CHIYODA Single Automatic Watch Winder with 12 Rotation Modes and Mabuchi Motors for Piano Baking Finish

BRUCE B.: Appearance, size, and noise levels were good as was the build quality but item wouldn’t work on the 650TPD setting and bi-directional wasn’t consistent.

United States on Nov 01, 2023

Gordon Robertson: Very quiet, very secure holding system. Much better that the Staur I had for 20 years. Multiple rotation programs. Keeps the Rolex GMT Master wound.

United States on Oct 24, 2023

A.I.: In a quiet room 5ft away I 100% notice it. It doesn't seem to register on an iOS decibel meter app at 5ft relative to ambient noise, just makes a different type of whirring noise that's easily noticeable to me. It'd be okay to sleep beside I think. As soon as you have any other sound in the room, you can't hear it, but it is still not a product that many people here are calling silent.

The extra money you pay for this one goes towards things like auto pausing when the lid is open (and a switch to disable that) along with being able to use it with batteries. I'm still giving it 5 stars because I don't believe the seller misrepresented the product, just people here that review it. Also, seems there's more than one model with actual feature differences, so watch out for that.

Hook it up to a wifi switch if you want it to spin more (or schedule it while you're away). I don't believe it has a memory (nor should it), so power cycling seems to reset the modes.

Canada on Sep 23, 2023

Teerachat: I purchased this item back in April 2023, and it had been working fine for a few months. I rarely wear my watch, so I normally just keep it in this winder. For four months, it seems OK, my watch could keep the time (maybe 1-2 minutes slower every week, but that is OK for me although this is a bit worse than my watch spec (+/- 1-2 seconds daily) ). However, today (August 2023), I turn off the winder and brought out my watch to wear for the day. When I put my watch back on the winder and turned it back on, the winder didn't move. I've checked the outlet with other devices and they work fine with the outlet. Turn out the winder would work if you slightly touch and move the rotor a bit, but if you turn off and turn it back on again the motor still does not move unless you help it. As a result, I do not recommend this item because the motor seems to have problems after using it for a while.

United States on Aug 20, 2023

D. C.: I was really skeptical and expected it to be flimsy at this price but it has weight to it, feels sturdy, and looks even better in person. I don't think it's solid wood but it does look handcrafted like it is, even up close. The door is plastic but you wouldn't know it until you swung the door open. But even then it opens smoothly and just generally feels really well made. There's a very slight whir but you have to really listen for it with your ear right next to it, so it's essentially silent. Had it for a couple of months and still works great.

United States on Jul 31, 2020

Fussy: This is a great product and a really competitive price. I have been using an Eilux costing 4 times the price. They might be spoken of as the worlds best watch winders but they have no after sales customer service so I could not get it repaired. It was also supposed to be silent - it was not. This Chiyoda has fantastic after sales customer service and it really is silent. I would agree that the actual watch mount/holder might be a bit delicate. But that does not affect my rating.

United Kingdom on Nov 22, 2019

Brian Pinnock: I am the proud owner of my first high end watch, an Oris, that I don't happen to use everyday. Because of this, the watch would stop from time to time, requiring reset and wining. Hence the reason for my purchase of a winder that solves intermittent stopping of the watch.
It operate very smooth, absolutely no noise for the last month since first use. Still early days.

I was drawn to this particular winder because of the unique look of outer wood finish. I was and continue to be pleased with the wood finish following my visual inspection, living up to expectation.

It's a perfect fit as a piece of furniture on my table top.

I don't give 5 stars because there is always room for improvement. Notwithstanding, i recommend this purchase based on my experience over the pass month.

Will provide update over time

United States on Oct 22, 2019

Jeremiah Smith: Very quiet on the beginning, become louder over the time. Marks at sticker on the back of the unit does not match with knob positions, in fact sticker is bent and looks like is from different model.
Supplied manual is rather poor.
Bought it for Omega Aqua Terra GMT with 8605 mechanism, which, according to manufacturer should be winded in both directions at 720 rotations per day. There is no such a setting at this device, closest are 650 or 950.
After checking, 950 seems to be way too much, even if realistic value is around 850 - 880.
So far, watch is running ok, even at 650, didn't stop for over a month and keeps good time - average monthly value is +5 seconds.

United Kingdom on Sep 07, 2018

Pol-rep: Arrived quickly. Well packaged. Good build quality and aesthetically appealing. VERY quiet when operating, more so with the lid closed, just as well being in my bedroom. Instructions limited but you don't need to be Professor Brian Cox, with a degree in particle physics to work it out! Another reviewer has provided a link to work out the TPD and rotation direction(s) required for your watch. My Breitling Navitimer needs 850 Turns Per Day. This winder has four fixed settings, the lower ones being 650 and 950, so I've set it to 950 as you cannot over wind an automatic watch on theses machines. Overall, well impressed so far. (Final observation; it does stop moving after a short period of time and then restarts automatically, depending on the setting, this is normal. However, if you're worried it may be faulty because it's not moved for a while, just turn it off at the mains switch, wait 10 seconds, then switch it back on again... if that doesn't restart the rotation sequence then it may be faulty.)

United Kingdom on Sep 05, 2018

Sungmao: Agréablement surpris par la qualité de finition et le fonctionnement de cet article. Mon seul regret étant la couleur de la finition de celui que j'ai reçu ; je le trouve trop sombre par rapport à l'illustration. Mais ce n'est qu'affaire de goûts car pour le reste, que ce soit sur secteur ou batteries, tout fonctionne parfaitement. J'ai une montre au repos dessus depuis une semaine et l'entrainement semble lui convenir parfaitement. Ni trop rapide ni trop lent. Tout au plus peut-on regretter l'absence de système de fermeture, ce qui fait qu'en cas de manipulation, pour par exemple changer les piles (compartiment situé sous l'appareil), il ne faut pas oublier de maintenir le couvercle en place... Bref, rien de bien grave. Achat vraiment conseillé si, comme moi, vous possédez plusieurs montres dont une automatique, afin de pouvoir ne pas la porter sans pour autant laisser le mouvement à l'arrêt. Ah si, encore un petit inconvénient : un interrupteur M/A serait nettement plus pratique que le potentiomètre qui règle également la vitesse de rotation !

France on Sep 04, 2018