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This tiny guide to looking after your wrist-watch is planned to help answer some of those questions we all have but have never troubled to really find out the solution to. There's much discussion between watch buffs about certain facets of watch maintenance. Many folk are of that old proverb - if it ain't bust, then don't fix it.
These are some things you might need to understand to help keep your watch running for years to come.
Adjusting Different Band Types...
Having bought your new or used watch you find the band wishes adjusting:
There's some sort of adjustment available in the clasp in the case of a band, and this is thru a pin that is spring-loaded, locking into the clasp's holes. By trying a tool thin enough to press the pin from the outside to release it, you shouldn't have any problem about attempting this adjustment. Be careful, though. These small pins can do a trapeze act and fly to the opposite side of the room, customarily never to be found again. Before attempting this adjustment, ensure that the watch is on a cloth so as not to scratch the case or dent the crown.
Straps often have multiple holes so finding a comfortable position is generally straightforward. If not you can always make a new hole employing a button hole sewing tool.
Wait, the band's links might wish to be removed.
Some bracelets use screws to glue links to one another, while others use push pins. It's best to leave this to a watchmaker, if you don't have the tools to do that, such as bracelet pin removal tool and watchmakers' screwdrivers. If you have the proper screwdriver, make sure to strongly hold the bracelet before unscrewing the screw, preferably with an expert bracelet holder. That said, you can avoid damaging the screw slot by making sure the screwdriver is of the proper size and thickness.
Push pins according to the little arrow that indicate the way they should be pushed out; lower to mid-range watches are simply split-type. Again, if you can secure the band and have an instrument that may fit the pin hole right, you can do it yourself. Light drumming of the tool is often enough to get rid of the split pin type. Extraordinarily carefully, the links are inserted and the pins replaced from the opposite end. It's better to seek a professional watchmaker if you're not cosy doing this.
The solid type pins can be infinitely more problematical as bands employing these regularly have special collars in the band links themselves which firstly must be in the correct place when the band is rebuilt and secondly are incredibly straightforward to use. Solid pins are usually an extremely tight fit and without the consultant tools I might personally recommend that you take the watch to a watchmaker for this. If you do not want to be sorry, its better to be safe!
Setting your timepiece....
How do I wind a manual watch?
Try and wind a manual wind watch at the same time every day to have more consistent timekeeping, preferably in the mornings to have ideal power throughout the day. When winding a manual wind watch, do so comparatively slowly and solidly ; when it is absolutely wound you'll feel resistance as the mainspring tightens. This is a nice thing. Don't try and force it any further as damage may be done both to the mainspring itself and to components in the escapement.
Remember this. When winding a manual wind watch, it is highly sensible to take the watch off! Why? Well, if you keep the watch on and wind it, it is quite feasible to put unnecessary strain on the winding stem at all points but particularly where the stem attaches to the winding crown. I have seen folk wind their watch by forcing a finger under the crown and then winding by a forward and back ward motion of the recounted finger! This isn't a smart idea.
My watch is an automatic, does it need winding?
If it stopped, then it does. Swing the watch carefully in an arc for approximately a minute to get it running if your automatic has no manual winding capability. In the case of those watches with a manual wind capability then it is common practice to give the watch roughly 35-40 delicate and slow turns of the winder; this puts the movement in an ideal state of wind to begin with. Normal arm movement should then be enough to keep the watch wound for some time. It's okay to leave the watch off overnight without further manual winding if you are fairly active.
the Easy Way to Set Your Timepiece...
Date and time setting?
Normally, there are three crown positions for a watch supplied with a date feature: for date setting, pull out with one click; for time setting, pulled out with two clicks; and, naturally, in. Easy enough. Two main tips here really. First, wind the hands slowly when setting the time; doing this much too quickly will prematurely wear the components. In a clockwise direction, wind it gently and slowly. Unless a watch allows this specifically, don't adjust the time backwards thru midnight. Second, avoid any use of the quickset or fast date advance feature between 8:00 PM and 4:00 AM as you might seriously damage the date mechanism. If the watch has stopped then make sure you set the time once thru midnight and well into the safe area before setting the date. Brought to you by
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