Gift Guide
For The Watch Collector

Windup Watch Shop

Dec 13, 2024

The collector can be difficult to shop for — after all, no one knows what they’re after better than they do. Whether it’s vintage references of their favorite brands or a particular series of co-branded dials, no one loves it quite like they do. In this edition of the Gift Guide, we’re highlighting our favorite picks for the watch collector in your life, items guaranteed to upgrade their collection in ways they never expected.

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Bringing affordable Guilloché to collectors!

A core model of the Louis Erard catalog, the Excellence Petite Secondes watches are refined and sophisticated. The dial is a variation on a “sector” layout with numerals, markers, and textures laid out along concentric circles with an oversized sub-seconds dial at six o’clock. Long fir tree hands with impossibly thin points point to the time and contribute to the overall elevated aesthetic. The dial of Excellence Petite Secondes Guilloché line features detailed and elaborate textures created through stamping that simulate the look of rose engine turned patterns. The various regions of the dial feature different patterns, playing with light and shadow, creating a complex overall look. There are two versions, one all Anthracite and the other two-tone Anthracite Blue, with a combination of surfaces. Both options are striking, dark, and mysterious.

One of the Rarest and Most Desirable Leathers

Shell cordovan is one of the rarest and most desirable leathers in the world. Produced from a layer of material located just over a horse’s hip, the result is a strong yet supple leather that does not crease. After a six-month tanning process, it develops a unique, rugged, rippling patina unlike anything else. Due to its strength, the straps can be made thin — these are just 2mm thick. Combined with color-matched stitching, the result is a robust and elegant strap, tapering down to a refined 16mm at the buckle to ensure comfort during wear on everything from a vintage dress watch to a scratched-up tool watch.

Add this small footprint winder to your decor

Mainspring London offers high-quality storage, winders, and accessories for watch collectors. Their Guardian Single-Slot Watch Winder provides a convenient method to keep your collection ready to go with style and aplomb, the sophisticated design ready to integrate seamlessly into your daily life and home.Part of the brand’s Oxford collection, inspired by classic English design, the Guardian Single-Slot Winder features a high-quality motor capable of both clockwise and counterclockwise rotation to ensure that a favored piece remains fully wound while not being worn. Its single black cushion can fit a watch up to 60mm in diameter, allowing for even the largest piece in your collection to fit comfortably.

An alarm clock for Seiko dive watch fans, now with a rotating bezel

As longtime Seiko fans, we couldn’t resist the Mai alarm clocks. Styled to look like a Seiko dive watch, with luminous paint to match, they are fun, small, and simply cool. The perfect addition to your Turtle, or 007, or Tuna, or Samurai… I could go on. Every time you look up at your bedside table, or next to your monitor on your desk, you’re going to smile at what you see. Best of all, they are also solid alarm clocks. Utilizing both flashing lights and bold beep, they will be sure to get you out of bed.

Designed and machined in Texas

Each pen features a 0.43” thick barrel that’s machined with their signature grip pattern. This series of small ridges makes for a slip-free experience — not something you witness in most other metal pens. A bent steel deep carry pocket clip and minimal branding engraved on the inside of the clip keep the pen secured to your pocket. The bolt mechanism consists of a channel cut into the side of the pen with a chamfered edge, the bolt itself, and the carrier inside the channel that makes contact with the refill. Using the pen is simple — just push the bolt down and slightly over and it’ll lock into place. Flick it back and the spring pops the pen shut. The Bolt Action Pen is 5.6” long and comes with a reliable Pilot G2 ink refill, but can accept dozens more for a customized writing experience.

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