Large Capacity Watch Winders
Nine rotors and above, up to twenty-four. These are commissioned pieces more than shelf stock, and they are usually bought for a collection that is already substantial.
Expect individually programmable rotors, a considerable amount of static storage, and a cabinet built to be seen. Freight is quoted at the time of order.
Products in this range
Questions about large Capacity Watch Winders
How are the very large cabinets shipped?
Crated and sent by carrier rather than post. Delivery timing on the nine, twenty and twenty-four rotor cabinets is quoted at the time of order. [NEEDED — Jesse: confirm freight arrangements for oversize cabinets.]
Does a watch winder damage an automatic watch?
No. A winder turns the rotor the same way your wrist does, and a correctly set winder turns it less than a day of ordinary wear. Damage comes from over-winding a watch without a slipping mainspring clutch, which almost all modern automatics have, or from a winder that runs continuously in one direction at high speed. Set the turns per day to the figure the manufacturer publishes and the movement is doing nothing it was not built to do.
How many turns per day should I set?
Most modern automatics settle between 650 and 900 turns per day. The safe approach is to look up your calibre, set the winder to the published figure, and check the watch against a reference clock after two days. Our turns-per-day guide lists the common figures by brand.
Which direction should the winder turn?
It depends on the movement. Many Rolex calibres wind in both directions, most Omega calibres wind bi-directionally, and several Seiko and older ETA movements wind in one direction only. Bi-directional is the sensible default when you do not know: it covers both cases without over-turning.
Not sure which capacity to buy?
The settings guide covers turns per day and direction by brand, and the questions page covers the rest.