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| Keeping watches wound at all times with Winder ?'s | Rate Topic |
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| Posted: Sat Jan 9th, 2010 04:06 pm |
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DJRHodes71 3T WIS 
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I have read a lot about keeping auto watches wound using watch winders. Some say keep them wound and running at all times to keep the oil from gumming up, but with synthetic oil that should not be a problem. On the same hand the watch will wear out faster when running all the time. The other side says to just let them run down and it will extend the life of the winding mechanism and just wind the watch up when it's time to wear it. Both arguments make sense....Is one more correct then the other? The reason I ask is because my watch winder box holds 3 watches and I keep my favorite watches wound and running all the time even though I really wear them only on the weekends. My other watches I keep in the storage part below the winder and when I want to wear one of those I just wind it up and set the time. Should I just turn off the winder and when I want to wear a particular watch just wind, set and go? I'm hoping someone has some more insight on this for me. Thanks, Dave
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| Posted: Sat Jan 9th, 2010 04:38 pm |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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Dave if you do a search here at 3T you'll find tons of opinions on winders. The bottom line as I see it is that many of us don't use them much though we did at one time, and the true freaks among us love the tactile sensation and ritualistic behavior associated with winding and setting our watches on a daily basis. That my summary as I remember general consensus or I could be so egamaniacal to think my opinion is somehow the 3T WIS consensus. My head is spinning! 
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| Posted: Sat Jan 9th, 2010 04:49 pm |
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DJRHodes71 3T WIS
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Thanks Paxman, I'm thinking it really does not matter if you keeps your watches running at all times or let them run down until the next time you wear it. I found out my winder does not like my Benarus Sea Devil. I think it is too heavy. The cup that has the Sea Devil turns very slow compared to the other cups. When I take out the Sea Devil all three cups turn about the same rate. The Sea Devil is may biggest, heaviest watch so far...until I can get my hands on a Megalodon....
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| Posted: Sat Jan 9th, 2010 04:52 pm |
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Hammerfjord Moderator 
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I, personally wind-up and set my watches each time before wearing...Got no winder. It's like a ceremony...A foreplay...:D
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| Posted: Sat Jan 9th, 2010 05:14 pm |
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DJRHodes71 3T WIS
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I like foreplay also....but there are times when you just gotta grab and go. Bouncy.gif
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| Posted: Sat Jan 9th, 2010 05:17 pm |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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Thrue! When it's like that, I take a hand-cranker like the 6497 or 6498 in my Kampfschwimmer homage and got it fast done coz there's no date;)
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| Posted: Sat Jan 9th, 2010 05:47 pm |
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Paxman 3T WIS
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Hammerfjord wrote: Thrue! When it's like that, I take a hand-cranker like the 6497 or 6498 in my Kampfschwimmer homage and got it fast done coz there's no date;) Exactly or may be even grab a.... quartz!;)
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| Posted: Sat Jan 9th, 2010 05:49 pm |
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DJRHodes71 3T WIS
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Quartz....? Whats that? goofy
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| Posted: Sat Jan 9th, 2010 05:54 pm |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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Paxman wrote:Hammerfjord wrote:Thrue! When it's like that, I take a hand-cranker like the 6497 or 6498 in my Kampfschwimmer homage and got it fast done coz there's no date;) Sorry for the quartz-lovers but like my watchmaker said me once: "...Quartz is nice but...It got no soul..." Quartz is nearly banished from my collection: Go only one so... It's just that I don't look at them as other wathes.
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| Posted: Sat Jan 9th, 2010 07:56 pm |
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Nabco 3T WIS 
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Paxman wrote: and the true freaks among us love the tactile sensation and ritualistic behavior associated with winding and setting our watches on a daily basis. WOW Mark, that was DEEP woohoo.gif "tactile sensation and ritualistic behavior" Love it hand6.gif
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| Posted: Sat Jan 9th, 2010 11:28 pm |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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the only thing that makes you a part of your watch is the crown...so why let a machine wind it?...one of my fondest memories was watching my Dad wind his watch...:)
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| Posted: Sun Jan 10th, 2010 02:36 pm |
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DJRHodes71 3T WIS
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oagaspar, Since you put it like that....makes me think....how very true!
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