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Care Tips for Mechanical Watches

Close-up of mechanical watch gears and components.

Cleaning

To ensure proper mechanical watch care and quartz watch care, it’s important to wipe the case and crystal regularly with a soft, lint-free microfiber cloth as part of your watch maintenance routine.

Chemicals

To ensure proper watch maintenance, it's important to avoid exposing your mechanical watch or quartz watch to perfumes, lotions, sunscreen, and household cleaners.

Water Resistance

Before exposing your mechanical watch or quartz watch to water, check your depth rating and ensure that the crown is fully screwed down for proper watch maintenance.

Storage

For proper mechanical watch care and quartz watch care, it's essential to keep your watches in a cool, dry place, away from direct sunlight or strong magnetic fields. This is crucial for effective watch maintenance and ensuring their longevity.

Setting Complications

To ensure proper mechanical watch care, never change the date function between 9:00 PM and 3:00 AM, as the internal gear teeth are already engaged. This is crucial for maintaining both mechanical and quartz watch care, as it helps prevent damage during your watch maintenance routine.

Magnetism

To ensure proper watch maintenance, keep mechanical movements away from laptops, speakers, and phones. This precaution is crucial for both mechanical watch care and quartz watch care, as these devices can magnetize the hairspring, ultimately affecting the watch's accuracy.

Servicing

For proper watch maintenance, schedule a professional overhaul and lubrication every 3 to 5 years, whether you own a mechanical watch or prefer quartz watch care.

Quartz Watch Care

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Battery Replacement

To ensure proper watch maintenance, change dead batteries promptly (every 1 to 3 years) to prevent old batteries from leaking corrosive acid into the circuit, whether you have a quartz watch or a mechanical watch.

Long-Term Storage

For proper quartz watch care, if you plan to store a quartz watch for an extended period, it's advisable to have a jeweler remove the battery to prevent internal acid corrosion. This is an important aspect of watch maintenance, much like the care needed for a mechanical watch.

Gasket Checks

During battery changes, it's important to inspect the water-resistant rubber gaskets and seals to block moisture, which is a key aspect of proper mechanical watch care, quartz watch care, and overall watch maintenance.

Durability

Enjoy higher shock resistance due to fewer moving parts, making it easier for quartz watch care. However, you should still avoid heavy drops for proper watch maintenance.

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