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Care and Maintenance Tips for High-End Watches

Article ArchivePublished 2011-09-10

手表的使用寿命与佩戴者是否正确使用和颐养手表有关,例如佩戴手表洗澡、手表外观龌龊、表带长度不适、使用环境恶劣等,都易导致手表损坏,缩短使用寿命。

Medium and high-end watches should undergo corresponding servicing every two to three years, which includes replacing waterproof components, testing timekeeping performance and movement power consumption, cleaning the movement, and maintaining the exterior. Such servicing will effectively extend the lifespan of your watch.

2.手表的防水性

Watch Water ResistanceWater resistance is achieved to the corresponding specification relying on waterproof rubber seals at the crystal, case back, crown, and other locations. All water-resistant watches have the words WATER RESISTANT or WATERPROOF stamped on the case back. Watches without a water resistance mark are only dustproof and should avoid contact with water. A 30 metre (3A ATM, i.e., 3 atmospheres) water-resistant watch can be used for daily washing or in the rain, meaning water droplets only splash onto the exterior without any water pressure being applied to the watch. A 50 metre water-resistant watch is suitable for swimming and general housework, while a 100 metre water-resistant watch can be used for underwater work such as swimming and diving.

防水胶圈的老化会影响手表的防水性能,所以手表的防水胶圈和把头(内含防水圈)根据使用情况要定期更换。石英表在每次换电池时须同时更换防水元件,以保证防水性能良好。

No water-resistant watch should be worn for hot baths, saunas, or used in environments with significant temperature changes. Because waterproof rubber seals are affected by temperature, they will expand and contract, creating gaps and accelerating aging, thereby causing water ingress and condensation inside the watch, which in severe cases will damage the internal components.

3.表带

Straps and bracelets are categorized into: ceramic bracelets, metal bracelets (tungsten-titanium alloy, solid steel, solid brass, solid powder metallurgy steel, steel mesh, wire mesh, etc.), leather straps, nylon woven straps, and others.

陶瓷表带有不易磨损、不会过敏、美观等特点。

4. The Two Protections of Watches

国家规范中,防磁和防震性能规范是用“剩余效应”来表示的,剩余效应指的检测前手表的瞬时日差与检测后手表的瞬时日差之差。

Shock resistance: When a watch is accidentally dropped from a height of 1 metres onto a horizontal hardwood surface, the residual effect of a quartz watch does not exceed 2 seconds, and the residual effect of a mechanical watch does not exceed 60 seconds.

防磁:当手表偶然处于强度为4800A /m磁场中时,石英表剩余效应不超过1.5秒,机械男表(机芯面积大于314平方毫米)剩余效应不超过 30秒,机械女表剩余效应不超过45秒。

5. Tips for removing moisture from a watch

不小心表壳内进水了,可用一种叫做硅胶的颗粒状物质与已经积水的手表一起放进一个密闭的容器内,数小时后,取出手表,积水即全部消失。此法简单经济,对表的精度和寿命均无任何损害。已经多次吸水后的硅胶,可在120℃下干燥数小时,吸水能力可再生,还能反复多次使用。

6. Watch Refurbishment Secrets

手表蒙被划出很多道纹以后,可以在表蒙上先滴一二滴清水,再挤一点牙膏擦涂,就可以把划纹去掉而使表蒙如新了

7. Watch Maintenance Secrets

1戴手表时,手上的汗水对表壳有腐蚀性,全钢表壳由于是镍铬合金,抗腐蚀性能好些,半钢表壳是铜的,临时与汗水接触,容易腐蚀,应经常用软布抹去汗水或垫上塑料表托,以防止其被汗水侵蚀。

2 Do not open the case back casually, so as to prevent dust from entering the movement and affecting the normal operation of the watch.

3不要将手表放在有樟脑丸的衣柜内,以免表油变质。

4 Do not place the watch on radios or televisions to avoid magnetization.

5临时存放不戴的手表,应每月定期上发条一次,使零件不致临时处于静止状态,以保证表机的运转性能。