How do replica watches clean the movement?

　　To improve the lifespan of a replica watch, the movement often needs to be cleaned after prolonged wear, which is essentially an overhaul. This is because long-term wear causes the lubricant inside the movement to form sludge due to friction, ageing, and other reasons, losing its lubricating effect, which leads to the watch running slow and affects its lifespan. Therefore, cleaning the movement is a very important task. Soreplica watchhow to clean the movement?

　　Movement cleaning steps:

　　1. Immerse the disassembled movement components in petrol;

　　2. Hold the component securely with tweezers in your left hand, and scrub with a small watch brush in your right hand;

　　3. Use a wooden peg to pick and scrape jewel holes, gear pinions, and other areas that are difficult to brush;

　　4. Place the brushed components into a cleaning basket and rinse them in another clean batch of petrol;

　　5. Then place the cleaning basket containing the components on a dry cloth to absorb the petrol;

　　6. Finally, place the cleaning basket containing the components in an oven to dry.

　　Precautions:

　　1. When brushing movement components, use a gentle and steady grip with the tweezers; applying too much force may cause components to spring away or become damaged;

　　2. The hairspring must not be cleaned with a brush; generally, swirling it a few times in the cleaning petrol is sufficient;

　　3. The mainspring does not need to be cleaned; it can be wiped clean using tissue paper dampened with watch oil while holding it;

　　4. The pallet fork and balance wheel with hairspring should not be baked in an oven, to avoid altering the elasticity of the hairspring and melting the shellac at the roller pin and pallet jewels, which could cause them to loosen or shift out of position;

　　5. If an oven is not available, a clean flannel cloth can also be used to dry the components one by one.

　　6. Blow away fine dust from the cleaned components using an air blower, inspect them one by one, place them into a clean container, and cover with a dust-proof shield in preparation for the next assembly step.

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