Do You Really Need a Watch Winder?

When it comes to watch winder, we have to mention automatic mechanical watches. An automatic mechanical watch is the spitting image of gratuitous use of money. We all know nobody needs one — there are plenty of more convenient, affordable tools to tell time.

But most watch dorks have more or less accepted that style, history, and charm offer enough meaningful value to keep mechanical watchmaking alive.

And because of this, watch winder was born. The watch lovers, however, started discussing the necessity of using the watch winder again. Let me answer this question next.

What is Watch Winder? 

Watch winder, you can also call it automatic watch winder or automatic watch box, which usually refers to a watch box equipped with a motor and used for automatic winding of high-end mechanical watches. A watch winder usually consists of a micro motor, a dial, a watch pillow, and an outer case.

As we all know, automatic mechanical watches usually have a fixed winding direction and TPD. The motor inside the watch winder rotates the dial, which can drive the watch movement on the dial. By setting the rotation mode of the watch winder, it can simulate wrist movement to wind your watch. In this way, your watch will keep turning even when it is idle.

Target Group of Watch Winder

People who own two or more automatic watches

There is a certain misunderstanding about automatic watches when taken literally. An actual automatic mechanical watch is not what is called an automatic watch. It is a watch that requires a constant shaking of the hands to keep it running.

Literally, there is a certain misconception about automatic watches that they do not need to be wound to turn. However, in reality, automatic in this case just means automatic winding. The process of winding is done by the movement of the wrist to cause the winding in the watch to store energy and drive the hands to turn.

People who have more automatic watches often change their watches to wear.  If a watch is left for too long, it will easily stop running. In this case, having a watch winder can avoid the trouble of winding. It can help you wind your watch and also protect your watch. When you want to wear a watch that you haven't worn for a long time, you will find that it is still running. This invariably saves you a lot of trouble.

People who buy automatic watches with complicate function

If you have an automatic watch with complex functions, such as a perpetual calendar or a moon phase indicator, it can be very difficult to adjust these functions manually. Whereas when you have an automatic watch winder, you can wind your watch correctly and you don't have to re-adjust the settings. Whenever you want, you can just wear it on.

People who don't exercise often

As I said above, an automatic watch requires wrist movement to push the internal winding of the watch. If you don't move a lot, the watch can't get movement. As you know, an automatic mechanical watch needs at least eight hours of movement a day to keep it running for over thirty hours. And your watch may stop running if you don't have eight hours of wrist movement. This is especially true for older people, whose bodies are regressing and who exercise even less. Such people are more in need of a watch winder.

What Kind of People Don't Need a Watch Winder

Many people just figure a fresh buy an automatic mechanical watch. It is able to run for at least thirty hours with guaranteed winding time after daily exercise. If this automatic mechanical watch movement is very good, it can even last as long as three days. In that case, there is no need to buy a watch winder.

If you buy a watch with only simple functions, then you don't need to buy a watch winder either, because it only takes you a minute to wind it manually, which is not very difficult.