Automatic watches are often looked upon as the best movement a mechanical watch can have. Their movement, the internal mechanism that gives the timepiece its function is a precision device comprised of many different miniature moving components. These components are given the power they need to move by a spring that stores energy taken from your natural movements when wearing the watch. This is a brilliant system that works flawlessly when you are wearing your watch.
But, when you are not wearing your watch things are slightly different. If you have a rotation of watches you like to wear, if you leave your automatic timepiece unworn for a few days, the energy it has stored from body movement becomes consumed and your watch stops working. When you return, it will need winding and the time will need to be reset. This can be inconvenient, especially on a high-specification timepiece that has features like a perpetual calendar or moon phase. Some watches are complicated to reset and all require spending time, often in the morning when time is precious.
An Easy Solution
Of course, this can be avoided by wearing your watch daily once it is set but this can be restrictive and inconvenient. Solving this problem can be neatly achieved with a modern Barrington Watch Winder. These clever devices mimic the natural movement of your wrist while you are not wearing the watch. Using one is as simple as putting your watch in its box. Barrington covers the needs of single watch owners, right up to models that will store and condition multiple watches. All being given the energy they need to operate for indefinite periods when they are not in use and maintain their time and date settings.
Maintaining your watches reliability comes down to use. If you leave your timepiece idle for long periods its internal mechanism is like all mechanical things and prefers to be kept in motion. This is largely down to the fine oils used to internally lubricate its moving parts working best when it is kept moving and continually mixing itself to expose new oil molecules to the surface of the metal warding off unexpected repair costs. This happens perfectly during storage in a watch winder. Invest in items such as a casio watch strap or similar for your watch and you’ll have something that really looks the part too!
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*collaborative post