Maintaining Your Watch
Maintaining your watch can be a difficult process. Therefore, this page will explain some of the basic ideas about general maintenance. In addition, specific maintenance information for your watch is available from the manufacturer or included in the watch’s operating manual.
How to maintain your Quartz watches
Masterpiece Watch Restoration recommends professional maintenance on a quartz watch every two years for the best operation. Dead batteries will leak and ruin even the finest watch.
During battery replacement, our technicians:
- clean dirt from the seals around the battery compartment.
- secondly, inspect the seals for damage.
- thirdly, inspect the movement for damage or dirt.
- fourthly, replace the battery.
- test the watch for water resistance.
- and finally, set the watch and return it to you running on time.
Mechanical Watches
Maintaining your mechanical watch varies by manufacturer. Masterpiece Watch Restoration recommends checking your mechanical watch for proper operation every five years. In addition, our professional mechanical watch servicing involves:
- exterior cleaning.
- inspection for defects.
- timing test.
- testing the watch for water resistance.
Optional services can include bracelet and case clean and polish.
What is water resistance?
Water resistance is a watch’s ability to keep out moisture. To keep moisture out from everyday use, modern watches are designed with gaskets. Diving watches, such as the Submariner, are designed to be worn by scuba divers up to the depth of 300 meters or more and must be able to withstand high pressures. Ensuring your watch is water resistant is essential in maintaining your watch! If you would like to learn more about water resistance and how you can prevent water damage click on this link to learn more.
What else can I do?
When maintaining your watch, watch mechanisms with moving parts require periodic maintenance also to keep them running smoothly. Bring them into Masterpiece Watch Repair! Cleaning and re-lubricating of moving parts assure reduced wear and reliable operation. In conclusion, by keeping in mind these simple facts about watches and providing careful maintenance a watch will perform better and give many years of reliable service. If you would like to learn more about how you can best maintain your watch here is a quick guide to help you out.