Mainspring winder

It takes a little time to get the hang of it, but thanks to the included clear instructions it is a great alternative for the over-expensive official tools. The service of Chronofix is impeccable!

It took about 5 minutes to get it through my thick skull how to use these. Now that I understand, I think they're AMAZING. I have multiple sets of winders; 2 K&D and the ubiquitous Bergeon; they all work until they don't. The K&D are irreplaceable; the company is defunct. And with the Bergeon, you must mortgage your home, sell a kidney, and promise your eldest child to marriage with some soulless corporation. These WORK. Yes, they're bulky. Yes, they're 'cheap.' But the stud is replaceable with ANY STAPLE from a stack of documents. Or a stapler. For $85 USD, with free shipping, I could not be more happy with this purchase. And if they ever wear out, I'll buy another set. -Ryan Post Script; Thank you for the little vial of Moebius 8200; that was very kind, and has a "value added" benefit. -RH

I'm a hobbyist and I've never used mainspring winders before so I don't have a reference to something like bergeon. It took me some tries to figure out how to use it properly. But after an hour of fiddling with an old mainspring I got it to work. Once you know it is pretty straight forward and easy to use. This got me the power of winding mainsprings without having to spend hundreds on a set. Very happy with it!