9 Things You Need to Know About Luxury Designer watches
1. Why Does an Automatic Watch Stop?
In general, automatic watches are driven by a spring structure integrated
into the watch movement, when the watch moves with normal hand and arm
movements, the internal spring will wind up. This will happen only when you wear
the watch, and your wrist moves. Usually it requires about eight hours of
movement to be fully wound. That means to keep the watch wound you need to
essentially wear your watch everyday. People that have sedentary jobs find
their watches may stop because of lack of movement. The only solution is to
either wind it manually or purchase an automatic watch winder.
2. Should My Watch Be Wound Manually Everyday?
Automatic watches are similar to hand wound watches. It is not recommended
that you continually wind the watch by hand, since the crown is connected to
many gears in the watch and this may accelerate the aging of the automatic
components of the watch. It also means you will probably need to take it in to a
watch repair person more often to have it checked and repaired.
3. Many High Grade Watches Are Engraved as Water Resistant, but how does
water get into the watch?
Water resistant is not the same as water proof. If you take a shower with
your watch on, the rubber ring which is used to protect your watch from letting
water enter the watch will deteriorate as a result of the chemicals used in
soaps. Large temperature differences can also cause condensation in the watch
for example coming out of a sauna into an air conditioned room. It's best to
have your watch checked frequently and either replaced or maintained. This will
assure your watch has a long life.
4. Will High Grade Watches Still be Water Resistant if the Back Case has been
opened?
Water resistant watches rely on the rubber ring integrated into the joint
between the crystal, back and crown. It's best to send your watch to an
authorized repair centre and have it tested for its waterproof properties every
couple of years. This is commonly done on quartz watches when the battery is
replaced or on mechanical watches when they are cleaned. If the back of the
watch is opened, the waterproof properties of the watch should not be affected
as long as the rubber ring is in good shape and the back has been put back on
properly.
5. Why should a Quartz Watch Require a Battery Replacement?
Dependant upon the quality of the movement in your watch along with your
usage, a battery should keep working One to two years. Higher quality quartz
designer watches will remind you that it's time to replace the battery normally
by some indication of the second hand. Leaving a watch lay having a expired
battery may cause battery leakage and ruin the watch. Definitely switch the
battery the instant it no longer works. If you do not plan to make use of the
timepiece, have the battery taken out.
6. Can a Sapphire Crystal be scratched?
Many watch crystals are certainly not manufactured from Sapphire, but have a
coating of sapphire over the crystal which helps to protect it from scrapes. The
hardness of sapphire is second only to diamonds, but that does not mean the
crystal can't be scratched, it's not easy, but could be achieved. As an example,
scraping the crystal over a concrete wall will probably make marks.
7. What you should do if your quartz timepiece quits?
Look at the crown on the timekeeper and ensure it's not pulled out. It might
be that your particular battery is dead or perhaps not making a suitable
connection. Check whether the second-hand is in contact with the crystal, this
ought to be noticeable because you will notice a scrape beneath the crystal.
If it still fails, then it is the perfect time to send it to a specialist to
look at.
8. Will a stainless-steel timepiece rust or lose its shimmer?
The calliper of stainless-steel differs, almost all stainless steel is
produced with nickel and chrome which often can corrode with acid or a strong
alkali. Even sweat from your body can eventually corrode stainless if it is
frequent enough over time. It's best to wipe the watch and wrist band with a
damp cloth and then dry immediately. This will remove most of the agents that
can damage the stainless. You can also get it professionally cleaned at your
local watch repair shop.
9. My watch is magnetized, what do I do now?
A magnetized watch will usually run faster. It's best to keep watches away from
strong magnetic fields such as audio speakers, TV and cell phones. Watch repair
shops can help you demagnetize your watch, this is not really harmful to your
watch, it's more of a nuisance.
In general, automatic watches are driven by a spring structure integrated
into the watch movement, when the watch moves with normal hand and arm
movements, the internal spring will wind up. This will happen only when you wear
the watch, and your wrist moves. Usually it requires about eight hours of
movement to be fully wound. That means to keep the watch wound you need to
essentially wear your watch everyday. People that have sedentary jobs find
their watches may stop because of lack of movement. The only solution is to
either wind it manually or purchase an automatic watch winder.
2. Should My Watch Be Wound Manually Everyday?
Automatic watches are similar to hand wound watches. It is not recommended
that you continually wind the watch by hand, since the crown is connected to
many gears in the watch and this may accelerate the aging of the automatic
components of the watch. It also means you will probably need to take it in to a
watch repair person more often to have it checked and repaired.
3. Many High Grade Watches Are Engraved as Water Resistant, but how does
water get into the watch?
Water resistant is not the same as water proof. If you take a shower with
your watch on, the rubber ring which is used to protect your watch from letting
water enter the watch will deteriorate as a result of the chemicals used in
soaps. Large temperature differences can also cause condensation in the watch
for example coming out of a sauna into an air conditioned room. It's best to
have your watch checked frequently and either replaced or maintained. This will
assure your watch has a long life.
4. Will High Grade Watches Still be Water Resistant if the Back Case has been
opened?
Water resistant watches rely on the rubber ring integrated into the joint
between the crystal, back and crown. It's best to send your watch to an
authorized repair centre and have it tested for its waterproof properties every
couple of years. This is commonly done on quartz watches when the battery is
replaced or on mechanical watches when they are cleaned. If the back of the
watch is opened, the waterproof properties of the watch should not be affected
as long as the rubber ring is in good shape and the back has been put back on
properly.
5. Why should a Quartz Watch Require a Battery Replacement?
Dependant upon the quality of the movement in your watch along with your
usage, a battery should keep working One to two years. Higher quality quartz
designer watches will remind you that it's time to replace the battery normally
by some indication of the second hand. Leaving a watch lay having a expired
battery may cause battery leakage and ruin the watch. Definitely switch the
battery the instant it no longer works. If you do not plan to make use of the
timepiece, have the battery taken out.
6. Can a Sapphire Crystal be scratched?
Many watch crystals are certainly not manufactured from Sapphire, but have a
coating of sapphire over the crystal which helps to protect it from scrapes. The
hardness of sapphire is second only to diamonds, but that does not mean the
crystal can't be scratched, it's not easy, but could be achieved. As an example,
scraping the crystal over a concrete wall will probably make marks.
7. What you should do if your quartz timepiece quits?
Look at the crown on the timekeeper and ensure it's not pulled out. It might
be that your particular battery is dead or perhaps not making a suitable
connection. Check whether the second-hand is in contact with the crystal, this
ought to be noticeable because you will notice a scrape beneath the crystal.
If it still fails, then it is the perfect time to send it to a specialist to
look at.
8. Will a stainless-steel timepiece rust or lose its shimmer?
The calliper of stainless-steel differs, almost all stainless steel is
produced with nickel and chrome which often can corrode with acid or a strong
alkali. Even sweat from your body can eventually corrode stainless if it is
frequent enough over time. It's best to wipe the watch and wrist band with a
damp cloth and then dry immediately. This will remove most of the agents that
can damage the stainless. You can also get it professionally cleaned at your
local watch repair shop.
9. My watch is magnetized, what do I do now?
A magnetized watch will usually run faster. It's best to keep watches away from
strong magnetic fields such as audio speakers, TV and cell phones. Watch repair
shops can help you demagnetize your watch, this is not really harmful to your
watch, it's more of a nuisance.