Customer Reviews

Quad Watch Winder

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This winder appears to be made of a black lacquered wood and seems to be solidly constructed. It sits at an angle, which displays the watches nicely if the winder sits around or slightly below eye level. It has four heads, each powered by a separate motor.

Each head can be set to rotate clockwise, counter-clockwise, or alternating. Each head also has a set of DIP switches that allow the rotation rate to be set between 650 and 3600 turns per day, with 16 possible settings (48 total options, multiplying rotation rate by direction of rotation). The winder works on AC power only.

Unlike other winders I've had, this one rotates the head once and then rests. (My other winders, aside from the Orbita Sparta which uses a completely different mechanism, rotate constantly for an interval and then rest for an interval.) I assume the Brookstone mechanism is intended to more closely simulate actual wear. The winder is almost completely silent in operation, at least after five days of use. (I can hear a slight whirring if I put my head within a few inches of it but not otherwise.)

The cushions on this model are similar to the ones on the Orbita, in that they are made of some sort of foam that compresses to properly fit the watch. They hold the watch significantly better than the Diplomat/Belocia models and slightly better than my Wolf. The Diplomat/Belocia cushions don't compress, meaning that a watch on a bracelet will either fit them too loosely or too tightly, unless your wrist happens to be the same size as the cushion.

Initial results for the four watches I put on this winder after 24 hours:
- The Cyclos lost 1 second;
- The Sewills lost 3 seconds;
- The Gevril gained 9 seconds;
- The Sea-Gull gained 35 seconds.

Those results have held pretty much constant for about four days now, and are pretty good (although not quite as good as on the wrist), except for the Sea-Gull which only seems to be happy on my Diplomat/Belocia no-name clone that has been retired to the closet. I can live with that. I've since moved the Sea-Gull to the Orbita to see how it likes that, and put the Baume & Mercier on instead. The Baume & Mercier runs 13 seconds fast per day under all conditions, and this winder has been no exception.

Obviously I can't comment yet on long-term performance, but so far based on construction, features and performance, I'm calling this an excellent deal for a four-head winder at $200. I would rank it superior in quality to my Wolf and my no-name winder, and a better deal than the Orbita Sparta.

Great Quad Winder.
This is my second unit.
I have had the first one for a year and no problems.

After less than 2 years two of the winders stopped. The lid is too heavy for the unit and when you open it the entire unit falls backwards.

I was initially skeptical of this product seeing that some quad watch winders can cost nearly twice as much, but I was completely wrong. This is an absolutely phenomenal product. The one thing I want to highlight is how quiet the winding movement is, some of the winders that I have had in the past have been very loud when the winding is engaged. You can not hear any movement when its moving even if you were to open the door. There are also a good amount of settings so that you can change the turns per day, which is necessary for higher quality automatic movements. The case itself is also very high quality and seems very sturdy something that is important when you are housing expensive timepieces. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for a high quality watch winder.

It is the best watch winder in the market for the price. Compared to the Sharper Image brand I bought several years back, the Brookstone brand was superior. My self winding watches are never late on time. It came with 4 different settings and is multi directional just plug, set and worry free.

Product is not too big or small. It is just a right size for a quad winder and sits pretty well either inside a wardrobe or on top a dresser. Instruction is simple and straight forward. It would be better if there were a key-lock to prevent unauthorized handling.
I would recommend this to anyone looking for a good size quad winder. It's a good buy!
John Chan, SGP

Have only had this winder a short time. Todate it has worked as hoped, very quite and reliable so far. If it continues to perform then it is well worth the money.

Thank You Amazon and Brookstone. This is exactly what my husband needed and wanted!! The spaces between the watches is more than great and the box is so nice. Each watch is timed to turn separately. Perfect gift for the kind of man who has several expensive watches!!

I purchased this watch winder for my Rolex and Tag Watches and it worked perfectly. I had to play with the settings to make sure that it did the auto wind feature best suited for each watch, but once that was done it worked perfectly! I am impressed with the look, the overall function, and the reliability. I will be purchasing another one today as a gift for a family member. Great quality, great product...and great price!

This was probably the best purchase for the money that I have made.....all 'high end winders' were 500+....I am using 3 of the 4 winders in this thing, and it is working to a T and has not missed a beat