The recent, exclusive opening of the Buben & Zorweg InShop boutique at Lane Crawford, Harbour City, the top luxury department store in Asia and one of the busiest hotspots for luxury shopping worldwide, saw not only champagne flowing but mouths watering when Mr. Zorweg, one of the CEO’s of the company unveiled just some of Buben & Zorweg's masterpieces.  At the grand opening, the German luxury safe creator revealed such treasures as the Grande Infinity – not only a fine timepiece in its own right but an inbuilt safe and watch winder. The Mirage and the Orion safe prove that a safe does not necessarily have to look like a strongbox.

Mr. Zorweg, proudly showed his creations one by one and explained the brand DNA, and reasons why customers from all over the world purchase the state of the art safes.  The selected VIP customers appreciated the German engineering and craftsmanship at Buben & Zorweg.

Buben & Zorweg have been working with Lane Crawford for over a decade and so the opening of an Instore boutique is a natural process not only for the store but also for Harbour City at Tsim Sha Tsui, a vast retail destination featuring more than 700 stores and an array of flagship stores concentrated at Canton Road. Here there's something for everyone, from international designer brands to fine jewellery and watches and chic boutiques and now thanks to Buben & Zorweg a safe and luxurious place to savour those treasures.

Mr. Zorweg said, “The uniqueness of our work is very important to Lane Crawford therefore the Grande Infinity is one of Buben & Zorweg most important masterpieces for them. This fine timepiece is so much more than a clock. It is innovative in design and technology and may I say perfection!”

Buying a good watch winder becomes very easy now. We tested several brands and models and share our opinion with you, so you can choose the best watch winder.

We selected the 5 best watch winders you can buy for a retailprice lower than 500 euro. The selection criteria are quality, functionality and design. Of course we also did select only watch winders from well respected brands.

1th postion: Swiss Kubik ABS watch winders

The Swiss Kubik watch winders from Switzerland are famous. They are compact, have a Swiss designed motor and do look great as well. They wind any automatic watch and the watch holder is suitable for almost all watches.

2th position: Benson Black Series Single watch winders

The Benson Black Series watch winders do offer all you need for winding your automatic watches. They have a modern look, are hand built and have state of the art technique. The price quality ratio is unique.

3th position: Boda Concept A2 watch winders

When you’re looking for a stylish watch winder made of beautiful materials than a Boda Concept A2 watch winder is a great choice. With reliable motors and a good functionality this is one of our favorites.

4th position: Orbita Sparta watch winders

From the USA we selected Orbita. This brand produces high quality watch winders and especially the Sparta series is very interesting. The watch winders do look very clean and simple, but don’t underestimate them…they wind perfectly.

5th position: RDI Horizon watch winders

Made in Switzerland and therefore perfectly built. The Swiss technique is reliable and the finish of the watch winder case is beautiful. A perfect match for your Swiss made automatic watches. To be honest, these watch winders are a little bit more expensive than 500 euro, but their are definitely worth considering it. 

In 2017 Benson Watchwinders presented the Black Series Tower watch winder collection. This collection contains 3 models, for 6, 8 and 12 watches, in different colours as black, white, carbon fibre and macassar.

The design and functionality of the Benson Black Series Tower collection is unique as it’s a combination of a complete watch winder with a big storage compartment. The glass door gives a perfect view on the rotating watches. All rotors can be controlled by a touchscreen where you can set the rotation direction, TPD (turns per day), LED light and speed winding function. This makes it very easy to set each rotor to the exact requirements of any automatic watch.

The bad news is that several models are already sold out and won’t be produced anymore. When Benson launches a new Tower series it’s likely that the retail prices will go up big time.

At this moment some resellers still have some Benson Black Series Tower watch winders available in stock. If you like a stunning design, perfect quality and handy functionality then don’t wait too long, we expect they are sold out soon.

Orbita Corporation, the world’s leader in quality watch winders, has announced the debut of the Gerstner watch winder. Like Orbita watch winders, Gerstner tool chests have maintained the reputation of unmatched excellence, in terms of quality, performance, materials, and workmanship for generations. 

Now, the extraordinary chests can be purchased equipped with Orbita’s critically acclaimed automatic patented watch winding systems. Available as a double or triple watch winder, the unit will also be available with a storage drawer for additional watches. Made in the USA.

For more details please visit www.orbita.com

The Dutch watch winder brand Benson watchwinders is nowadays a well known and popular player on the watch winder market. Their watch winders do perform very well and their price/quality ratio is hard to beat. The most popular series are the Smart-Tech and Black Series, which are sold worldwide by more than 200 (high-end) jewellers. 

Recently Benson Watchwinders introduced several new models within their Compact series, which are more entry-level watch winders. This week Benson did present its newest series; the new Smart-Tech II series. This line of watch winders does succeed the current Smart-Tech series which was launched in 2011. With more innovations, optimized motors, gearboxes and a higher level of detail these Benson Smart-Tech II watch winders will be a success for sure. The new touchscreen which is also used in the more premium Black Series watch winders of Benson in combination with power winding and clear LED light result in an impressive watch winder suitable to wind any automatic watch, regardless brand or model. 

Prices of the new Benson Smart-Tech II watch winders start at 329,00 euro for a double watch winder. All watch winders in this series are supplied with an adapter which can be used in the EU, UK, US and Asia. 

We are happy to test the new Benson Smart-Tech II watch winders within a few weeks. Then we will write more about our opinion regarding winding, materials, functionality etc etc.