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V O L T A
Why do I need a watch winder?
All automatic watches use the everyday motions of our hands in order
for it to generate power for itself. These watches do not carry a battery
and therefore uses a power reserve in the watch to keep the movement
going even when the watch isn’t being worn. Depending on the watch,
the reserve generally lasts for a period of 24-40 hours. If a watch is not
being worn for a period of time which is longer than the reserve time, it
will stop keeping time. There are many reasons why a person might not
wear their watch for a period longer than their reserve. For example,
if you have multiple watches, you might rotate watches throughout the
week, or you may go on a vacation and opt to leave your watch behind.
Whatever the reason may be, eventually the reserve will fade and your
watch will ultimately stop keeping time. This can be a greater nuisance
if your watch has a moon phase feature which requires a more tedious
setting to readjust it.
The solution to this problem is to use a Volta watch winder, which
basically mimics the everyday motions made by your hand in order to
keep the watch running and accurate. All Volta winders have the option
of turning clockwise, counter clockwise, or a combination of both. It
also has four different Turns-Per-Day (TPD) settings, which ensures that
it will work for any type of watch.
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