subject: What Kind Of Watch Winders Are Good For You? [print this page] A watch winder is a gadget used to keep your automatic watch moving even when not wearing it. Most watches have automatic watch winder installed so that when you are walking or moving around the watch winds on its own. But when you are not in motion then you need something to keep your watches up and running; they are called watch winders. A winder cannot over wind an automatic watch because the automatic watches are made with a mechanism that protects them from being over wind. The mechanism is a spring that has a maximum length that it can be wind at any given time. There are also time based winders which are better because you time it on how long it can wind the automatic watch. A winder does not operate on battery operated watches unless it is a special type of watch that accommodates both battery and winder mechanism. A winder is normally used for convenience purposes, it is not a necessity but if you have an automatic watch that you wear very often then you need one.
Before choosing the correct watch winders, you need to consider some factors. One is the type of watches that you have. As mentioned previously, a winder is used on watches with automatic watch winder; they do not work on battery operated watches since these watches use the battery to keep them running. Watches that use kinetic require a kinetic charger instead. So if it happens these are the type of watches you have then you dont need a winder! Winders also come as AC operated or battery operated. Depending on the location of where you normally leave your watch, then you can choose any of the two types. For AC operated it means you have to place your watch where there is an AC outlet. For battery operated you can keep it anywhere you want. The features of the winder also come in handy for example with automatic shut off, time operated and the direction that the winder moves as some only move clockwise and others anticlockwise. Choose a universal one that can move both directions. Choose also a winder that can handle more than one watch if you have several.
Other factors to consider before buying watch winders will be the types. We have the basic type that performs all the winding functions of winding and they hold the watches from outside or the Elegance ones that offer more than being a winder; they are elegant with a beautiful exterior. They may have leather finishing or wood. For the luxury type we have Extravagant which have luxury features like a heater to put the watch on room temperature, built in drawers and automatic synchronized displays. The choice is yours if you have an automatic watch winder, then you will require a winder to keep your watch in motion when you are not wearing it.
