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Welcome To WatchCases Winder Review Blog
Thursday, October 6, 2011
The Submariner series typically require at least 650 turns per day and uses the bi-directional or alternating setting on your watch winder. The Daytona winds in the clockwise direction only and requires at least 800 turns per day. You'll use the clockwise setting on the winder. (Wind the watch in advance, and if for some reason that setting fails to keep the watch wound try the CCW setting.) Go to this page to find your best winder choices for the Daytona. (The Submariner is easy, the Daytona is the "problem child" of your collection. Get a winder that can handle it and the Submariner is good to go.) http://www.watchcases.com/watch-winder-technical-precision-most-important-winder-feature.html
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011
All our winders have at least a 1 year warranty, but some are even longer. All of the "Easy Winders" by Orbita have a 5 year warranty. All other Orbita winders have a 2 year warranty. Buben & Zorweg winders have a 5 year warranty. Wolf Designs winders have a 2 year warranty.
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"Wolf Design watch winders have a sleep mode to avoid overwinding, but with the Orbita winders, mainspring tension is held constant to assure no overwinding. Which is better?" The Privee winder and other winders like it have a rest period in between winding cycles, so there is no risk of over-winding. The advantage of keeping the mainspring fully wound is that it will always be fully wound when you take the watch off the winder. The advantage of the Wolf Designs method is that, since Wolf Designs winders are a little louder than Orbita winders, it makes sure there is no chance of the winder keeping you up at night. One method is not better than another, but each has some advantages.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Question: I'm trying to determine the best single-watch winder for a '60s vintage Omega Seamaster with a cal 502 movement. I'm looking for something that is easy to use. Thanks, John Answer#2:It's difficult if not impossible to find the winding requirements for vintage watches, so we recommend a fully programmable winder that can wind any watch http://www.watchcases.com/si3wiinblla1.html and then using some trial and error to determine the optimal setting for your watch. The strategy is simple start with a high turns per day setting and if the watch stays wound either turn it lower or stop. If your mechanically inclined you can keep lowering the settings until the watch does not stay wound and then reset it to the next highest setting. Another option is to go with the Sparta Rotor Wind motor of the Easy Winder by Orbita. http://www.watchcases.com/rolex-double-watch-winder.html The advantage of the Sparta Series of Winders is if you are non technical and hate messing with settings etc the winder will likely wind any watch you own. Only a very few high turns per day watches will not stay wound with the Sparta. So it is the lazy man's choice. Hence the name the Easy Winder. Thanks for your question.
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Thursday, May 12, 2011
tel: message: I'm trying to determine the best single-watch winder for a '60s vintage Omega Seamaster with a cal 502 movement. I'm looking for something that is easy to use. Thanks, John It's difficult to find the winding requirements for vintage watches, so we recommend a fully programmable winder that can wind any watch. If you go with the Viceroy winder by Wolf Designs, you can easily try different settings to see which one works. (Note: Viceroy is the critical part, Wolf makes other winders which will not work for this watch and though they are programmable do not offer the range of settings needed.) You'll want to start with a setting of 650 turns bi-directional (half in one direction half in the other.) This is the setting for modern Seamasters. If your watch is a chronograph, you'll want to start with 800 turns clockwise. Best Winder for the Vintage Omega Seamaster is the Wolf Viceroy Watch Winder http://www.watchcases.com/leather-watch-winder-by-wolf.html Another Option is an Orbita Monaco Winder, though not as easily programmed it is a better winder overall. Thanks for your question. Labels: Lucas, Omega, orbita watch winders, Wolf Winder
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Subject: German Internet users Question:Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 10:02:24 -0700 (PDT) email: tel: message: Having read your positive review of Eilux winders, I'm wondering if you know of the EW1466BK model available in Europe? (It looks like your EW1-1466 with plastic case and gray silver color.) The quality is not good; rough running with noise and vibration. The one I've seen slows down for part of the revolution and then speeds up again. A dealer in Germany says this is typical of that model. What are Eilux doing with their reputation? Have you seen a de-spec of their stuff recently? Please let me know, Drew. AnswerDrew, I can not speak to the issue of a product we do not sell. (The European EW1466BK.) All I know is we have sold the 1466 eilux winder model which you mention for years now and have had very good success and very few requests for service of any type. I had a 1466 Eilux Single Winder running in my office on my desk for years with
no problems at all, no noise no "shuttering"... Warranty or Service requests are extremely rare across the entire Eilux range in fact I do not recall the last such request it has been so long ago. The Eilux products we sell are a strong dependable product. Winders are mechanical devices and so sometimes they fail, I would suggest your friend get his serviced. I have no idea who services Eilux in Germany. Eilux has a solid reputation in my book and I suggest you contact Eilux and discuss their European distribution system with them directly. It sounds to me like the one you saw has a defective motor which is easily repaired or replaced. This is typical of situation where surge protectors are not used. Plus as you know German electricity is a wallopping 220-240 volts compared to USA 120 Volts and this might present a special challenge for any small electrical motors. Again, we do not really deal with the German market and do not know what the situation is but Eilux is a strong product here in the US. Best of all here in the US if purchased from an Authorized retailer your winder can be serviced easily and rather inexpensively. Good luck with your German friend and thanks for the note. Have a great day. Sincerely,  The Cubic Eilux 1466 Series, a strong dependable inexepensive watch winder. Sold in America and serviced in America.Labels: Donald, Eilux Winders
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Friday, April 22, 2011
 We sometimes hear from customers that own Orbita Sparta Winders that will not keep their Panerai wound. This is because most Panerai watches only wind in one direction. Because the Sparta winders rock the watch back and forth, half the movement of the winder is wasted on a Panerai. Until recently, this meant that there was no winder with the 5 year lithium batteries for Panerai owners. Orbita's new product, the Mirage, uses the same 5 year batteries as the Sparta and houses them in a fully programmable winder. This new winder is, in our opinion, the best winder for a Panerai.You should order one here.
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