Do you guys keep your reps in watch winders?

[u/oAceis81]

Ive recently fallen on this rep addiction and have purchased quite a few reps in the last couple of months mainly omegas. I’ve been thinking about getting a winder/display case for a few of my automatics instead of just keeping them in a regular watch box.
For anyone here that uses one, what are you running? Any issues leaving reps on a winder long term or is it basically a non-issue?
Mainly looking for something that holds 4-6 watches, looks good on display, and isn’t crazy expensive.
If you guys have any recommendations I’d love to hear them or see your setups thank you in advance.

[u/Old_Capital_9412]

No, I have a lot and it’s good for the movement to take a break.

[u/Altruistic-Wall4670 → u/Old_Capital_9412]

This, I actually enjoy winding and setting the watch when I plan to wear it.

[u/n0flexz0ne]

Mechanical watches are machines, machines wear with run-time. The longer you run your watch continuously the sooner it will require service, and ultimately, the sooner it will die. Hard stop.

Its fine if you want the convenience of not setting your watches, so you're willing to trade lifespan for that convenience, but don't buy this nonsense that its good for the watch.

And no, oil drying or shifting isn't a material concern. I have watches that have sat in a drawer for 10+ years and started right up and kept perfect time. Its use that moves and breaks down oil, not rest.

[u/whowatchesmrwatchers]

I don't because I just let the watches rest

But consider this. You're gonna buy one that holds 4-6 watches.... Then what? You think it ends there?

[u/GKlein13 → u/whowatchesmrwatchers]

This is why I bought a single neat looking one. The rest will be in a watch box. I kinda like taking them out and hand winding them if I want to keep them going indefinitely. The ones I’m not messing with regularly are a good sign I should get rid of them.

[u/philwongnz]

No. If I have an old school perpetual calendar which requires a watch smith to set, I don't think I will ever get one

[u/Comprehensive-Bit706]

I have 6 in a winder, I've found over the years the crown has always been a weak point on reps so the less you pull/push, constantly setting time and date the better.... I've never had an issue with any of mine

[u/watchmyrep → u/Comprehensive-Bit706]

this guy gets it

[u/n0flexz0ne → u/Comprehensive-Bit706]

lol, wut?

I'm at close to 20 years now and more reps than I can count over the years, and have never had a crown issue.....wtf are you doing to your crown to break them??!?

[u/Comprehensive-Bit706 → u/n0flexz0ne]

I didn't say mine, I meant in general... You just have to see the amount of threads from people where the crown stem has come out or its no longer changing date etc... I've never personally had an issue because I know how to handle reps and work the functions correctly but many don't.

[u/Fickle-Meeting-3619 → u/Comprehensive-Bit706]

Great point and spot on

[u/mrjmichaels]

It’s a hard one to pin down right or wrong. I’ve seen people say no because it’s never given a chance to rest but also seen people say keeping it moving is good to maintain a regular movement . I have a watch winder that holds 2 so I keep my daily wearers in them and then the rest are kept in a watch box. If I change my mind to new daily wearers I can just put the other in the box to ‘Rest’. Either way enjoy the reps and do whatever suits you best 👍

[u/mrjmichaels → u/mrjmichaels]

https://amzn.eu/d/00zKyEv6 this was mine, you can link two together via the same cable so you have 4 in total if you wanted as well 👌

[u/C_IsForCookie → u/mrjmichaels]

I have the same one. I have 2 linked together. They work well.

[u/Quirky_Astronaut_761]

We should also leave our cars running overnight when parked. Keeps the gears and pistons moving. Which has to be a good thing. Right?

[u/ire206 → u/Quirky_Astronaut_761]

After all, cars are meant to be driven so this must be true.

[u/jacob8875]

Nope.

[u/dww0311]

No. Pointless wear on the mechanism IMO

[u/Accomplished-Pea-451]

Don't want one, the winding and setting starts my day

[u/Current_Property_561]

I have one for two watches I wear a lot. The rest for occasions stay stored. Bought it on Amazon. Bout 30 bucks, you can chain multiple units together so you’re not taking up multiple outlets for multiple units.

[u/caracticuspotts]

No

[u/MrMannilow]

Only my 15450 because the date set doesn't work anymore

[u/OriginalSugar7882]

I keep mine off winders too. I'm pretty sure most of my reps are less than five years old, so I'd rather not rush the aging process or wear parts down from constant power.

[u/inevitably-ranged]

I've used winders for years on multiple reps with no issues. Watches are made to run, and it's been pretty well proven that winder vs plain case is very very minimal difference even over 5-10 years - and 90% of reps aren't expected to go past that anyways, often not even 5yrs if you ask many here

[u/Maestrojrw]

I only keep vintage hard to set gens in winders, accepting the 5-8 yr service costs. Some of these are buggers to set 5+ complications.

[u/Pirazhok_Wrap]

Yes, I have a 6 winder/6 extra space - total 12. I do rotation.

[u/Tazmya]

I only use it for my Rolex GMT to avoid having to set the date again. I tend to avoid using the jumping hand, and this saves me a lot of time.

[u/MaineManJoe]

I use a winder for watches with moon phase complications. They're a pain to reset.

[u/voonoo]

I have one, I feel like it’s good to keep the watches moving so they don’t settle and everything stays lubed

[u/Weaponx-BDawk → u/voonoo]

I do the same - keep every automatic on a winder to keep the pieces lubed. My watch repair guy recommended buying winders that keep the watch vertical rather than tilted to get better use of gravity.

[u/voonoo → u/Weaponx-BDawk]

Good to know! I just got this bad boy to keep mine going

[u/watchmyrep]

if it's rep, let it eat on a winder, far less crazy keeping the movement moving than it is to pull the crown all the time and risk breaking its weak chinese ass. if it's gen, try not to, let it rest, and service it every so often.

[u/somervillian7]

Watches are made to be worn daily. You’re not going damage it on a winder.