These 7 Secrets Would Maintain The Quality of Your Watch
After acquiring a new timepiece, preserving it is the next necessary thing to do. The watch not only has to be the ones you wear daily, but it could also be the one you intend to give out to a loved one or your next generation. Whichever one it is, keeping your timepiece safe is paramount. You will get a lot of use from your watch when you maintain it and keep it in its best state.
In this article, we’ve listed down seven secrets that will keep your luxury watches safe. So, if you want to keep your watch in top shape for more years to come, then keep reading!
- Get a Safe Deposit Box
The first secret to keeping your watch safe is having a safe deposit box where you can readily tuck your timepiece away after use. This is to avoid exposure to moisture or dense temperatures, moisture is a natural enemy of watches. Watches like Nomos come in a personal box, so it’s advised that you put your watch in it after every use to avoid exposure to damages.
Having a safe deposit box for your watch also prevents your timepiece from clogging up, which can cause a malfunction to the coagulation of oils. Where this happens, the lubricating properties of the watch are loosened, and the IC ends up damaged. So, putting it away in a safe deposit box or its box is ideal, as it keeps it safe and in a workable condition.
Asides from tucking your watch away in a safe deposit box, you can opt for a silicone gel instead, especially the desiccant gel pack which changes color with the rise of moisture it absorbs. This enables you to keep track and knows when to change it when the gel soaks up excess moisture.
- Remove the Batteries When Storing for A Long Time
Putting your timepiece away for a lengthy period, asides from keeping it in a safe condition can lead to damage. One hack to ensure that they are safe is to pull out the batteries or have a watch expert do so when you intend to keep it in store for a long period.
Mechanical watches develop fault when tucked away for long with the battery intact. A movement may either get stalled or frozen, especially when the oils dry out. To avoid this, you should wind it periodically to keep it running and in excellent condition.
- Exercise Caution When Wearing Your Watch
While you may want to strap those luxurious watches on your wrist when stepping out for a formal engagement or a casual outdoor game, here is something you should know. Not all watches are fit for all occasions, and knowing this will guide you in exercising caution when choosing a watch for a particular event.
Watches with leather straps are highly sensitive to chemicals like the perfumes you wear on your wrists, the grease that drops from your food when you eat, and in fact moisture.
These elements can cause damage and wear to your leather watches, so the best thing to do is to avoid having contact with them.
Are you a lover of sports activities or outdoor recreational games? If yes, you should know when going swimming, snorkeling, or diving, your luxurious watches should be a more water-resistant piece like the Sea-dweller watch. This way, the amount of water that your watch gets exposed to is curtailed.
- Practice Regular Cleaning Habits
Keeping your watch safe not only applies to the interior mechanics of the watch. Simple practices like cleaning it regularly go a long way in ensuring the durability of your timepiece. For the watch itself, gently wipe the surface and straps with a cloth while paying attention to it. Look out for wear and scratches. Dabbing it with a soft cloth prevents the dust from infiltrating and causing damages to it.
For the watch case, clean it gently with a soft-bristle toothbrush and a few droplets of water. This ensures that the leather strap of the watch when placed inside of it maintains its soft texture.
- Avoid Exposure to Magnets
As trivial as this may sound, exposing your watch to magnets is one quickest way to damage the properties of your watch. Most movements in a watch result from tiny steel components.
Magnetism causes a watch to gain time, but constant exposure pulls the properties in different directions, potentially slowing down the cogs or bringing them to a halt.
To avoid this negative effect of a magnet, ensure there’s less contact between a magnet and your watch.
- Service Your Timepiece Regularly
Most people associate servicing with only automobiles and equipment. But this is not so. Your timepiece also needs to undergo servicing from a watch expert or a professional. You can do this every three to five years, even when it is not damaged or is still in excellent condition.
This process is known as a ‘complete overhaul,’ and is one secret to keeping your watch safe. Servicing should be carried out depending on how much and how often the watch is worn. The same goes for the storage duration when it is taken off the wrist. The more you wear your watch, the better it is.
Fine watches are like fine automobiles and require care and maintenance to keep their performance. If worn sparingly—few times a month, less servicing is advised. But ensure to wind it constantly to keep it in the right shape.
- Use the Face-Up Method in Storing Your Watch
When it boils down to ensuring the safety of your watch, one hack to getting it right is by storing your watch using the face-up method. This means that when placing your timepiece in its case or safe, you do so with the surface facing upwards.
You may wonder why this is necessary considering the soft environment the watch is placed inside. The reason is to avoid setbacks in regulating its properties or scratches that can affect it without your notice. Storing your timepiece face up is the appropriate thing to do always.
Conclusion
Getting a new watch is a great idea, but ensuring its safety is paramount. Following these tips will make it easier to achieve the best storage goals for your timepiece.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
