Can you put a quartz watch on Winder?

[jw3571]

I have two watches a Breitling Auto and Tag Quartz. I've been looking for a winder for my Breitling. What happens if i get one that fits two and I put my Tag quartz on it? Does it damage it? Sorry, this is probably stupid but I have no experience with autos or winders. Thanks.

[stuffler,mike]

No quartz watch does need a winder, to put it on a winder would be completely nonsense. Winders are used to spin the rotor of an automatic watch to keep it running. A quartz movement is completely different.

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[jw3571]

I realize they don't need it, but it wouldn't hurt it to put it on would it? I have a winder that has 2 spots and only 1 automatic.

[mike120]

I realize they don't need it, but it wouldn't hurt it to put it on would it? I have a winder that has 2 spots and only 1 automatic.

Nothing to worry about there. I don't understand why you would want to , but that's not going to do anything bad to it.

[stuffler,mike]

I realize they don't need it, but it wouldn't hurt it to put it on would it? I have a winder that has 2 spots and only 1 automatic.

Will do no damage.

[Fordham-NY]

It sounds like the OP wants to put an auto on one winder to wind it, and his quartz on the other winder just to store the watch there. Maybe consider a winder which has built in storage for other watches in other compartments?

[Vinel]

It is recommended to use both slots for balancing on a winder pair (the effect on the wear and tear on the winder itself if used singly is up for debate). For me, it is a good practice nevertheless to use both slots and sometimes use a similar size quartz watch to fill in.