Over the past couple of years, I’ve had the opportunity to examine and review several different watch winders in a variety of configurations and price points.  Of these winders, I’ve yet to find one that I like better than the Everwell Leather two-watch winder I reviewed in January of this year (click HERE to read the review).  So, when the fine people at Everwell Instruments, Ltd. asked me if I’d be interested in evaluating other winders in their product line, I jumped at the opportunity.

 Everwell sent me two of their Eilux single watch winders for evaluation – their “titanium” color cylinder style model, and a charcoal grey cubic model:

 Both models have removable display lids and function identically.  However, the cylinder model is battery-only operated, while the cubic model employs an optional DC Adaptor:

 Let me state up front that I have a pretty standard set of criteria which I apply when evaluating them:

1)  First and foremost, a watch winder should perform its primary function – to keep an automatic wrist watch wound when not in use.

2)  It must be quiet when in operation.  Most people (me included) keep their watch winders in the bedroom and noisy watch winders can disturb your sleep.

3)  It should be attractive.  A good watch winder should enhance the décor of the room in which it resides.  At the same time, it should make the watches in the winder look good too, so a display window is an essential feature.

In my experience, the winders produced by Everwell Instruments exceed my expectations in all areas.

These Eilux winders both employ the same fuzzy logic controls which rotate a watch at 850 turns per day on a four hour cycle.  850 TPD is sufficient to keep any automatic wrist watch wound (remember that most automatics produced in the last 20 years or so employ a clutch mechanism to prevent over-winding making it impossible to damage an automatic by over winding).  The rotation direction selector makes it possible to optimize the winder’s rotation to the specific needs of any given watches movement – while many automatic watch rotors wind in both direction, (bi-directional) some watches (many Seiko watches for example) have rotors which wind in one direction only. 

One of the more unique and brilliant design features employed by the Eilux winders is the spring loaded watch holder mechanism which holds the watch placed in the winder.  This beauty of this design is that the watch in question is held extremely securely with no danger of damage to the watch.  The spring loaded bottom of the holder unit automatically adjusts to accommodate any watch bracelet diameter placed in the winder.  A simple but effective snap on attachment means that even the largest of watches can be used in the winder. 

The best design feature of the Everwell Instrument’s Eilux winders is their amazing noiseless operation.  I’ve never seen ANY winder from any other manufacturer (even Oribia) which is as quiet.  According to the manual, Eilux winders emit only 5 db of noise when operating.  I’m not sure if human ears can even detect 5 db because I simply cannot detect any noise when you turn on an Eilux winder – their virtually silent.

Everwell has put just as much attention into the cosmetic appeal of their winders as they have the functional design.  Both of these single-watch models are quite attractive and do an excellent job of functioning as a “display case” for any watch they hold.  Everwell makes a variety of colors and styles in their Eilux single-winder line to suite every individual taste and room décor. 

Single-watch winders can be quite handy.  They can be an effective solution for the watch collector on a budget, or a great travel companion for any collector.  If you’re looking for a single-watch winder, I highly recommend you take a look at the Eilux line.  They have a much lower price point than many “luxury” models (like Orbita and Rapport) and offer superior performance.

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