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: John
: It is the Seamaster Chrono with the
: "Americas Cup" on the 4th line.
: The calibre is 3303, I,m not sure of the
: model #. Is this winder sufficient to keep
: my watch wound???
: Thanks for your help..Its GREATLY APPRECIATED
: Rich
Caliber 3303 does wind bi-directionally, so it shouldn't be wound only in one direction. I have had luck with the Sharper Image winders, since they wind in a pendulum motion (bi-directional). I also have some nice Steinhausen winders I bought on ebay that are inexpensive yet wind bi-directionally. The wind one way, rest, then wind the other way. They are also very quiet compared to the old ones I've had (as are the Sharper Image ones).
If you can find either on ebay, this would be my recommendation. I paid about $40 including shipping for the Steinhausen, and the Sharper Image one was a factory refurb for about $60 with tax and shipping. If your Brookstone model is much more expensive and doesn't wind bi-directionally, I'd return it and buy one of the others. Or, you could keep it and just reset the direction manually.
Good luck. If you need help locating a specific winder on ebay, you can e-mail me privately at jwrochowicz@cfl.rr.com and I'll send you a link to ones similar to those I bought.
-John
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