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How to properly maintain your replica watch

How to properly maintain your replica watch

As the similarity and quality of replica watches are getting higher and higher, many consumers choose to buy replica watches. Although many watch lovers know how to choose and buy watches, how to properly maintain them after buying them is often overlooked. Below we will introduce how to properly maintain your replica watch. Just pay attention to the following eight aspects to keep your watch accurate and stable for a long time.

1. Stay away from electronic products

Avoid the watch from being affected by the magnetism of electronic products. Although digital products such as mobile phones, computers, and iPads have a certain magnetism, the ones that really affect watches are speakers, machine mahjong tables, TVs, etc. These devices have strong magnetic fields. Long-term exposure to these magnetic fields will affect the watch movement, resulting in inaccurate timing and performance degradation. Therefore, when the watch is not worn, it should be stored as far away from these devices as possible.

2. Correctly adjust the calendar

There is a restricted area for adjusting the time of calendar watches. It is best to adjust the calendar before 10 pm or after 1 am. For a large three-hand calendar watch, if you don’t know the 24-hour indication, you can adjust the time forward first, drive the calendar to jump, and then determine the 24-hour indication, and then adjust the calendar.

How to properly maintain your replica watch

3. Avoid over-winding

Too much is as bad as too little, and the same is true for winding. Generally, it is best to keep 80% of the spring. If you over-wind, especially for automatic mechanical watches, long-term winding will cause wear of the automatic gear train, which will not only affect the normal operation of the watch, but also may shorten its service life. ‌

4. Correctly use the chronograph function

The chronograph is one of the common complex functions, but improper operation can easily damage the movement. Make sure you understand how to use the chronograph function of the watch correctly to protect the normal operation of the movement.

5. Avoid water ingress to the watch

Except for watches marked as waterproof for 300 meters or special diving watches, other watches cannot be exposed to water for a long time, even just for daily waterproofing. Note the waterproof level: 100 meters can barely be splashed with water, 200 meters can be immersed in water, and watches marked below 100 meters are easy to get into water when immersed in water. No watch can be put in a sauna or exposed to water vapor.

6. Avoid over-polishing the watch case

Over-polishing will damage the metal on the watch case. Even many watches made of 316 steel will have a hardened electroplating layer, and PVD gold plating should not be over-polished, otherwise it will affect the appearance and structural integrity of the watch.

7. Wear your watch regularly

Watches should be taken out and worn frequently. Long-term non-wearing can easily lead to malfunctions. The lubricating oil between the watch parts will dry and oxidize when it is stationary for a long time, which will affect the watch’s running time. It is recommended to wind it twice a month, perform normal maintenance every 3-5 years, and store it in a dry environment.

8. Regular maintenance and repair

Watches need regular maintenance, and regular maintenance and repair can extend their service life. Watches are composed of many delicate parts, and long-term operation will cause parts to wear. Regular maintenance can make the watch parts run more smoothly, reduce the failure rate, and extend the service life.