When your interested in automatic watches there is a moment that you have several automatic watches and want to wear more than one regularly. The problem is that when you want to change the watch for another, this watch doesn't run as there is no energy left in the watch.

What you can do is wind the watch by turning the crown or gently shake the watch whereafter you adjust the time, date and other functions. As we all know this could be a time consuming job. To make our lives more simple there are watchwinders! A watchwinder does wind your automatic watches so you can wear the preffered watch immediately without adjusting the time and date as a result there was no energy left in the movement. 

How to buy your first watchwinder

When you have a small watch collection of 2-3 pieces we advise you to buy a watchwinder suitable for 3 or 4 watches. If you have a free turntable there is always a good excuse to buy another automatic watch:) 

The price of the watchwinder depends from the watches you have. There is no point in buying a cheap watchwinder when you have several high end watches from brands as Breitling, Rolex or IWC. Then don't be a "scrooge" and buy a beautiful watchwinder from a well known brand that fits to your watch collection. 

When you're just starting your watch collection, then we advise you to buy a relatively cheap watchwinder (up to 300 USD) to gain experience with watchwinders in general. Then you can discover exactly what you need and save money to extend your watch collection. Don't buy a watchwinder with Chinese motors, as they break down quite quick. Buy a watchwinder with Japanese Maibuchi motors, or when you have more money to spend a watchwinder with Swiss motor. 

We advise to buy a watchwinder with the adjustable TPD (turns per day) function as it's better to have options for different automatic watches. Then you can select the exact TPD per watch. Normally, all watchwinders do rotate left, right and alternate so the preffered direction of rotation of your watch is covered. 

Enjoy your watch collection, and make sure you have a good watchwinder to keep them turning:) 

In march this year we wrote an article about a new player on the watchwinder market. We gave a sneak preview about the promising brand Chronovision from Germany. At Baselworld we saw the samples of their first model: "One". With interesting functions as speed winding, sleeping mode and USB connection this watchwinder does interest us very much. Thereby the functions of the One watchwinder can be set by a smartphone which makes it a gadget too.

In the field of single watchwinders Swiss Kubik is famous and does offer high quality watchwinders. Though, Swiss Kubik watchwinders are not cheap which makes it interesting for other brands to present a single watchwinder in the price gap below 500 euro. Of course Swiss Kubik has the new ABS models which have a lower price, but in fact these watchwinders are not offering that functions which Chronovision does.

Chronovision estimates to start with 40-50 different variations (in color and materials) and the sales will start at november. Exact prices are not known yet, but we expect them in a price range of 400-550 euro.

An interesting watchwinder brand from Germany is Stockinger, which is specialized in producing watchwinders with built-in safes to keep high valuable watches safe. The technique Stockinger uses is protected by German patents. Each automatic watch will be wound according to its own specific requirements based on the database that contains data of more than 8.000 different wristwatches and will be downloaded onto the watchwinder.

The Stockinger watchwinders are 100% made in Germany (except the Maxton motors which are made in Switzerland) and use technology of Beluwo which is the inventer of "smart interface"; a modern microprocessor controller. The brand does focus on quality and an user friendly interface. Thereby these watchwinders can be controlled and programmed by smart phones and tablets. Every watch can be wound individually and each rotor has it's own motor.

We would describe Stockinger as a high end watchwinder brand with a beautiful mix between modern design, perfect materials and state of the art technique. By using Maxton motors Stockinger guarantees a very long durabilty as Maxton motors are also used by NASA in their "Mars rovers".

If you're looking for a great watchwinder made of nice materials and build in Germany...then Stockinger could be a good choice!

The Stockinger watchwinders are available from 2.400 euro (excl. VAT). As we like this brand we displayed an extra photo:)

The history of Underwood goes back to 1926 when the Italian Rustioni founded the company. In the beginning Underwood was a company specialized in producing high quality leather products in the tradition of Italian craftmanship. In the 90's the company started to develop and produce watchwinders to wind automatic watches.

Quality inside the Underwood watchwinders

Everybody know that a good watchwinder has a good motor. Underwood uses the high end motors of Maxon, a Swiss company specialized in motors for many purposes. These motors are used by more leading watchwinder brands.

Next to the motors, the gearing is very important too. The gearing is between the motor and the turntable and makes sure the power of the motors is transfered, to turn around the turntable.

Design and exterior

The design of the Underwood watchwinders can be described as modern and functional. The designs are compact which makes the smaller models attractive for use during travels or holiday.

The exteriour materials are wood or leather. Especially the orange leather does attract us! But you can also choose for a wooden watchwinder which has a more classic look. The Underwood watchwinders can be used with batteries and a power adapter. Therefore these watchwinders are extremely handy and easy in use.

We will keep an eye on this brand, and will make sure you will read all news here on Watchwinder Blog.

Brands as Buben & Zörweg do have our special interest as they are one of the market leaders regarding watchwinders. Their innovations, craftmanship and design are appreciated by celebrities as Michael Schumacher, Arnold Schwarzenegger and David Beckham.

Buben & Zörweg is not a brand which produces watchwinders for the mass market, they produce high end watchwinders which do have firm prices. Therefore this Austrian brand tries to attract the consumers who have the finances to buy a beautiful watchwinder. The capital of Russia, Moscow, is a place where they have a great sense for luxury goods. Therefore Buben & Zörweg decided to open a VIP lounge in the "Zhukoffka Plaza" where you can see, touch and feel the masterpieces produced by Buben & Zörweg.