Lobangs for watch winders

[jazz_samz]

hehe.... Knowing James and his backgnd, i shant disclose or spoil tat picture lah.... Hahaaha

[seiko.citizen]

same scenerio....different way of putting across..hahahaa

Simple scenario. Getting ready to leave the house, wife & kids all ready at the door ... WAIT! everyone hold one, daddy forgot to wind up the watch after its been sitting in the box for a week. So must adjust the date & time first, then we can leave. Wife goes, "You mean you paid XXXX for the damm watch, and it can't even keep the time properly???"

You reply " i paid so much to marry you and you can't manage the kids?" hahaahaaa


cheers

james

man respect to you for telling your wife that. Even if i tell my gf that, im sure kenna in trouble

[sunnyday]

respect!!!

same scenerio....different way of putting across..hahahaa

Simple scenario. Getting ready to leave the house, wife & kids all ready at the door ... WAIT! everyone hold one, daddy forgot to wind up the watch after its been sitting in the box for a week. So must adjust the date & time first, then we can leave. Wife goes, "You mean you paid XXXX for the damm watch, and it can't even keep the time properly???"

You reply " i paid so much to marry you and you can't manage the kids?" hahaahaaa


cheers

james

[louie]

wah! My salute to you for saying that to your wife!

[wolfeyes1974]

Simple scenario. Getting ready to leave the house, wife & kids all ready at the door ... WAIT! everyone hold one, daddy forgot to wind up the watch after its been sitting in the box for a week. So must adjust the date & time first, then we can leave. Wife goes, "You mean you paid XXXX for the damm watch, and it can't even keep the time properly???"

How to explain? Cannot lar ... so get a winder lor.

same scenerio....different way of putting across..hahahaa

Simple scenario. Getting ready to leave the house, wife & kids all ready at the door ... WAIT! everyone hold one, daddy forgot to wind up the watch after its been sitting in the box for a week. So must adjust the date & time first, then we can leave. Wife goes, "You mean you paid XXXX for the damm watch, and it can't even keep the time properly???"

You reply " i paid so much to marry you and you can't manage the kids?" hahaahaaa


cheers

james

[alanyeo]

just to contribute and share... my wife bought me one from the states, 2 winders, cost about $300 sing dollars. No brand indicated o the winder and i also dunno the number of rotor inside the winder. But it works out pretty well after about 1 year. My watches are working on fine. not to mention that the winder is "soundless". Important as i wanna sleep well at night... hahaha

As for the watch holders, i got mine at "gift and thots", ten holders at only $75, if i can remember correctly. Though i would say that the quality is not fantastic. But the material used for the exterior is not too bad.

Hope the above is helpful.

[sys12345]

So always keep at least one quartz watch around, particularly useful if u have a kinetic or an eco drive perpetual calender model for such emergencies !

[seiko.citizen]

Simple scenario. Getting ready to leave the house, wife & kids all ready at the door ... WAIT! everyone hold one, daddy forgot to wind up the watch after its been sitting in the box for a week. So must adjust the date & time first, then we can leave. Wife goes, "You mean you paid XXXX for the damm watch, and it can't even keep the time properly???"

How to explain? Cannot lar ... so get a winder lor.

your case funny one!! For me normal. I once hor, forgot that my watch stop early. so i wear, go to lecture, look at watch.... still showing 0450hr ...............

[cmsoh]

same here. Just convenience and nothing else but marketing ploy by these winder manufacturers to promise you the world and moon.

Simple scenario. Getting ready to leave the house, wife & kids all ready at the door ... WAIT! everyone hold one, daddy forgot to wind up the watch after its been sitting in the box for a week. So must adjust the date & time first, then we can leave. Wife goes, "You mean you paid XXXX for the damm watch, and it can't even keep the time properly???"

How to explain? Cannot lar ... so get a winder lor.

[seiko.citizen]

same here. Just convenience and nothing else but marketing ploy by these winder manufacturers to promise you the world and moon.

Just like Honda tell me that if i use non Honda brand motor oil my car warranty may be affected.............. WTF!?! I told them, oil is oil and synthetic oil is all the same.......... why feed me the bullsh*t, you can tell that to my mom, but you tell that to me, kenna you get blasted!!

[Oceanklassik]

Overall I agree that Triton's theory of 'convenience' gives it sense to buy a winder. The rest are still speculations.

[sys12345]

Its actually the constant friction that results in the oil losing its property, thereby resulting in the thinning in time. In any case, u r right, i dont buy any of this as well. I believe as long as the watch is serviced at the recommended interval, it doesnt really matter if leave it on/off the winder. Dont need to fuss over this IMO.

thinning of oil... a load of bull droppings imo. Why? Because oils are meant to be in motion, and it is the purpose of the oil to help lubrication. take for example baby oil, now it can sit on the shelf for any certain amount of time, however once you apply it to your hands, is the oil any inferior? I dont think so.

[seiko.citizen]

IC, seems like that there's a couple of such theories floating around. Different school of thoughts, some are akin to old wives tales. With modern day lubrication, IMO such practise is not quite necessary. Then there's another school of thought that says frequent movement can lead to oil film thinning or breaking down earlier. Oh well ...

thinning of oil... a load of bull droppings imo. Why? Because oils are meant to be in motion, and it is the purpose of the oil to help lubrication. take for example baby oil, now it can sit on the shelf for any certain amount of time, however once you apply it to your hands, is the oil any inferior? I dont think so.

[sys12345]

IC, seems like that there's a couple of such theories floating around. Different school of thoughts, some are akin to old wives tales. With modern day lubrication, IMO such practise is not quite necessary. Then there's another school of thought that says frequent movement can lead to oil film thinning or breaking down earlier. Oh well ...

[triton]

there are some people who subscribe to the theory that if you place your watch in a certain position for a period of inactivity(this time frame is say 1 month), the oil will flow and stay there, these means other parts do not have the oil to keep them lubricated. so when the watch is next in used, it might increase wear and tear. hence if the watch is constantly being wind up, the oil is spread to all parts and hence less wear and tear.

i do know of a pre-own watch dealer who will daily give the watches(close to 80) inside the shop a jolt to keep the watch parts moving. there must a reason for this action.

so depends on which theory u believe in lor.

How is the frequency of service related to the need for a winder? IMO, as what u have mentioned, a winder is basically a convenience tool.