While mechanical watches do not have batteries, it is still essential to perform some simple and easy maintenance, which is very helpful in extending the life of the watch and keeping the movement in good condition. So how to maintain a mechanical watch? Next, some mechanical watch maintenance methods.
Mid to high-end mechanical watches are recommended to be serviced every one to two years, replacing the water resistant components, checking the timekeeping performance and power consumption of the movement, cleaning the movement and maintaining the appearance. Such a maintenance service will effectively extend the life of your mechanical watch.
When wearing a mechanical watch, the sweat on your hands is corrosive to the case. The all-steel case has better corrosion resistance because it is a nickel-chromium alloy, and the semi-steel case is copper, which is easy to corrode when in contact with sweat for a long time, so you should often wipe off the sweat with a soft cloth or pad it with a plastic watch holder to prevent it from being eroded by sweat. Do not open the back cover of the watch at will to avoid dust entering the movement and affecting the normal work of the mechanical watch. Do not put the mechanical watch in a closet with mothballs to avoid deterioration of the watch oil. Do not put the mechanical watch on the amplifier, stereo, or TV set to avoid magnetization. A mechanical watch that is not worn for a long time should be wound regularly once a month, and a mechanical watch with an automatic movement should be gently swung back and forth for a few minutes or worn on the wrist for a period of time so that it automatically winds up. The parts are not in a static state for a long time to ensure the running performance of the watch machine. Ordinary mechanical watches are damp, dry cotton can be pressed on the mechanical table, and then baked with a 40-watt electric bulb for 5 minutes, the moisture in the table can all be evaporated. If the quartz electronic table is damp, you can take a number of small pieces of calcium chloride, wrapped in gauze; then open the electronic table cover, the package of calcium chloride and electronic table together into a plastic bag or glass bottle that does not leak, sealed. Generally about 3 hours to remove moisture, so that the electronic table back to normal. For serious moisture table can be properly extended moisture absorption time. Wear the mechanical watch on the wrist to sleep, if the mechanical watch is luminous watch, it will bring adverse effects to the body. This is because the luminous material coated on the hands and dial of the luminous watch is mainly a mixture of radium and zinc sulfide, the rays emitted by radium can excite the zinc sulfide crystal luminous, when sleeping, if wearing the watch, the human body will be subjected to eight to nine hours of radium radiation, there is a certain danger to the human body. Therefore, before going to bed, it is best to take down the luminous watch and put it on the table. Refurbishment of the watch mask. After the mechanical watch mask is scratched out many lines, you can first drop one or two drops of water on the watch mask, and then squeeze a little toothpaste to rub the coating, you can remove the scratches and make the watch mask as new. Luxury, waterproof,