Bignasty Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 So I decided to try out a winder for my collection. I've gotten tired of setting my watches just wear one out for a night on the town. So I looked and I looked for a winder. The watchsmith I do business with in the mall had them but of course they were very expensive. I looked on Amazon.com and other various sites. And of course I checked the Bay. Found this baby there. It was advertised as having the "Fuzzy Logic" control system and very quiet motors. I bid and bid and forgot to bid and got outbid on about 6 different winders before I finally won this one on my day off last week. So for about $120 I've now got a winder with plenty of room for new growth! Well I loaded it up and set all my watches before I got it started. Now its all loaded and in motion. If got it set to run for like 150 seconds in one direction, then stop for 300 seconds, then rotate another 150 seconds in the opposite direction. Well see how it does! Cheers, Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammalone Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 A BEAUTY! Enjoy, I have a similar one, let us know if it keeps all of your watches wound. A few of my watches would only be accurate for a few days....may be time to get them serviced....all the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJFlash Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 (edited) Nice looking winder Bignasty! Looks huge-ly. Just how wide is this baby? These winders with the added storage space for other watches are super. I am spoiled using my winders. The watches are always set to the correct day and time ready to go at a moments notice. No fidgeting; pick it up, put it on the wrist and go with it. Edited August 9, 2006 by JJFlash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehtolcad Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 hey jon who was the seller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bignasty Posted August 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 I haven't measured the winder but it is fairly large. I know all of my reps won't keep perfect time but they'll at least have the date set. It will also motivate me to have some of the more inaccurate reps serviced. Cheers, Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linder Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Wow, that's a nice box. Did it come with extra supports for the table to set it on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drf Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 I have this one and it does not wind sufficiently to keep all my reps going. after a period of time they wind down despite all the different settings. there is a lot of older posts and threads about this listing the recommended wind times required for different watches and these winders are on the border for some which require larger turn times good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr81 Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 I bought the same winder from the Bay about a year ago. i haven't had a problem with any of my watches running down but one of the turntables started making noise so i shut it off. i only keep the date watches on the winder because setting the date on some reps seems a little iffy mechanicly. can't complain for the price. if it ever goes totally down i'll take it apart and learn about watch winders. nice buy. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sashwatch Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 nice big winder... i wish i have desk space for this beauty.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 I have it as well. If you are running two PAM's on a single motor be prepared to have to screw down the main bolt which holds the turntable every once in a while. The only other downside is that for may reasons discussed before (including movement pattern and angle of the watch I find that probably only half of the watches keep truly accurate time). But it sure is helpful on those Perpetual Calendars. I have had mine for about a year and it is still going strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linkukbora Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 I'd love to have one but too bad the freight is too expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchwatcher Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 i have a cheap duplex version that looks a little like yours. i paid $30 on the bay... i got it at the starting bid of $0.99 plus $29.99 shipping (lol). Anyhow, it is pretty cheap, but it does the job alright. the winders all make a ton of noise and sound like they're going to die, but it has held up for 6mos so far. the only thing that worries me is that it might start a fire while i'm out of the house (?!) at some point i'll replace it with something decent. enjoy your new box, quite a monster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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