Watch WinderGuides
Look after your mechanical watches
Short, practical answers to the questions every collector asks sooner or later.
Care
The date-change danger zone
Why you shouldn't set the date between 9pm and 3am, and the safe way to reset a stopped watch.
Buying advice
Do I need a watch winder?
When a winder earns its place, when it doesn't, and the free alternative.
Basics
How to wind a mechanical watch
Hand-wound and automatic, step by step, and how often to do it.
Will your watch still be running on Monday?
Pick your movement and when you last wound it. Try the calculator.