Spin-R informed us several months ago that they would launch a complete new compact watchwinder which is app-controlled. With other words; the settings of the watchwinder can be set and changed by a smart-phone.

We already noticed that several other brands are working with this same technology. For example Chronovision from Germany introduced us an app-controlled watchwinder last year at Baselworld. The production then was not finished, but we visited Chronovision at Baselworld last Saturday (21th March) and they now have a finished product; Chronovision One (soon we will publish an article about this brand on our blog).

At Baselworld we visited the booth of Spin-R for a first introduction of this new watchwinder. We must admit that we are very curious about this watchwinder, and the good news is that we are testing one right now to write a review about it.

We already can mention that this watchwinder has a very interesting price. The retail price will be around 159.00 - 179.00 USD which is extremely low for a watchwinder with modern technique.

The impression we had from Spin-R at Baselworld is that this Hong Kong brand is seriously improving it’s watchwinders with state of the art technique, and is serious competition for more famous watchwinder brands from the USA or Europe.

Nevertheless we will test the watchwinder to find out if it’s value for money. More to come....

At Baselworld (Basel- Switzerland) Buben & Zörweg presented it's master pieces for 2015. By invitation we visited the booth of Buben & Zörweg and did get a fine presentation of the luxury, fine materials and high end technique this Austrian brand offers. The friendly welcome, professional presentation and beautiful watchwinders was a perfect combination for us as watchwinder adepts. But more important, what did we see which is interesting for you?

Buben & Zörweg "Private Museum"

One of the newest masterpieces is the "Private Museum" which is a showcase for collector's items with an appealing ambiance. It's suitable for watches, art objects and rare collector pieces. Thereby, the "Private Museum" is a masterpiece itself. It's made in Germany by the best materials and by the best craftsmen.

The showcase has high security reinforced glass (spy mirror function) and can be opened (top down) and then the safety system (invisible lasers) takes over. The precious watches, art or other collectors items are extremely safe because of the VDS-certified locking system with biometric fingerprint identification. 

For clients it's possible to choose the exact interior options you prefer. For example you can choose to use the "Private Museum" just for watches, or just for art, or for a combination of both. Thereby you can choose the exact colours (inside velvet) or optional explosion proof technique. 

The Buben & Zörweg Private Museum is a showcase which is an eye catcher itself. It combines the best materials with safety and German technique. 

Buben & Zörweg for ladies

As we all know a watchwinder is mostly interesting for men. Men own more automatic watches which makes a watchwinder an interesting accessory. The most clients of Buben & Zörweg are men, but they also want to attract more ladies. Therefore the new Galaxy Safe line is introduced, with some special white coloured models. There are three new models; Galaxy XXL, XL and the tabletop. These safes are available in several colour combinations, but by presenting the XL in white leather at Baselworld it's no surprise that this model will attract ladies more than men. 

This new safe has a VDS 1 certification and has an keypad input and emergency key. Standard the Galaxy XL has 8 watchwinders (Time Movers) and 5 drawers, but of course Buben & Zörweg can produce the watchwinder exactly like you prefer. 

We checked the Galaxy XL in the booth and we noticed an extreme eye for detail, good solid materials and a very nice finishing of the leather (hand stitched). The ladies will love it! 

There is a lot more to share on this blog but we also would like to write about the other brands we visited. Soon we will present some articles about Buben & Zörweg's newest masterpieces.

We all like to read more about inside information from high end watchwinder brands. Since 1978 Stockinger "bespoke safes" produces handcrafted cabinets with built-in watchwinders. This combination of a watchwinder inside a safe is a welcome accessory for the real watch adept. Especially when the watch collection is of high value it's recommended to store the watches safely inside the safe.

Stockinger is one of the specialist brands in this field. And therefore we interviewed the Stockinger CEO, mr. Dominik von Ribbentrop. Soon we will present the complete interview on Watchwinder Blog!

For more than 50 years many watchmakers and watch manufacturers use Elma Motion watchwinders for their tests, reparations and final inspections. Nowadays Elma Motion has a strong collection of beautiful watchwinders that are not only ment for professionals but also for consumers who want to wind their automatic watches in a German hand made watchwinder. 

Elma Motion watchwinder; quality meets style

More and more owners of valuable watches feel the need to have their watch collection stored and wound in the best possible way. Perfect technical specifications are key. But design becomes more and more important too. Nobody wants to wind it's automatic watch in a ugly watchwinder. In our opinion a watchwinder needs to suit the watches in a way that corresponds with the personal attitude, style and budget of their owners.

But don't forget that the most important is that the watches need to be wound in a watchwinder which is suitable to wind a watch regardless brand or model. The Elma Motion watchwinders have all modern functions (rotation direction and selectable turns per day) to wind any watch. 

The nice thing about Elma Motion is that all watchwinders are handmade in Germany. This results in a high class quality and beautiful finishing. 

We are looking forward to more new Elma Motion watchwinders! 

We are ready for Baselworld (in Basel, Switzerland) next month. Baselworld is world's largest fair about watches and watch accessories. All esteemed brands will exhibit between 19th and 26th March. Of course there will be several watchwinder brands presenting their newest models, high end technique and innovations. We already had some invitations to meet the most interesting watchwinder brands. 

Baselworld, what are our expectations?

A new year always brings new expectations. We are very curious which brands did improve and which didn't. For example, we see every year (nearly) the same watchwinder models at Scatola del Tempo. This Italian brand is not keen on making big changes to interest the consumer. They trust in their Italian craftmanship and expect the market for their watchwinders will be big enough. Result is that many official dealers are selling less and less, and we heard several official dealers already stopped selling Scatola del Tempo. 

We think the watchwinder market is changing quite a bit the last 2-3 years. There a new brands which produce very good watchwinders for very competitive prices. 

Brands as Buben & Zörweg, Bernard Favre and Orbita innovate a lot. They introduce new materials, new designs and also the possibility to personalize a watchwinder is good news. 

Last year we announced a new brand; Chronovision. Till today this brand hasn't presented it's models and we are keen to hear from them about the latest news. We are looking forward for this brand as the specifications look very promising. 

After Baselworld we will present you all news about the most esteemed watchwinder brands which exhibit at Baselworld.