What's up guys, I'm Brian Sikawa. You're watching He Spoke Style and today we are talking about watchwinders Watchwinders so the biggest question I get on this topic is do I need a watchwinder? The answer is that it depends and it honestly depends on you So what is a watchwinder? Well a watchwinder 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 as 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 main spring of the watch which as a result Wines 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 watchwinder is not going to help you out at all, but If your watch has an automatic movement a watchwinder could be for you as the watchwinder spins every so often It keeps the rotor moving which keeps the watch wound Now back to the original question do you need a watchwinder 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 watchwinder 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 getting a watchwinder if you're someone who likes gadgets a watchwinder is definitely a good idea But if you're someone who likes the actual act of winding and setting your watch then maybe a watchwinder 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 1675 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 going to 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 watchwinder sound like a very good idea to me The watchwinder 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 watchwenders 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 watchwinder 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 Watchwenders together if you want to just so you only have to use one power source So there are other watchwenders out there the ones I am most familiar with are by a wolf again I really don't have any experience with wolf watchwenders, so I can't really compare You can also get watchwenders 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 25,000 dollars Obviously there must be a market for it. So in conclusion I Can't answer the question of whether you need a watchwinder. It's something that is definitely a personal choice and depends a lot on you I'll put links to a few watchwenders down below in the description including this one right here by Barrington 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