Concerning the health of the watch---turntable inclination

More than a decade ago, this thing was rarely used by people, but nowadays, most watch friends have more than one watch in their hands, which is troublesome. Let me talk about my personal opinion on the watch winder. A long time ago, the watch winder was like this with teeth and claws. It is also called a rotation instrument, which is necessary for watch repairers. This vertical rotation is more "position" than the home-use watch that rotates on a plane around an axis. The force on the axis of the automatic gyro is the most even, and the watch is squatted into a "three-dimensional". "Big Tourbillon Frame", the azimuth difference will be very inconspicuous.

The disadvantages are also obvious. One is that it is open and not dustproof, and the other is that it is not easy to over-wind because it has a rich winding mode like a home watch winder. The third is that the fixed method determines that the watch is not too fast to stay on it and it is easy to "bias" and fall off. I often chat with watch repairers and see that they “treat” other people’s watches differently. Rolex Omega is tied with a rubber band for insurance, and I am afraid of losing it. A few entry-level watches squat around barely on it, making people easy to catch. anxious. I am a person with obsessive-compulsive disorder, and I will not "dislike the poor and love the rich" for quality genuine watches. I will tie rubber bands properly to relieve the obsessive-compulsive disorder. Every quality watch deserves to be treated kindly, maybe it is the good of others, or witness to the past, it is of great significance. The price of this kind of "watch winder" ranges from 10,000 yuan for the Swiss brand to a few hundred for the motherland version.

Let's talk about our home storage box (or cabinet) turntable watch winder. This is said to be invented by the Japanese. The core Japanese Mabuchi motor also has a high market share. The motor with precious metal brushes is outstanding in terms of durability, quietness, low power consumption and reliability, so quality watch winder are basically Mabuchi Jump. Except for some high-end wood production, the normal price range is basically those that rank among the top e-commerce sales. Don’t be fooled by domestic "fake foreign devils". Registering an overseas trademark for the same thing is N times more expensive. In fact, the homogeneity of each product is serious, box + power supply + control circuit and interface + motor + reduction gear box +Turntable and gears are divided into two types, with or without belts, almost standardized industry supporting system, and the cost can be controlled very low. Here is what everyone cares most about:

1. Whether there is a magnetic field problem. Don't worry about this. Even if the motor has such a lost magnetic field, it is far enough from the turntable where the watch is located, 5cm is enough to attenuate, not to mention the actual distance from the turntable is more than 5cm. I threw the non-magnetic watch inside for a year, and the line drawn by the meter was still straight and regular, and it was proper. A few years ago, a wild road manufacturer did make a speed thief fast motor that was very stale and very close to the turntable, which really shook a customer's very expensive and delicate watch. Now that this type of technology is mature, as long as it is not cheap and outrageous, there is no need to worry about it.

2. Have you ever had a winding problem? The common watch winder winding logic generally has five gears, and the mode is as follows: 0: stop. 1: Turn right for 2 minutes, stop for 6 minutes, and loop. 2: Turn left for 2 minutes, stop for 6 minutes, and loop. 3: Turn right for 2 minutes, turn left for 2 minutes, stop for 6 minutes, and loop. 4: Turn right for 5 minutes, turn left for 5 minutes, last 3 hours, stop for 9 hours, and loop.

In fact, you need a little knowledge of the movement to use the watch winder. At least in modes 1 and 2, you must first know where your one-way automatic movement is going to be in vain. For 99% of watch friends, Mode 3 is the most suitable. The chance of over-winding is small. As long as the power does not start from zero, it is no problem to ensure that the watch will not slow down due to lack of power. Take Tudor’s ETA2824 calibre and Rolex’s 3135 calibre as an example. When the power reserve is about less than half, it can be rotated for 10 hours in mode 3, and the swing is close to the full chain when it is taken off the machine. The efficiency is still acceptable.

Mode 4 is suitable for swinging from zero. Watches with more than half of the dynamic storage are not recommended. Don’t underestimate the three-hour uninterrupted winding, which is equivalent to focusing on the whole day’s winding time in mode 3. After 3 hours, not to mention the mode 3 is still up 2 stops 6 constantly buffering. Therefore, Mode 4 is the easiest to get on the chain. Especially for the common 2-day chain, the power released by the 9-hour stoppage will soon pass the chain again in the next cycle. This is a long-term loss to the inner wall of the movement barrel, and the ordinary material of the entry-level movement will also accelerate fatigue due to excessive winding.

3. Power supply

In fact, most of the distributed power supplies are of average quality, and long-term plug-in is not as safe as using batteries. With the low power consumption advantage of Mabuchi Motor, two AA alkaline batteries can last for at least half a year. Basically, I have said that there is no difference, everyone will add, and more corrections are made.