Watch Winder for Automatic Watch

Automatic watch movement manufacturers can tell you exactly how many turns are required for each movement and whether the movement winds clockwise, counterclockwise, or is bidirectional. A good winder is programmable to wind a specific number of turns in a specific direction -- or half and half. This sort of winder will not over-wind your watch.
 
just checked mine,it's made by BECO fully programmable.Two watches,seperate adjustments
 
I think for the most part that winders are more of a novelty than necessity.

I also read an article some time ago by a Rolex "mechanic" where he stated that they were not needed and can,at times do more harm than good.

Owning a few timepieces,98% of which are automatics,I have never experienced a problem with any of them by not keeping them on a winder. I received one as

a gift many years ago and it was nice seeing the two watches it held spin round silently but, ultimately,it became an annoying dust collector sitting on a shelf in

my office,utilizing an outlet and precious space.They are not small,they are costly and for someone like myself with a couple of dozen+ autos,I would need to

add a second wing to my doublewide to accommodate them.

That having been said,I do not own any stratospherically priced rarities or complications,topping out in a few Texas Timex's and your more commonplace Ebel's

Omega and a Breitling or two. On my wrist most everyday is an Orange Monster,20+years old and running flawlessly sans winder,servicing or babying.
 
Glad to hear it. Like I said it was just my opinion.
That winder is "programable" to an extent. I have a winder that is infinitely adjustable for various rotations. I cant remember exactly how many rotation are required by the Monster, But the watch guy I took mine to said overwinding was the reason for failure. I had it in a Diplomat very similar to yours. Now he didnt say if the overwind mechanism failed or what, but I took him at his word. I just find it easier to give mine a hand winding every other day and forget about it. I only have 3 watches that are automatic anyway. I would rather do that than take a chance on ruining about $6000 dollars worth of watches. If it works for you, thats great. I wasnt knocking your winder, just sharing my experience.
 
I went to a very high end watch repair man in NYC, whose offices were in a skyscraper. He has this style of watch winder:

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The whole thing spins like a ferris wheel while each individual watch rotates in place. It was pretty pretty badass because it had $50-$100K of watches on it!
 
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