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| Posted: Sun Jan 10th, 2010 06:16 pm |
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lars-erik 3T WIS
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....i was thinking, is there a difference between wearing a watch 24/7 and having it in a winder 24/7....? (and i mean one of those random movement winders, not the ones that rotate all the time...)
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| Posted: Sun Jan 10th, 2010 06:24 pm |
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Hammerfjord Moderator 
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lars-erik wrote:....i was thinking, is there a difference between wearing a watch 24/7 and having it in a winder 24/7....? The only difference could be on that you would not miss or get more seconds or minuts the same way on the timing of the watch with those 2 alternatives.... Watches's automatic movements reacts differently in the positions you hold them. A winder would always replicate the same positions but not the hand...
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| Posted: Sun Jan 10th, 2010 06:41 pm |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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Thrue...The crown is the nipple of the watch
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| Posted: Tue Jan 12th, 2010 01:53 pm |
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ehecht 3T WIS
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I just had a very interesting discussion with a knowledgeable watch maker/repair shop in NH. He says not to keep automatic watches on a winder constantly as they wear out the barrel. As previous posts note, the oil today doesn't thicken and cause problems as they did "In the day". I have one with 4 slots and 8 auto's and will be turning it off. Plan to use it as a case.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 12th, 2010 04:00 pm |
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Newton 3T WIS 
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Tactile sensation, foreplay, the crown is the nipple of the watch? I am going to have to take viagra just to wind my damn watches in the morning. Ritualistic behavior has its merits. I usually like to sacrifice a virgin, and burn incense, while massaging the nipple of the watch, in a forplay fashion, to intensify the tactile sensation. Who needs a winder when you have all this workin for ya ???? 
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| Posted: Fri Jan 15th, 2010 06:45 pm |
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joerattz 3T WIS
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I had bought one of those cheap winders that allows you to control direction but not frequency. I originally used it for about a year and never noticed any problems. On another forum we were debating the usage of them and I finally realized that if you keep a watch on a winder constantly (other than when being worn), only three possibilities exist. 1. The watch is not wound enough and eventually stops. This makes the winder useless. And of course, no one has a winder that works like this. But logically speaking, it is a possibility. 2. The watch is kept perfectly, exactly wound, and no more. This would mean that it was able to wind the exact amount of rotations needed for the delay between windings. And I mean EXACT. Yeah, I laughed as I typed that. Any deviation at all over time leeds to options #1 or #3. I don't think any of us believe that one. 3. The watch is fully wound, and constantly being overwound. If the watch isn't getting behind (option #1), or maintained at full wind but no more (option #2), the only alternative is that it is always being overwound. This is the reality of the situation when using a winder. The only time it might not be overwound is when you are wearing it or it is off the winder. I consider winders to always be causing option #3 and that just doesn't sound good to me. That's a lot of unnecessary wear so I stopped using a winder. At the time I wanted the benefits of a winder, I just wasn't willing to pay the potential price as I saw it. As a side note, I have also come to realize that for me, wanting so many watches wound was an indication that I really just hadn't found the perfect watch for me. Since I obtained my <gratuitous_plug>Boschett Cave Dweller</gratuitous_plug>, I just don't feel the need to have 4 watches wound. So now I don't even need the benefits of a winder.
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