What should you do if your watch crystal is accidentally broken?

　　The main materials for watch crystals are glass and acrylic, while some high-end watches use premium materials like sapphire crystal, which naturally increases the price; for example,Cartier watch official website priceare generally quite high. So, once watches made of these materials suffer varying degrees of damage, what should we do?

　　(1) Avoid secondary damage: Generally speaking, the dials and hands of luxury watches are more valuable. Even after the crystal is shattered, the watch may continue to run, but broken shards can easily get caught under the hands and scratch the dial. Therefore, protective measures should be taken immediately, such as pulling out the crown to stop the watch, and placing the watch face down so that excess glass fragments can fall out naturally. However, avoid shaking it, as shaking might dislodge more glass fragments but could simultaneously cause immeasurable secondary damage to the dial, so be very careful.

　　(2) Send it to a professional repair shop: Once the crystal is shattered, the resulting problem is not something we as ordinary users can easily solve. Keep the crystal facing down and flat, and do not shake it vigorously on the way to a professional repair shop, as this could cause small parts to fall out of the unprotected watch. When having it repaired at the shop, try to choose an original factory crystal. If an original is unavailable, try to choose a higher-quality crystal if your budget allows, to prevent the same tragedy from happening again. After all, replacing a watch crystal is a tedious task.

　　(3) Try to avoid dropping it: A watch is a symbol of your status, so please treat it with care. Many watches are designed to be water-resistant, so you do not need to take them off frequently in daily life.