Cylinder watch winder

A watch winder comprising:

• a) a cylinder having a given diameter, a longitudinal axis, a continuous outer wall of a given length, an interior, and opposed ends;
• b) a watch holder insertable into the interior of said cylinder, said holder having an outer watch carrying face perpendicular to and axially aligned with the longitudinal axis of said cylinder;
• and
• c) a cylinder rest to support said cylinder in a horizontal position, said rest including a plurality of rollers having horizontal axes and upper edges in a common horizontal plane, at least one of said rollers being a motor-driven drive roller positioned to engage and rotate said cylinder when said cylinder is supported on said rollers.

A watch winder comprising:

• a) a cylinder having a given diameter, a longitudinal axis, a continuous outer wall of a given length, an interior, and opposed ends;
• b) a watch holder insertable into the interior of said cylinder, said holder having an outer watch carrying face perpendicular to and axially aligned with the longitudinal axis of said cylinder;
• and
• c) a cylinder rest to support said cylinder in a horizontal position, said rest including first and second support sections having parallel longitudinal axes spaced from each other at a distance less than the given diameter of said cylinder, each of said sections including a housing having opposed ends and rollers adjacent the ends of said housing, the rollers of each section being perpendicular to and axially aligned with the section longitudinal axis, all of said rollers having upper edges in a common horizontal plane, and at least one of said rollers being a drive roller positioned to engage and rotate said cylinder when said cylinder is supported on said rollers.

A watch winder comprising:

• a) a cylinder having a given diameter, a given length, a longitudinal axis, a continuous outer wall, a detectable feature, an interior, and opposed ends;
• b) a watch holder insertable into the interior of said cylinder, said holder having an outer watch carrying face perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said cylinder;
• c) a cylinder rest to freely support said cylinder in a horizontal position, said rest including at least one drive surface positioned to engage and rotate said cylinder when said cylinder is supported on said rest;
• and
• d) an electrical circuit including an electric motor operatively connected to said drive surface, a controller for controlling the number of rotations of said cylinder, and a sensor to detect the position of said detectable feature, said circuit being opened in response to detection of said detectable feature by said sensor.