The Whitmore watch winder in black walnut veneer on a bedside table at night, a warm lamp to one side, reading glasses and a book beside it, the edge of a bed behind.
Watch winders · £99.90 to £989.90

Every automatic, wound and ready.

Japanese motors that turn both ways, in walnut veneer, stitched PU leather or gloss lacquer. From the two-watch walnut models up, and on every Harcourt and Belgrave, each rotor takes its own turns-per-day setting. Free UK delivery, and a prepaid return label if it is not for you.

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Free 30-day returns

Change your mind, email us, print the prepaid label. We cover the postage.

Free UK delivery

Tracked, 5 to 8 business days from the day you order. UK VAT is in the price; nothing is due on the doorstep.

A reply in 24 hours

Written in English by the person who chose the catalogue. Send us your watch reference and we look up its setting.

Start here

How many watches do you rotate through?

Not the ones you own: the ones that come off your wrist and go back on within the week. That number is the winder you need. Pick it and choose the range inside.

01 — One watch2 models
The single winders side by side on a white background, plain unbranded watches on the cushions.
Single Watch Winders

The Whitmore in walnut and the Hadley in PU leather, for the second automatic.

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02 — Two watches3 models
The double winders side by side on a white background, plain unbranded watches on the cushions.
Double Watch Winders

Walnut, PU leather or touch panel: the most common second purchase.

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03 — Three watches1 model
The three winders side by side on a white background, plain unbranded watches on the cushions.
Three Watch Winders

A daily watch, a dress watch and a weekend piece, on one cabinet.

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04 — Four watches4 models
The four winders side by side on a white background, plain unbranded watches on the cushions.
Four Watch Winders

Where a winder becomes furniture: walnut, PU leather, the wide Marlow, the Belgrave.

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06 — Six watches3 models
The six winders side by side on a white background, plain unbranded watches on the cushions.
Six Watch Winders

The whole collection behind one tall glass door.

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09 — Nine watches1 model
The nine winders side by side on a white background, plain unbranded watches on the cushions.
Nine Watch Winders

The Belgrave 9-Slot, for the collector who has stopped counting.

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By range

Or start from the finish.

Walnut for a study, PU leather for a dressing room, a touch panel for a collection on show, or a gift that will not miss.

01 — Walnut veneer4 models
The wooden winders side by side on a white background, plain unbranded watches on the cushions.
Wooden Watch Winders

Genuine black walnut veneer, one to six watches, a turns-per-day dial on every rotor from the two-watch up.

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02 — Stitched PU leather5 models
The PU-leather winders side by side on a white background, plain unbranded watches on the cushions.
PU Leather Watch Winders

The Hadley in three colours and the Harcourt in two, four or six slots.

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03 — Touchscreen5 models
The touchscreen winders side by side on a white background, plain unbranded watches on the cushions.
Touchscreen Watch Winders

The Belgrave cabinets: each rotor set from the front panel or the remote, two to nine watches.

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04 — Gifts under £1502 models
The gifts winders side by side on a white background, plain unbranded watches on the cushions.
Gifts for Watch Lovers

UK VAT and delivery already in the price, free 30-day returns, the invoice kept out of the box on request.

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Before you buy

The three things people worry about

We read the forums too. These are the questions that stop a purchase, answered the way we would answer them by email.

“Will it keep me up at night?”

The motor sits in the base or behind the rotor, and every programme turns for one or two minutes, then rests for several minutes, so most of the night it is not turning. We are measuring ours with a meter at one metre and will publish the figure rather than write “silent”. If it is louder than you expected on your bedside table, the 30-day return covers that too.

“The motor will die after a year.”

That is the failure people describe on every forum, at every price. It is why the walnut and Harcourt pages name their motor, a Japanese Mabuchi A+ with copper windings, a roller bearing and overheat protection and why every other page tells you how its motor rests. If anything is wrong when it arrives, we repair, replace or refund, and we pay the postage.

“Will it magnetise or overwind my watch?”

Every electric motor has magnets; what matters is distance. Ours sits in the base or behind the rotor, the watch rests on the cushion, and the field does not reach the movement. Overwinding is not possible: an automatic’s mainspring slips once it is fully tensioned. Set the turns per day to your calibre and the winder simply keeps it topped up. The long answer is here.

Whitmore single watch winder in black walnut veneer, black interior, on a plain white background, plain unbranded watches on the cushions.
Where the money goes

What £99.90 buys, next to £275 and £50

The motor and the settings decide whether a winder is still running in three years. Here is how ours line up against the two things you will see next to it in search results.

Whitmore Watch Winder £99.90
See this winder
Stillwood UK premium brand, £275+ Marketplace winder, £40–90
Single winder, price paid £99.90, VAT and delivery in About £275 £40 to £90
Motor Japanese Mabuchi A+, named on the page Japanese motor, usually named Rarely named
Turns per day Four fixed programmes, both directions, with rest between cycles Usually a turns-per-day setting Often 3 to 4 fixed programmes, rest cycles rarely stated
Returns 30 days, prepaid label Usually 30 days Varies by seller
Case Genuine walnut veneer or stitched PU leather Lacquered wood or leather Plastic or wood effect

Second and third columns describe what is typical in each price band at the time of writing, not any one product. Check the listing you are comparing against.

How it works

What a watch winder actually does

And, honestly, when you do not need one: if you wear the same automatic every day, a winder adds nothing. We would rather say so than take the order and deal with the return.

01

It turns the watch when your wrist is not

So the mainspring stays under tension and the watch is running, dated and roughly on time when you pick it up. It does not service a watch and it will not repair one.

02

You choose the turns per day

Every movement has a number it wants, most between 650 and 800 a day. On the walnut and Harcourt ranges, each rotor from the two-watch up has its own dial for 650, 750, 850, 1,000 or 1,900 turns a day and runs clockwise, anticlockwise or alternating. The Belgrave sets 650 to 1,950 per rotor from its touch panel. The Whitmore, Hadley and Marlow run four fixed programmes on one dial instead.

03

It runs from a USB socket you already own

A USB cable is in the box of every walnut, PU-leather and Marlow winder. Any phone charger or power bank drives it, so there is no region-specific plug and nothing to buy. The Belgrave cabinets are the exception: their mains adapter is in the box.

Setting it up

The right setting for your watch, before you order

Every automatic has a figure its maker publishes. Start from the lowest that keeps the watch running: less turning, less wear, and a watch that is still on time on Monday. These are the usual starting points. If yours is not here, send us the reference and we reply with the setting.

Email us your watch reference
MovementTurns per dayDirection
Rolex 3135 / 3235650Alternating
Omega 8500 / 8800800Alternating
Tudor MT56xx650Alternating
Seiko 4R36 / 6R35 / NH35650 to 800Alternating
ETA 2824-2 / Sellita SW200 (TAG Heuer Cal. 5, Longines, Oris, Christopher Ward)650Alternating
Miyota 8215 / 821A650Clockwise only
Breitling B01650Alternating

Starting points published by the movement makers and winder databases; your watch’s own manual wins if it says otherwise. On the walnut and Harcourt ranges every rotor from the two-watch up covers 650 to 1,900 turns a day, the Belgrave 650 to 1,950, in either direction or alternating.

The Whitmore watch winder on the walnut top of a chest of drawers, beside a folded wool scarf and a book.
Buying it for someone

A gift that can come back if it misses

A winder is often opened by someone who did not choose it. So the return window is thirty days from delivery, the label is prepaid, and the invoice never goes in the box. Most gifts land on the one-watch Hadley, in stitched PU leather in black, blue or brown, with a USB-C socket, or the walnut Whitmore at £99.90. UK VAT and delivery included on both.

  • Free 30-day returns from delivery, prepaid label, no questions
  • No invoice in the parcel if you email us your order number
  • Runs from any USB charger, so it works on the morning it is opened
  • Fits the vast majority of automatics without adjustment
Gifts under £150
Watch winders, explained

Automatic watch winders for the UK, from one watch to nine

A watch winder keeps an automatic watch running when it is not on your wrist. The rotor inside your watch is turned by your movement; on a winder, a motor turns the whole watch instead, so the mainspring stays wound and the watch is on time, dated and ready the moment you pick it up. If you rotate between two or more automatics, or own a watch with a perpetual calendar or moon phase that is tedious to reset, a winder earns its place on the dresser.

Stillwood lists fourteen winders for the UK in four ranges: the Whitmore, Camborne, Kingsley and Ravenscourt in genuine black walnut veneer, for one to six watches; the Hadley and Harcourt in stitched PU leather, from a one-watch cube in three colours to a six-watch cabinet; the low, wide Marlow in black or lacquered green; and the Belgrave cabinets, set from a touchscreen or the remote, for two to nine watches.

Every Stillwood winder rests between winding cycles. On the walnut and Harcourt ranges, each rotor from the two-watch up has its own turns-per-day dial, 650 to 1,900, and its own direction, so a Rolex, an Omega and a Seiko can share one cabinet and each get the setting its movement asks for; the Belgrave sets 650 to 1,950 per rotor from its touch panel, and the Hadley and Marlow run four programmes. The cushions fit the vast majority of automatic watches without adjustment.

Not sure which size or setting you need? Our guides cover how many rotors to buy, turns per day, whether a winder will fit your watch and whether you need one at all. Every winder ships tracked across the United Kingdom with UK VAT included and free 30-day returns.

Advice

Read before you choose

Advice

How to Store an Automatic Watch You Are Not Wearing

Where to keep a watch you are not wearing, what actually threatens it, and what to do differently for long-term storage.

Read the guide Advice

Wood, PU Leather or Glass: Choosing a Winder Case That Lasts

What winder cases are actually made of, how each material ages, and how to choose between them without paying for the wrong thing.

Read the guide Advice

What Makes a Watch Winder Quiet, and Why Silent Is a Marketing Word

The four things that decide how quiet a winder is, why we do not publish a figure we have not measured, and how to make yours...

Read the guide

All ten guides

Questions

The questions we get most

How do I know which size I need?

Count the automatics you actually rotate through, not the ones you own. A watch you wear every day does not need a winder, and one you wear twice a year is quicker to set by hand. Most people land on two or four.

Will it fit my watch?

Every Stillwood winder has a 360° elastic memory-foam cushion that adapts to almost any case size or strap length, so it fits the vast majority of automatic watches without adjustment. For a very large case or a short strap, email us the reference before you order.

How long does delivery take, and what does it cost?

Free everywhere in the United Kingdom, 5 to 8 business days from the day you order, tracked, with a tracking number emailed when it ships. All UK taxes are in the price; nothing is due to the courier.

What if I change my mind?

Send it back within 30 days for a full refund and we pay the postage: we email you a prepaid label. That sits on top of your legal 14-day right to cancel, which nothing here reduces.

Do I need mains power?

Not for the walnut, PU-leather and Marlow ranges: a USB cable is included and works from any USB adapter or power bank you already own, so no region-specific plug is needed. The Belgrave cabinets come with their own mains adapter.

Every other question we get