Pros & Cons
Pros
The winder head expands considerably and will fit crowns almost up to 6mm. Hold the winder between thumb and middle finger against the crown. Push in the button on the end with the index finger to expand the collet.
Highlights
Quality
Solid steel, well finished, (almost) well fitted parts.
Overall this is a quality made, required tool for anyone owning an old or modern windup watch.
Now the bad- as others have mentioned, the button/collet spring is very strong.
This works nicely, but be careful to buy the correct size.
Competitiveness
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However before the review ill share some useful info on which size winder to buy because i could not find this information anywhere in the description or reviews and i wound up taking a guess which fortunately worked out for me
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Almost all of the crowns that i would use this winder on measure about 5mm in diameter with some going up to 6mm
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I took a guess and bought the winder that is marked 4
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However the winder head expands considerably and will fit crowns almost up to 6mm
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
So rather then having a 1mm range which the markings imply this winder and i presume the others in the family have a range of about 1mm larger then what is marked
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Regarding the product review first the good
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My wife with arthritic fingers cannot use this tool one handed as described above
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It takes more then just her index finger to push the button and she must adjust her technique