How to choose and maintain an automatic mechanical watch?

2022-10-16

Everyone knows that automatic mechanical movement watches are self-winding. It uses the power generated by the swing of the automatic disc at the bottom of the movement to drive the spring to generate energy, so the automatic mechanical watch itself is relatively thick.

Manual mechanical watches have a spiral. When one winds a watch, the helix is also wound at the same time. When the spiral is loosened, it begins to drive the movement of the watch movement. The automatic mechanical movement is based on the general manual winding watch plus an automatic component: automatic tour and automatic wheel. The mainspring can be wound by turning the automatic rotor in any direction.

How to choose an automatic mechanical watch

1. Check the start and swing

The method is as follows: gently hold the watch with the unwinding and stop running in your hand, wind it slowly, and watch the second hand at the same time.

2. Check the sound

After winding the clockwork a few times, turn the surface up, down, and the crown up, down, left, and right, and listen to the frequency beats in all directions. The beats should be basically the same. Crisp and has no noise.

3. Dial needle test

The dial should feel neither loose nor tight, but it is normal for the second hand to stop or reverse when dialing backward.

4. Choose a style

In addition, it should also be noted that because the watch adopts "static debugging" during the assembly, reconciliation, and inspection, the dynamic error of the watch will be caused by the movement of the arm after wearing it on the hand, which will make the travel time slow. In addition, the watch will also be used for a long time. increasingly slow. Therefore, a few seconds faster is appropriate for "static debugging".

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Maintenance method of an automatic mechanical watch

1. Wear it normally to avoid vibration

An appropriate amount of activity can make it continue to wind up and run normally (the wearer may walk slowly when the activity is small, which is a normal phenomenon. When using it for the first time, please rotate the crown 20-30 times to wind the mainspring initially ), although the watch is shockproof, it is easy to break the tip of the pendulum shaft or the journal of the wheel train when the external impact force is strong, and it can also cause the vibration of the speed needle to affect the time. Replacement in daily life: wear a mechanical watch during static activities, and wear a quartz watch when engaging in sports, so that the time can be adjusted according to local conditions, which can help prolong the service life of the watch.

2. Prevent magnetization

Although the watch is made of non-magnetic materials that are not easy to be magnetized, it is greatly affected by the magnetic field, such as the magnetic buckle on the TV, radio speakers, backpack, or leather bag.

3. The watch is waterproof

Try not to take the watch to swim or wash clothes. Once it gets wet or wet in the rain, you cannot pull out the crown to adjust the watch at this time, but wipe it dry immediately. The sea water is also untouchable. Even if the waterproof watch is marked, it can only have a one-year waterproof guarantee, because the waterproof ring of the watch will be worn out after a whole year of wear and tear, plus various unavoidable external factors such as sweat and dust, it will definitely be tiring, so after a year It must be replaced with a new waterproof ring, otherwise, it will not have waterproof function.

4. Watch cleaning

In general, 3-5 years of oil washing is determined by the following factors: ①The sealing problem of the watch ②The degree of wear (wear degree) of the watch ③The quartz watch can prolong the washing cycle ④The men’s watch or the pocket watch can be thinner Or the oil-washing cycle of women's watches is long

5. The watch is not placed for a long time

If it is not placed in a suitcase with mothballs and sanitary balls, it will deteriorate the oil of the watch and make the watch machine inaccurate. It is wound or worn every month to ensure flexible internal activities.