Heiden Watch Winders Blog

Perhaps you caught a glimpse of a beautiful automatic watch on the wrist of someone you admired. Or you noticed a friend’s 4 watch winder on their bureau and began asking questions about it and the watches it maintains. Maybe you received an heirloom handed down from a deceased family member. Possibly, you became an enthusiast thanks to some online...

These days, watches can seem virtually irrelevant to many people. According to their way of thinking, there is no need to clutter your wrist when you can simply check the time on your smartphone. While many people may subscribe to this opinion, watches, particularly fine automatic timepieces, attract a passionate following. There are several factors that continue to make premium...

When you first realized you were passionate about automatic watches and wanted to make a hobby out of collecting them, your mind was probably only focused on the beauty, craftsmanship, and precision of the pieces. It was only later, perhaps after you had accumulated two, five, or ten timepieces, that you seriously began to wonder if you should take steps...

Whether you are the proud owner of one automatic watch or twenty, you have probably experienced this issue: You take your watch off your wrist, store it in a jewelry box or a drawer, make the resolution to come back tomorrow and wind it, and then promptly forget to do so. At some point in the future when you decide...

Believe it or not, being a snob doesn’t necessarily require you to be a millionaire. It does not demand that you live the lifestyle of the rich and famous or that you hobnob with celebrities. When it comes to being a watch snob, for instance, it just means that you have a keen eye for beauty, a love for craftsmanship and precision and perhaps even an affinity for a good bargain.

If you only want to know what time it is, you need go no further than your local discount store, where you can buy a perfectly serviceable quartz watch for just about what you would spend on lunch. However, if you are a lover of style, elegance, and precision, you would not be content with something that is so mass-produced...

Optimizing the performance and longevity of your automatic watch is important to you. Perhaps you have come to the realization that you will not be wearing your timepiece every day; maybe you are simply seeking an elegant way to store your watch that will also help to reduce the number of times it must be sent to the manufacturer for...

In its usual under-stated way, Rolex has done it again: this world-famous maker of approximately a million premium watches each year has brought its standard of customer care up a few notches. Beginning July 1 of 2015, all new Oyster and Cellini family Rolex watches purchased from an authorized dealer will carry a five-year warranty from the date of purchase...

You may have purchased your luxury timepiece because of its exquisite beauty and craftsmanship. Perhaps it was the prestige of the piece that attracted you. Whatever the original reasons for watch aficionados owning their timepieces, one factor is definitely their investment value.