 What's up guys, I'm Brian Sacawa you're watching he spoke style and today we are talking about watch winders Watch winders So the biggest question I get on this topic is do I need a watch winder? The answer is that it depends and it honestly depends on you. So what is a watch winder? Well, a watch winder is a device that is used to keep an automatic watch running when it is not being worn Now what is an automatic watch an automatic watch is a watch with a movement that is self-winding now Inside there's an oscillating weight called a rotor and as you wear the watch and move around this causes the rotor to pivot and spin That movement is then transferred to the mainspring of the watch which as a result winds the watch Manual winding watches as the name suggests do not have this mechanism You actually need to physically wind the watch to keep it powered So if you have a manually winding watch a watch winder is not going to help you out at all But if your watch has an automatic movement a watch winder could be for you as the watch winder spins every so often It keeps the rotor moving which keeps the watch wound Now back to the original question Do you need a watch winder as I said? It depends if you are someone who likes to set and forget as they say and Rotate through a few different watches over a week or so a watch winder could be a good idea If you have a perpetual calendar with moon phase that you don't wear all the time I would probably consider you getting a watch winder if you're someone who likes gadgets a watch winder is Definitely a good idea, but if you're someone who likes the actual act of winding and setting your watch Then maybe a watch winder is not for you. So I actually fall into that last category I really love the experience of winding and setting my watch However, I do have one watch that is kind of a pain and time-consuming to set especially if it has not been running for a Couple weeks or so. I'm talking about my Rolex GMT master reference one six seven five This watch has a date window, but it does not have a quick set for the date So in order to change the date, I have to move the hands all the way around the dial to advance it one day So if I'm gonna have to advance it more than like just a few days It really starts to take a good bit of time Which is annoying especially if I want to wear the watch and I'm in a hurry to get out the door So this watch made a watch winder sound like a very good idea to me The watch winder I have here is by Barrington It was generously sent to me by them to try out just to clarify Barrington is not sponsoring this video And this is not a review I just have not had enough experience with other watch winders to kind of put this one in perspective But what I can say is that it does its job and that has made me very happy I went away for a month and I did not bring my GMT master I left it home on the watch winder to kind of try it out and see if it would perform And I can report that it did indeed and now I keep my GMT master on it all of the time It's very beautiful piece. I love the wood and I also want to point out that on the back There are two different knobs here one controls the rotation settings You can set it to go clockwise counterclockwise or to alternate between the two which is what I usually have it set to and the other knob is To control the number of turns per day, so you can have it turn anywhere from 650 To 1,950 times per day You can use batteries, but I would recommend using a power adapter So you don't have to worry about the batteries ever running out And you could connect multiple watch winders together if you want to just so you only have to use one power source So there are other watch winders out there. The ones I am most familiar with are by Wolf Again, I really don't have any experience with Wolf watch winders. So I can't really compare You can also get watch winders that will wind multiple watches at once I've seen two Three four six or even these like ridiculous 24 or 32 count cabinets which retail Anywhere between 18 to 25 thousand dollars Obviously there must be a market for it So in conclusion, I can't answer the question of whether you need a watch winder It's something that is definitely a personal choice and depends a lot on you Um, I'll put links to a few watch winders down below in the description including this one right here by Barrington That I showed you guys here in this video A couple from wolf and I will also try to find some other brands that look decent as well If you guys have recommendations, please leave those down in the comments for the benefit of all If you like this video thumbs up don't forget to subscribe to the channel and until next time. Thanks for watching and stay tailed