BẢO TRÌ ĐỒNG HỒ

Every watch brand has a distinct look and feel—with a personality and theme of its own. A brand is more than just a name; it’s an experience that evokes various emotions and communicates one’s status, lifestyle, and personal taste.

You should first ask yourself what you are looking for in a watch. For strictly practical purposes, consider more reasonably-priced, high quality brands that may be without all the bells and whistles. For a long-term investment watch that you are looking to eventually re-sell, look at brands that have increased in value over time and are projected to continue to do so. For a family heirloom to be passed down for generations to come, you will want something classic and timeless, a brand known for exquisite design and craftsmanship.

CÁC THẮC MẮC THƯỜNG GẶP

#1 THE MOVEMENT

I dropped my watch and now it doesn't run. When a watch is dropped, a sudden impact may cause an axle of one or more wheels to break. Most commonly the balance staff, the axle of the wheel that makes the tick-tock noise, breaks. The balance staff will need to be replaced in conjunction with a complete maintenance.

My automatic watch stops after I take it off. This is a typical occurrence with an automatic watch and may be an indicator of a few problems. An automatic, or self-winding, watch requires a certain amount of physical activity of the wearer to wind fully. If the wearer is not sufficiently active, the watch does not build up enough power to run. In rare cases, it could be that the mainspring has become worn, which sometimes happens after a few years. This is corrected by replacing the mainspring and conducting a complete maintenance.

#2 THE TIMING

My watch was running fine for many years, and now it is running slow and stopping. A watch is a finely tuned mini-machine. Similar to an automobile's engine, lubricants must be replaced periodically, usually every 3-5 years, to maintain optimum performance. A complete maintenance should correct this.

My watch is running very fast. This could be for a few reasons. Over time, the internal lubricants in a watch movement may migrate to the hairspring and cause it to stick. It could also be from dropping the watch, in which case the hairspring is out of adjustment. Lastly, the watch may also have been exposed to a magnetic field and become magnetized

I put on my automatic watch and it is running slow. Automatic watches must be wound to start the watch running, either by manually winding at the crown or by wearing the watch for a sufficient amount of time to wind the mainspring. When worn regularly, most automatic watches should function normally and continue to run for approximately 36 hours after being removed from the wrist. If the watch is fully wound and still runs slow, this is an indicator that it is due for maintenance. Most manufacturers of automatic watches recommend movement service approximately every 4 to 5 years, depending on the degree of wear/usage.

When I wind my watch, it never stops winding. This happens in true manual-wind watches and indicates that the mainspring has broken. Automatics have a clutch so you can feel when the watch is fully wound. The mainspring must be replaced along with a complete maintenance.

#3 THE DIAL

My watch is running very fast. This could be for a few reasons. Over time, the internal lubricants in a watch movement may migrate to the hairspring and cause it to stick. It could also be from dropping the watch, in which case the hairspring is out of adjustment. Lastly, the watch may also have been exposed to a magnetic field and become magnetized

I put on my automatic watch and it is running slow. Automatic watches must be wound to start the watch running, either by manually winding at the crown or by wearing the watch for a sufficient amount of time to wind the mainspring. When worn regularly, most automatic watches should function normally and continue to run for approximately 36 hours after being removed from the wrist. If the watch is fully wound and still runs slow, this is an indicator that it is due for maintenance. Most manufacturers of automatic watches recommend movement service approximately every 4 to 5 years, depending on the degree of wear/usage.

When I wind my watch, it never stops winding. This happens in true manual-wind watches and indicates that the mainspring has broken. Automatics have a clutch so you can feel when the watch is fully wound. The mainspring must be replaced along with a complete maintenance.