What Does a Manual Machinist Do?

A manual mechanical watch is a watch driven by manually tightening the mainspring. Usually, the crown is rotated to tighten the mainspring in the watch. The mainspring system releases kinetic energy to drive the timekeeping function of the watch. All these processes are performed by mechanical principles and construction.

Manual mechanical watch

The most common condition for sending mechanical watches for repair is nothing more than water and collision. Unless the mechanical watch is marked with waterproof function, you must avoid water in the case, because water can cause mechanical corrosion and strong destructive force. The sea is even more untouchable. Even if a waterproof watch is specified, it can only be guaranteed for one year. Because the waterproof ring of the watch has been worn for a whole year, plus various inevitable external factors such as sweat and dust, it will definitely be tired, so one year later It must be replaced with a new waterproof ring, otherwise it will not have the waterproof function.

In addition to waterproofing, it is also necessary to prevent collision. Within the limits of economic capacity, it is advisable to replace two or three watches in daily life: wear a mechanical watch for static activities and a quartz watch for sports. This will help to extend the life of the watch. Mechanical watches are driven by mechanical gears and springs. Friction will inevitably occur during rotation, so oil and lubrication must be used for a long time to reduce the wear rate of parts. Otherwise, wait until something goes wrong to return for repair, often the problem is already very serious. The mechanical watch is best to return to her mother's home every year, check to see if there is improper use or water. In particular, Taiwan s climate is humid and hot. Sweat, rain, and dirty air have accumulated over the years, causing chronic erosion of machinery. The frequency and degree of damage are much higher than in Europe, America, and Japan. Therefore, "regular inspection" is very important; Need to be thoroughly cleaned and maintained. The most insured maintenance and repair, it is safer to hand it to an orthodox agency. The internal cleaning must be handed over to a professional master, while the external cleaning work, the owner of the mechanical watch may wish to do it by himself; use a soft brush and a cleaning solution to scrub the strap, and then rinse with water. Cases with water resistance can also be cleaned in this way; cases without water resistance should never be scrubbed. Daily cleaning of the outside is very important, because even if the sweat, dust, etc. are not even noticeable, they actually continue to accumulate. Without cleaning, the watch band will rust, rot, or become brittle. Therefore, it is best for the host to clean up frequently.

Mechanical watch adjustment time principle:

If the mechanical watch is left unused for a long period of time, the clockwork of the mechanical watch will relax until the watch is still. At this time, if you want to wear it again, you must start the clockwork again and then adjust the time afterwards. Generally, mechanical watches At the loosest moment of the mainspring, the hour and minute hands slow down or become faster. Because of this, you should wind up the clockwork first to avoid the standard power-driven hands after the calibration time, even if the watch is semi-automatic. Paragraph, you should also manually wind up to eight minutes before performing time calibration.