dec 23, 2013 2:43 pm

You will be happy with that one. I have the Viceroy 2.7 and it is super quiet. I have my old Navi II winding in it at 800tpd and it keeps very close time on that watch when i am not wearing it.

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