Mechanical watch manufacturers: Precautions for maintaining mechanical watches

2023-01-30

Mechanical watches have the characteristics of multiple parts and high process requirements, so when people use mechanical watches, they need to carry out regular maintenance according to the use time, so that the parts in the mechanical watches can work better.

After many people buy a mechanical watch, they are reluctant to spend a budget to maintain it. A mechanical watch is made up of tiny gears and parts. All parts are in close contact and run day and night. The lubricating oil on them will age and dry up due to time, causing wear of metal parts and even microchips. Finally, there will be maintenance problems for mechanical watches: because they have not been cleaned and maintained for too long, and The situation that causes the time of the watch to go inaccurately occurs.

The watch is usually inaccurate or it may be magnetized, the second may be a collision, the third may be water, and the fourth may be due to dry oil. There are many reasons for this. Basically, as long as it is a watch but there are faults, it mainly depends on the wearer. If the wearer cherishes and protects the watch, its service life will be longer. Next, mechanical watch manufacturers will share maintenance skills.

Mechanical watch manufacturers

What is "washing oil"? Washing oil is to clean the watch parts in oil, so what part of the watch needs to be oiled-the watch movement. Therefore, the process of cleaning and lubricating the watch movement is simply called "washing oil".

If the watch fails and breaks down, it should be sent to the watch manufacturer or watch repair shop for maintenance in time. We should pay attention to the following items when maintaining and washing mechanical watches:

1. Keeping a watch is the same as keeping a car. You need to save a certain budget for regular maintenance.
2. In general, mechanical watches are recommended to be oiled and maintained about every 4 to 5 years.
3. If the watch has been stored for a long time, please maintain it before wearing it to avoid the wear of the parts caused by the drying of the lubricating oil.
4. It is recommended to send it back to the original watch factory or a store with a good reputation.

Generally speaking, you can check it not necessarily when you encounter a situation, such as your watch being fast or slow. Then if the accuracy of the time is only lost, you can ask the watchmaker to adjust the time of the watch back. If it is really that the output of the mainspring is insufficient, it needs to be maintained. The maintenance part includes replacing broken parts and rusty parts. Or replace worn parts with new ones. After changing it, adjust the time again, and the travel time can return to the standard state.

It is worth noting that the number of times of oil washing is not better, because, after each disassembly and assembly, the movement may be damaged to varying degrees. When do you need to "wash oil"? After the watch has been used for more than 2 years, it needs to be cleaned and oiled. Of course, in addition to regular oil washing, it is also necessary to consider the need for oil washing work due to other factors. Quartz electronic watches are not easy to wear and have less loss on internal components, so the oil-washing cycle is longer than that of mechanical watches. Generally, oil washing is not necessary when there is no failure.

When there is a problem with the sealing of the watch, dust, water vapor and other debris will enter, affecting the cleanliness or rusting of the movement, and the transmission mechanism will be blocked. As the years of use increase, the lubricating oil in the movement will gradually dry up, increasing the friction between the gears. At the same time, the accumulation of dust and oil in the movement will also cause the watch to run abnormally or stop. Therefore, it is necessary to decide whether to wash the oil according to the different problems of the watch.

The above are the precautions for the maintenance of mechanical watches, I hope they can help you. We are a mechanical watch manufacturer with more than ten years of professional experience in producing watches. If you have any needs, please contact us.