dovo1695 Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 Whilst searching for an inexpensive watch winder, I came across this interesting website. It won't win any style competitions, but for the money I think it's a pretty good effort. Will a watch winder such as this that moves along a single plane (rather than "fuzzy logic" multi-plane movements)do the job? If so, I might give it a try. EDIT: Posted this before I had my morning coffee. The link is now below http://showcase.netins.net/web/patrickd/winder/Homemade%20Watch%20Winder.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 ?????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limestone Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 Forgot the link maybe?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 Linky link please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaifender Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 very interesting indeed... haha give us the link! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dovo1695 Posted February 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 I like this one even better. It's listed maximum weight is 1.8 pounds. It wouldn't be tough to build 2-3 foam lined oak trays that could accomodate 6-8 watches each. Now you've got yourself a 24 watch winder for <$300. Seems like it would work pretty well. Any thoughts? http://tcssci.com/nutator/index.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valerian Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 I prefer this model: Seriously though, the first model (diy) is quite creative. Although the second tool seems to be quite a charming little machine, isn't that too busy for your movements? Val. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Will a watch winder such as this that moves along a single plane (rather than "fuzzy logic" multi-plane movements)do the job? Of course. All that needs to happen is moving the watch's rotor. Anything else is just an excuse to charge you more for no reason. A watch pulses billions and billions of times in it's life with hardly any wear. A winder salesman would have you believe that it needs to be wound randomly or ... SOMETHING TERRIBLE WILL HAPPEN. If your watch needs to be spun in a certain direction to wind, then that's one point to observe, but many movements wind in either direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Mike Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 I still prefer my method of winding watches. 1 Case of Red Bull (Jager optional), 2 glow sticks (1 in each hand) and some Techno music! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackR Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 I still prefer my method of winding watches. 1 Case of Red Bull (Jager optional), 2 glow sticks (1 in each hand) and some Techno music! there's something wrong with you...definitely something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 I have to admit ... it has more style than just holding a watch in each hand and twirling them for 5 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dovo1695 Posted February 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Although the second tool seems to be quite a charming little machine, isn't that too busy for your movements? Thanks for the feedback; I was wondering this myself. My thought was to have it come on 8 times a day for 5-10 minutes using a $15 programmable timer. It is quite a bit of motion though. I wouldn't think that it would hurt a movement but I'm not really qualified to venture a guess. Not much point in saving a few hundred bucks on a winder if it winds up wrecking $1000 worth of movements . I’m open to opinions on whether or not the nutator provides too much/violent motion for safe watch winding. Thoughts? Link to Nutator below: http://tcssci.com/nutator/index.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipSlap Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Nutators are adjustable with regard to speed/frequency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaifender Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 I still prefer my method of winding watches. 1 Case of Red Bull (Jager optional), 2 glow sticks (1 in each hand) and some Techno music! hahahahaha. Great image Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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