How to Tell If Your Watch Is Indeed Broken Before Servicing It

Watches are mostly repaired and trying to wear them badly is a difficult task. An irresponsible or raw watch repairer can break a watch in a matter of minutes. Mechanical movement internal less than a hundred, more than a few hundred parts, as long as one is damaged may cause the whole watch timekeeping failure, the so-called precision instrument is also. As long as you don't fall or smash, normal wear, want to wear a bad watch is still very difficult.

So what should we look for when servicing our watches?

1, first of all to be sure: your watch, indeed broken

In fact, in some cases, there is nothing wrong with the watch at all and it has to be said that it is broken. In fact, it is caused by your inability to use it or improper use. For example, some people say that the watch stops after two days. I look at the manual winding; calendar is always 12 o'clock at noon every day to jump, yes ~ you then adjust the 12 hours on the night jump, and so on this kind of watch use common sense.

2、After determining that the watch is broken, be sure to go to the brand-specific repair department for consultation and maintenance

If you confirm that the watch is broken, such as stop walking, broken watch mirror, etc.. Don't try to open the cover of the watch to repair it by yourself (it is impossible to repair it without professional training), and don't go to non-brand-authorized watch repair point (cottage repair or roadside store) to repair it. The above two categories, if you go, then in the warranty period of the warranty is invalidated, serious and even difficult to repair again, only a large replacement parts. If there is no repair center in your place you can also go to the local well-known jewelry and luxury goods store repair

3, the brand special repair repair documents, to carefully review and confirm and keep

Went to the brand special repair is the first step, in receiving repair your watch, the service personnel will confirm the watch status with you, such as where the scratch where there is a disability, you must look carefully before signing. Otherwise, after the repair and add new injuries, that is simply ......

4、Don't think about maintenance all the time.

Many watch enthusiasts spend a lot of money on their beloved watches and always want everything to be perfect. Isn't five or six seconds too fast? Should I polish the case if I scratched it on the corner of the table? All these thoughts are too "nervous", see the first sentence of the opening article - watches are mostly repaired.

5. Folk masters

There are certainly folk who are good at watch repair. It's just that you must be very sure and sure, the identity of the repair person. Don't take it on hearsay, and don't look for a killjoy with a hard time.