Watches have always been loved by the public, especially men. A good watch symbolizes identity, status, temperament, cultivation, personality and many other aspects. Even now, mobile phones can completely replace the use of watches to watch time, but people's love for watches has not been replaced by mobile phones. Watch lovers must take great care of watches. How to maintain watches in the process of using watches is a key problem. Today, Xiaobian has brought you the maintenance methods and steps of watches.
How to maintain the watch
1. Waterproof:
Many people think a good watch should be waterproof. The Swiss have a different understanding from the people of the world. Most wristwatches are waterproof for 30 meters or 50 meters. Many people think that this means that their watch can be put into the corresponding depth of water without any problem. wrong! 30 meters or 50 meters in the Swiss watch dictionary means life is waterproof. The real meaning is: try not to get your watch wet. Only when the waterproof standard depth reaches 100m can it be put into the water so as not to enter the water. Real diving watches often require a waterproof gauge depth of more than 200 meters.
2. Temperature:
Some people wear diving watches to take a sauna. The temperature in the sauna room is much higher than the normal outdoor temperature. Therefore, the change of instantaneous temperature difference will lead to the early aging of the waterproof gasket in the watch. Even a diving watch may lose its waterproof function before it is specified to replace the waterproof gasket.
3. Dust:
In our opinion, dust does not seem to have much to do with watches. For the movement itself, one of its three natural enemies is dust. Exposure to dusty areas for a long time will naturally lead to dust leakage in the gap of the watch case. The increase of dust will cause the surface oil of the movement to dry up faster. This is undoubtedly a bad thing for the movement. Of course, there are few opportunities for high-density dust exposure for a long time in daily life, but it is quite useful to put a watch cloth and wipe the watch case properly.
4. Concussion: the movement is actually quite 'fragile', especially in case of instantaneous violent vibration. Don't you see that many people wear advanced formal watches to participate in golf swing. You know, especially in the kick-off shot, the instantaneous force g number of the wrist is amazing. Although this is not a problem for human bones, it is really a big impact for watches worn on the wrist. Many big brand high-grade formal watches are sent to the maintenance center because of the owner's enthusiastic swing.
5. Wear:
Whether it is all steel or precious metal case, there is always the problem of wear. Many people find the term stainless steel, or never wear, very attractive. But in fact, even the best case made of steel will be worn. Even the buckle wears naturally and on the table every day. For example, when we hit the keyboard, it will lead to ugly patterns on the watch buckle. Therefore, proper attention should be paid not to let the case and chain participate in unnecessary wear, which is also needed to make our watches' look very new '.
6. Magnetic field:
Many people will have the experience that the newly bought mechanical watch inexplicably increases the error. The biggest culprit is magnetism. Because the modern family and social environment are full of electromagnetic fields, if you accidentally place your watch next to the TV at home, the movement will be magnetized soon. The significant change after being magnetized is that the travel time error of the movement becomes larger and larger. Of course, don't panic. In case of being magnetized, you can go to a professional organization for degaussing. In order to save such trouble, it is recommended to keep the watch away from the strong magnetic field area.
7. Curing:
Does the watch need maintenance? Many people seem to have no concept. The affirmative answer is: Yes! Besides, except for Omega's current coaxial movement (the official maintenance period of coaxial movement is once every 10 years), almost all mechanical watches need to be sent to professional institutions for maintenance every 4-5 years when they are normally worn. Because of wear, the movement balance wheel needs more than 10000 times of mutual friction per minute, and the surface oil plays a good role in lubrication in this process. With the passage of time, the surface oil will gradually dry up, and the subsequent wear will gradually increase. Therefore, regular maintenance is absolutely necessary.