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I agree with Sam and hate not having my Omega on my wrist, but thought I'd add something else to consider.
My 3-year old SMP just came back from a service where they changed the crown - not for any cosmetic reason but something internal (possibly a waterproofing issue). I tend to correct the time every 3 to 4 weeks, and this coincides with sub 31 day month endings, so in 3 years that's less than 100 times I've unscrewed it to change the time/date.
If keeping the watch wound reduces this than I'd say you're ahead.
I assume a watch winder performs gentle repeated motions that is less likely to disperse the oil than the irractic and sometimes sudden impacts the watch gets on your wrist (I can't believe the oil is breaking down, just changing viscosity with temperature and wondering about!). So I doubt the service interval is being reduced at all while it's on the winder.
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