Buy Watch Winders - Frequently Asked Questions

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The status of your order can also be looked up online on our Order Status page.

Yes, most of the products on the website are in stock and ready to ship from our warehouse in Southern California. Some models of our Wolf winders are shipped directly from the manufacturer and will take a few extra days to process. Sold out items are marked and cannot be ordered.

Orders are usually shipped out within 24 hours except on weekends. All orders placed before 8AM Pacific time will ship the same day otherwise they will ship on the next business day.

For USPS priority, it will usually arrive in 1-3 business days but it is not guaranteed.

For UPS Ground, it will usually arrive in 1-5 business days. For residential locations, UPS will deliver Tuesday-Saturday and for business locations, UPS will deliver Monday-Friday. Please refer to the chart below for ground delivery times.

For UPS air shipments, depending on the service chosen it will arrive in 1-3 business days. UPS air shipments are only delivered Monday-Friday; we do not offer Saturday delivery service. If you are not sure please Contact Us to get the exact date of arrival.

All of the winders we carry come with a warranty.

Please refer to the Shipping and Returns page for our return/exchange policy.

We do not accept checks or money orders. We currently accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express and Paypal.

We currently do not ship to APO or FPO addresses.

We currently only ship to the US and Canada.

We do not offer a print catalog but all items we carry are listed on our website and updated daily.

This usually happens when a transaction is declined because of an incorrect address, cvv code, or expiration date. When a transaction is attempted, a temporary authorization may be placed on your card. This occurs when our payment processor is testing to confirm that your credit card account is active and has credit available to accommodate transactions. This can happen with each attempt. If you were declined four times, you may see four temporary authorizations on your card.

There is no need to contact us about these temporary authorizations.

• If your order was declined, this temporary transaction will be removed within 1-5 business days after it first appeared. ATM debit cards with a Mastercard or Visa logo sometimes take longer than regular credit cards to remove the transaction. For this reason, we recommend using a regular credit card when purchasing online.
• If your order was not declined, this temporary transaction will become an actual transaction amount when the transaction settles.

You should be aware that all temporary authorization charges will temporarily reduce the account's available credit by the anticipated amount.

For more information, please contact your bank or credit card company about how temporary transactions work and affect you as a credit card holder.

Yes, we are an Authorized Dealer for all products that we carry.

The watch winders that we carry should be used for automatic watches only. Other watches such as kinetic, battery (quartz) operated, or manual watches should not used with a watch winder.

All automatic watches have different TPD requirements but on average most automatic watches need a minimum of 650-1200 TPD. All of our watch winders are set to accommodate this minimum requirement.

To find the right setting for your watch we recommend the following procedure:

1) Manually wind the watch by turning the crown 20-30 times. The watch winder will not wind a completely dead watch.

2) Set the winder to the lowest TPD setting and bi-directional rotation. Place the watch in the winder and make sure it is seated properly and securely in the holder.

3) Turn the winder on and periodically check to make sure the time is correct. Most automatics have a maximum of 40 hours of power reserve when fully wound so if the time is correct after 2 full days, this is the proper setting for your watch.

4) If the time is incorrect, please set it to the next highest TPD setting and try again.

5) If the time is incorrect, please set it to clockwise only and try again.

6) If the time is incorrect, please set it to counter-clockwise only and try again.

7) If the watch works while it is being worn but does not work in the winder, it may need to be serviced. When a watch is worn, the movements it experiences are not as smooth as in a watch winder, so while a watch may work when its worn it may not work when in the winder. Watch winders move very smoothly so if the lubrication inside the watch has congealed from not being in use, the watch may need to be serviced.

8) If you still have problems or issues please feel free to contact us.

Below is a list of popular watch brands and the common settings for most of their watches. Specific models from some brands may have exceptions and may not work on the setting listed below. If this is the case please contact us and we will try to determine the correct setting for your particular model.

All of the watch winders we carry are designed to wind all brands of watches so every watch winder we sell will work for your watch. The choice comes down to how many watches you would like to wind and the design, but all of the winders we carry will work for all models of watches on the market.

Currently, we only have manuals for the following watch winders in electronic format.
Please click the link below to get the pdf version of the manual.

Heiden Model: AB001 - Dual Winder
Heiden Model: AB002 - Quad Winder
Heiden Model: AB003 - Single Winder
Heiden Model: CB001 - Charging Valet Single Winder
Heiden Model: CB002 - Charging Valet Double Winder
Heiden Model: HD001 - Single Winder
Heiden Model: HD002 - Single Winder
Heiden Model: HD003 - Single Winder
Heiden Model: HD005 - Quad Winder
Heiden Model: HD007 - Double Winder
Heiden Model: HD008 - Single Winder
Heiden Model: HD009 - Single Winder
Heiden Model: HD009, HD010, HD014, HD015 (Models with silver power button)
Heiden Model: HD010 - Double Winder
Heiden Model: HD011 - Quad Winder
Heiden Model: HD012 - Eight Watch Winder
Heiden Model: HD013 - Twelve Watch Winder
Heiden Model: HD014 - Quad Watch Winder
Heiden Model: HD015 - Quad Watch Winder
Heiden Model: HD016, HD017, HD018 (Models with silver power button)
Heiden Model: HDS - Vantage Series Watch Winder
Versa Model: G003 - Single Watch Winder
Versa Model: G015 - Vertical Double Watch Winder
Versa Model: G077 - Single Watch Winder
Versa Model: G082 - Stackable Single Watch Winder
Versa Model: G083 - Single Watch Winder
Versa Model: G087 - Single Watch Winder
Versa Model: G088 - Versa Automatic Quad Watch Winder
Versa Model: G090 - Versa Neo Single Watch Winder
Versa Model: G091 - Versa Duo Double Watch Winder
Versa Model: VR001-VR002 - Versa Elite Series Watch Winders
Boxy Single Winder

We recommend leaving the watch in the winder at all times when it is not in use.

Yes, our motors are silent but we suggest that you place winder away from your head while you sleep. If you would like to keep it near where you sleep, we suggest purchasing a winder with a cover.

Yes, we carry battery powered watch winders. All of our battery powered winders are currently single and double watch winders so please check our Single Watch Winder and Double Watch Winder categories.

Seiko kinetics will not work in a regular watch winder. Seiko kinetics usually last up to 6 months on a single charge and usually do not require the use of a winder.

If you have already tried going through all the steps in in question #2 above, your watch may need to be serviced or the watch winder may be defective and need to be serviced. Please contact us for more information.

Currently all of our watch bands are sold by width. We do not carry specific watch bands for specific brands but all of our watch bands are high quality replacements for all brands. To replace your watch band please measure the current size of your watch strap and purchase the equivalent sized watch band.

Measure the width of the watch band at the point it is attached to the watch. Usually watch bands are attached to the watch lugs using a spring bar. Please measure the width between these lugs and convert it to millimeter using the chart below.

We currently carry standard watch band length of 7.5 inches. We will be adding shorter and longer length watch bands in the future. The watch band length is the sum of both watch bands lengths added together not including the buckle.

All of our watch bands come with a standard stainless steel buckle already installed. If you wish to have another color buckle, we sell them separately at our "Watch Buckles and Deployments" section. Our watch bands do not include the spring bar because different watches require different size spring bars and are not universal.