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How to maintain the mechanical watch movement?
2020-01-05

Watches are one of the essential items in our lives. Many people have the habit of wearing watches when travelling. Among watches, the most valuable are the mechanical watches. Mechanical watches requiir more care in use than quartz watches, especially their movements. Today, Forwatchrepair will tell you how to maintain the mechanical watch movement!

Wear normally to avoid vibration

Proper amount of activity is required for continuous winding and normal operation. (It may be slow when the wearer has a small amount of activity. This is normal. Please rotate the crown 20-30 times for the first time to make the mainspring wind. ), Although the watch is shockproof, when the external impact force is strong, it is easy to break the tip of the pendulum shaft or the journal of the wheel train, and it can also affect the running time of the hand. if finance permits, alternate to wear 2-3 watches in daily life: wear a mechanical watch during static activities, and wear a quartz watch when engaged in sports. This will help to extend the life of the watch.

Prevent magnetization

Although watches are made of non-magnetic materials that are not easily magnetized, they are greatly affected by magnetic fields, such as the televisions, radio, speakers etc.

Watch waterproof

Try not to swim or wash clothes with watch. Once it gets wet, do not pull out the watch crown to adjust at this time, but wipe it and dry it immediately. The sea water is even more untouchable. Even if a waterproof watch is specified, it can only be guaranteed for one year. Because the waterproof o-ring of the watch has been worn out after 1 year, plus various inevitable external factors such as sweat and dust, it will definitely be tired, so one year later It must be replaced with a new waterproof o-ring, otherwise it will not have the waterproof function. Because the crown is relatively protruding, try to avoid it from being bumped. Also, pay attention to the gap between the crown and the case. If the gap is too small, it will affect the operation, and if it is too big, it will affect the waterproof performance and it is not beautiful.

Watch cleaning

Generally speaking, 3 to 5 years of oil sludge washing are determined by the following factors: ① the seal of the watch ② the degree of wearing (worn-out degree) the watch ③ quartz watch can extend the washing cycle ④ men's watches or pocket watches can be relatively thin Or the women's watch has a long wash cycle

Long-term unused of watch

Do not place it in a suitcase with camphor pills or sanitary balls, it will deteriorate the watch oil and make the watch move inaccurately. Wind up or wear it every month to ensure flexible internal activities.

Maintenance

1. Specially remind everyone that any watch should not be worn in warm water or in the bathroom, even if your watch is waterproof, the gasket is easy to age when being heated, and the water vapor molecules around it are relatively small, it is easy to penetrate into the case , Causing damage to internal machinery.

2. If the watch is abnormal, it should be immediately sent to a special watch shop for inspection.

3. A fully automatic mechanical watch must be worn under sufficient activity, that is, it must be worn for more than 10 hours a day for normal operation.

4. Different watches should be worn on different occasions. For example, it is best to choose sports watches with excellent waterproof and shock resistance when exercising.

5. If there is a watch labeled WATER RESESTENT or 3ATM on the cover, it is generally only suitable for water spray or light rain without pressure.

6. Because the internal mechanical structure of each watch is different, under normal use, the error of a mechanical watch or a fully automatic watch is within 30 seconds per day, while the quartz watch's deviation is lower and is also more accurate.

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How to maintain the mechanical watch movement?2020-01-05

How to maintain the mechanical watch movement?
2020-01-05