Watchlords

Greetings, Lords,
My watch winder his seen better days. I was considering buying a new one but there are so many out there. I didn’t know what to buy. I was looking at the wolf they’re very expensive and I’m wondering if they’re actually worth the money. Has anybody got any suggestions to other winders

I like setting and syncing my watches but friends who use winders have told me they wound up buying Wolf after others crapped out. IDK how long your current winder lasted — it may be worth stepping up or buying a few over time for comparable outlay.

Set and sync, as Triple says. Winders are for shitheels.

IMO, if yer wearin yer wartch every day, ya don't gotta wind it. If yer not gonna b wearin it fer a spell, let it wind down.
Puttin a wartch on a winderr is like lettin yer car idle all nite so ya don't gotta start it up in the mornin.

Anti-winders unite !!!

Mark, if you lived closer, I'd give you my four-head winder. Are you traveling through Oregon anytime soon?

For what it's worth, winders aren't exactly a "convenience for the lazy." Some auto movements don't like getting started by winding them manually, and on some of them doing stuff like giving it a shake is a no-no. Notably the common ETA 2824/Sellita SW200 and its clones. For whatever reasons, both methods can fuck up the reversing wheels in the auto winding assembly. Hand-cranking these too often also doesn't go so lightly on the keyless works. So, it's actually healthier for a 2824/SW200/some other 2824 clone to be kept in a winder. A friend had a reversing wheel issue in a Powermatic 80, another had keyless works malfunctioning in an STP 1-11 and in a Sellita SW-200.
For what it's worth, heard from two pro watchmakers about the most common reason for which these movements land up on their workbench. Guess what? Hand-cranking and the "give it a shake" kickstart.
It's not a matter of opinion, just cold facts and a solution to the problem other than "don't buy a 2824."