Two watches, six watches, twelve watches: with equal capacity, a winder can be built in height or width. This choice decides where he can live.
Vertical: a small footprint
A vertical winder stacks its slots. Even with a large capacity, it takes up little desk space. This is how the Belgraverange is built, from two to twelve slots, along with the Blackwood.
It needs clearance at the front and above to open the door and reach the top slots. On a clear desk or console table, this is no problem. Under a shelf, it can be a limiting factor.
Horizontal: it passes where the vertical does not pass
A horizontal winder arranges its slots side by side. It is wider but much lower.
Richmond 2 pushes the logic until the opening: its glass door opens on the side. It does not need any clearance above, making it the right choice for a library, a closed cabinet or a low shelf.
Langford 6 offers six slots in a low-profile format designed for a shelf's depth.
The three-measure method
- The free height above the intended slot, to determine whether a vertical comes in and whether its door opens.
- The available width, to know if a horizontal holds without overflowing.
- The possible direction of opening : in front of you, on the side, or down.
Note these three measurements before choosing. They determine whether you use the winder every day or have to move it each time you want a watch.
What about reading the dials?
A vertical shows the watches in column, at the height of the eye when placed on a desk. A horizontal presents them in line: one sees everything at a glance while leaning slightly.
If you want height without stacking, Wellington 2 raises two vertically stacked slots on metal legs.
In summary
Open office or console: vertical. Low shelf or closed cabinet: horizontal, ideally with side opening. In doubt, measure, and Write to us with your dimensions.