How to Preserve Your Mechanical Watch

Hand watches are so common in our life. They have come in many variants in terms of styles and also materials. However, not too many people possess branded hand watches yet. If you have one of those luxury items, such as TAG Heuer Watches, Breitling Watches; you may get it serviced every two or three years. What's worse, you may be unaware of maintaining it properly at all. In this circumstance, you are totally wrong.

Every hand watch, whether it's expensive or inexpensive, it quite needs your care. A case in point is the high-end mechanical watches. Check the following tips; they may help to stretch the life span of your precious mechanical watch.

1. Try to keep your watch from where there is water. Watches are afraid of water all the time even though they are waterproof. On the other hand, once your watch has been worn for several hours, sweat from your hands may corrode it more or less. In this case, you ought to check frequently whether the watch is dry or damp. Once it gets moist, use a piece of soft cloth to wipe it gently till it's dry.

2. Don't throw the packing box or watch container away randomly as they are the best place to store your luxury watch or fashion watch like Michael Kors Watches, especially when it is unused for a long time. Most people are used to placing their watches everywhere. But they don't know this is quite dangerous for their beloved watches. Watches should be placed away from electrical appliances lest they be magnetized and can't work accurately.

3. Don't always rely on the repair shops. In fact, as long as you apply your hands more often, the watch can live longer. For instance, you should wind it regularly to support its normal work. However, be mindful that don't open its back case too frequent in order not to allow dust in.

4. Having been worn for several years, the case of your watch may get scratched. In this case, just give two drops of water and a bit of toothpaste on its face, then rub the face gently till it's almost new to look.

If you really want your high-end mechanical watch to be with you longer, just follow all the suggestions above.