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Essential watch maintenance tips you must learn 10

Article ArchivePublished 2011-09-10

1 WearingWatchWhen wearing, sweat on the hands is corrosive to the case. All-steel cases are made of nickel-chromium alloy and have better corrosion resistance, while semi-steel cases are made of copper and are easily corroded by long-term contact with sweat. You should frequently wipe off sweat with a soft cloth or use a plastic watch stand to prevent corrosion from sweat.

2不要随意打开表后盖，以免尘埃进入机芯影响手表的正常工作。

3 Do not place the watch in a wardrobe with mothballs to avoid deterioration of the watch oil.

4不要将手表放在功放、音响、电视机上，以免磁化。

5 For watches that are not worn temporarily, you should wind them once a month. For automatic movement watches, you should gently swing them back and forth for a few minutes or wear them on your wrist for a period of time to automatically wind the mainspring. This prevents the parts from remaining stationary for too long and ensures the performance of the watch movement.

6普通机械手表受了潮，可用干棉花压在手表上，再用40瓦的电灯泡烘烤5分钟，表里的潮气就可全部被蒸发出来。如果石英电子手表受了潮，可取若干小块氯化钙，用纱布包好;然后打开电子表盖，将包好的氯化钙和电子表一并放入一个不漏气的塑料袋或玻璃瓶内，密封。一般3个小时左右即可除潮，使电子表恢复正常。对于受潮严重的表可适当延长吸潮时间。

7 When you receive a beloved watch and remove the outer packaging, be sure to keep the box used to protect the watch. These protective boxes can provide the safest protection for the watch when it is not being worn, preventing it from being dropped or bumped. Therefore, keeping the box is absolutely necessary, and it is recommended to make it a habit to put the watch in the box when not wearing it, which can greatly reduce the chance of damage.

8平常最好不要天天戴同一只手表，应多准备几款不同的手表交替使用，除了能丰富个人的造型，也可避免灰尘、体垢全集中在同一只手表上。对于皮表带，更要小心呵护，以免天天使用造成表带的经常性磨损拉扯，那么即使表面新新的手表看起来也会十分老旧。

9 Wearing a watch to sleep, if it is a luminous watch, can have an adverse effect on the body. This is because the luminous material applied to the hands and dial of a luminous watch is mainly a mixture of radium and zinc sulphide. The rays emitted by radium can excite the zinc sulphide crystals to emit light. If you wear the watch while sleeping, your body will be exposed to eight to nine hours of radium radiation, which is harmful to the human body. Therefore, it is best to take off the luminous watch before going to bed and place it on a table.

10表蒙翻新。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