01 — One watch
Single Watch Winders
One watch, one rotor. This is where most collections start — a second automatic that only comes out at weekends, or a perpetual calendar you would rather not reset every Monday morning.
02 — One watch
Two to choose from. The Whitmore, £99.90, in genuine black walnut veneer with a Japanese Mabuchi A+ motor, four programmes on one dial. The Hadley, £99.90, in stitched PU leather in black, blue or brown, with a glass door that opens from the front, the same four programmes, and a USB-C socket — the one most people wrap.
If you own one automatic and wear it daily, a winder will not help you. If you own two, this is the least expensive way to keep the second one running.
Before you buy
The three things people worry about
“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. 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, the 30-day return covers that too.
“The motor will die after a year.”
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 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?”
The motor 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 fully tensioned. The long answer is here.
Free 30-day returns
A prepaid label, for any reason, including changing your mind.
Free UK delivery
Already in the price. Delivered in 5 to 8 business days, tracked.
A reply in 24 hours
Send us your watch reference and we look up its setting.