$100 Watch Winder

erco

Never seen one of these before today. Who says you can't learn something on Ebay?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wolf-Designs-Heritage-1-8-Cube-Luxury-Watch-Winder-Cover-/150875480007/?_trksid=p1468660.m1893

A motor-driven "Wrist simulator" to keep your self-winding "luxury" watch wound up. It has "patented rotation patterns"!

Must be for those trifling, lazy rich guys who can afford those luxury watches but can't be bothered to move their wrists. Yet it seems that it may be more effort to R&R your watch, place it in the winder, and activate the thing.

This $100 "daily deal" is powered by an AC adapter from 120 VAC. That really seems like overkill since I bought 100 watch batteries off Ebay for $3.13 last week. I think those lazy spoiled rich guys have more dollars than sense.

Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)

You might as well cash in the chips when your self-winding watch runs down! That would have to be the height of sloth. How many of the remaining six deadly sins can we pile on wanting or owning that thing?

-Phil

W9GFO

I would suggest that it is a good idea for retail display cases.

kwinn

I hate to disagree with erco but I don't think those lazy spoiled rich guys have more dollars than sense. I am convinced of it. On the whole though I am in a pretty agreeable mood today since I agree with both Phil's and W9FGO's comments, as odd as that may seem. It would be good for display cases and those who have more than one self winding watch. On the other hand owning one or more would indicate at least a degree of pride, greed, and sloth.

Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)

kwinn wrote:

...pride, greed, and sloth.

All RIGHT!! Three down, four to go. Anyone?

-Phil

Dr_Acula

All RIGHT!! Three down, four to go. Anyone?

Envy.

I want a $100 watch winder.

Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)

Envy. Excellent! We now have a majority!

Might I suggest that gluttony could induce such a state of indolence and inertia that self-winding becomes well-nigh impossible?

-Phil

erco

Dr_Acula wrote: »

Envy.

I want a $100 watch winder.

Heck, I'd settle for a $100 watch. Back in the 70's, my older brother just had to have one of the very first Accutron tuning fork watches. It cost $300, but it made him happy.

NWCCTV

Should be on the "World's most useless products" list, IMO.

skylight

vanity springs to mind

Martin_H

Personally I don't wear a watch because clocks are ubiquitous in modern society, and frankly mechanical watches are obsolete technology.

However, there are people who are mechanical watch fans. Unfortunately they can only wear one watch at a time, and mechanical watches need to be maintained and run to continue working properly. So if you have any self winding watches in your collection you really need some way to keep it running when you are not wearing it.

Heater.

erco,

I think those lazy spoiled rich guys have more dollars than sense.

That might be a good thing, some would consider it an opportunity waiting to be exploited:)

mindrobots

This budding entrepreneur has turned it into a personal service, apparently!!

erco

@Rick: That same guy wearing 7 watches is walking 7 of the rich guys' dogs right now, killing 14 birds with one stone. Earning $200K for an hour a day. Not a bad gig!

mindrobots

.....wow, you sure know the details! Say it ain't so that he has beautifule twin daughters and a knack for e-bay, plywood and relays! :0)

erco

This one's $15,000 und German. But it's fabulous in the video, anyway.

http://www.gyrowinder.com/index_start.php

skylight

This has to be the ultimate watch winder
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=nasa+centrifuge&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1280&bih=517&tbm=isch&tbnid=JYEVFoKChRQ2AM:&imgrefurl=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/oral_histories/FoxM/pages/photo-01_S65-53298.htm&docid=bX7yrrjj75jJqM&imgurl=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/oral_histories/FoxM/images/photo-01_S65-53298.jpg&w=350&h=267&ei=lNaqUMURypPRBey3gYgP&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=930&vpy=202&dur=5329&hovh=196&hovw=257&tx=132&ty=181&sig=115060044384090204143&page=2&tbnh=144&tbnw=189&start=10&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:14,s:10,i:152

Mark_T

Since the strap broke on my USB memory-stick watch 5 years ago I've not worn one - every single gadget I have tells me the time, iPod, phone, camera, car, digital radios, laptop - why encumber one's wrist with another chronograph (unless its also a phone/camera/USB stick of course!). I guess old habits die hard with some people

Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)

I could never achieve that level of precision with my wrist. It's no wonder my self-winding watches never kept correct time and always seemed to run down at inopportune moments. I would gladly pay double their $15,000 asking price to keep my $39 watch wound and running perfectly!

-Phil

User Name

erco wrote: »

Back in the 70's, my older brother just had to have one of the very first Accutron tuning fork watches. It cost $300, but it made him happy.

It breaks my heart to think of the Accutron my dear old dad gave me as a gift. It was forcefully torn off my wrist a year later by a ladr

erco

User Name wrote: »

It breaks my heart to think of the Accutron my dear old dad gave me as a gift. It was forcefully torn off my wrist a year later by a ladr

Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)

erco wrote:

Don't EVEN get me started about my Warsaw pickpocket story.

Please continue. Stories that pay homage to the manual trades are always welcome here.

-Phil

erco

Bus 175, in the year 2000. I'll have to get my dander up in a day or two just to tell my story. Pickpockets work in organized teams. They are called "tailors" because they know your clothes better than you do. GGGRRR....

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Poland/Wojewodztwo_Mazowieckie/Warsaw-468976/Tourist_Traps-Warsaw-Pickpockets-BR-1.html

Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)

erco,

The thieves reported in that link aren't pickpockets; they're just common thugs. Pickpockets, by contrast, are skilled craftsmen -- professional con men who can sweet-talk your clothing into divesting its assets without your even knowing it. Can I assume that you got to appreciate the talents of more experienced journeymen?

-Phil