Watches Tips

Tips on Keeping your watch Water Resistant

• Take off your water-resistant watch prior to showering or washing dishes. Soap reduces the surface tension of water and increases the chances the water can get past the seals.
  
• Once a year, have your watch's water resistance checked and have any bad seals/gaskets replaced.
  
• If you notice condensation under the crystal or on the dial of the watch, take it to a watchmaker immediately.
  
• If your watch has a screwdown crown, make sure it is screwed down before swimming of getting it wet.
  
• Always rinse your watch in tap water after swimming in chlorinated water or in the sea.

Operating a Quartz (Battery) Watch

• If the watch is not going to be worn for a long period of time, stop the movement by pulling the crown out to time setting position. This will stop the watch and preserve the battery.
  
• Have the battery checked every two years by a competent watchmaker.
  
• When the battery is changed, have the watchmaker insure the watch is pressure-tight to withstand dust and moisture
  
• If the second hand starts advancing in four-second increments, the battery needs to be replaced. Watches will run another 1-4 weeks when the battery is low.

Setting The Date On Mechanical Watches

• Never change the date manually when the hour hand is about the 9 and 3.. Adjusting the date with the quick-set can damage the movement in this position.
  
• Never wind the hands back beyond the 12-midnight position, this can damage the movement.
  
• Some watches with complex movements and/or features require special care; please check the instructions that came with the watch.

Operating an Manual Wind Watch

• With a new watch, wear it every day for at least two weeks
  
• Wind the watch first, and then set the hands
  
• Wind the watch slowly and regularly
  
• Wind it daily, and if possible do so in the morning

Operating an Automatic Watch

With a new watch, wear it every day for at least two weeks.