It's too late for you to know these six things after you buy a mechanical watch

For many new watch enthusiasts, buying a watch is usually an instant idea. However, it is often only after a few years of wearing it that they come to a full understanding of mechanical watches.TUDOR Black Bay M7941A1A0RU-0003 In fact, the principle of mechanical watches is not complicated, and you can avoid taking a lot of detours with just some understanding.

1. Mechanical watches suddenly don't go, often there is no power to store energy

Newbies initially do not have the habit of wearing a watch every day, and usually only remember to wear a watch when attending a party. When they realize that the watch doesn't go, they usually shake it with their hands or think that the watch is broken.TUDOR Ranger M79950-0001 However, a mechanical watch relies on the swinging of the wrist to store kinetic energy in order to maintain normal timekeeping. Conventional watch movements generally have a power reserve of between 30-70 hours, so if a watch is not worn for two or three days, its kinetic energy will have long since been depleted. When you wear the watch again, you need to manually wind the watch for 20 turns and wear it for more than 8 hours a day to keep it running normally.

2. Mechanical watches have errors, which are not necessarily related to the price of the watch.

The movement of a mechanical watch is a precision instrument, which is affected by factors such as shock, temperature change and magnetic field environment. Even after the calibration of the mechanical watch, it is normal for the error to become larger after a period of time. Moreover, no matter how expensive the brand is, it dares not promise that its mechanical watch has no error. For those who are obsessive-compulsive about the error, it is more suitable to wear electronic watches or quartz watches.

3. The waterproof depth of the watch is different from what you understand.

The waterproof level of watches is generally labeled as 50 meters, 100 meters, 300 meters and 500 meters. The waterproof depth here does not refer to the depth underwater, but the pressure. I have always felt that mechanical watches labeled in this way are misleading to novices. 50 meters or less is equal to not waterproof, 50-100 meters only applies to car wash, hand wash and other life level waterproof. 300 meters can be worn in the summer to swim. But all mechanical watches can't be worn in sauna because they are not resistant to hot water and water vapor.

4. Mechanical watches do not need to be maintained every year.

Mechanical watch maintenance is simply to take out the movement to dismantle, clean and refuel each part, while checking whether the movement parts are worn and replaced. Nowadays, the high-end watch maintenance industry is flooded with people who intentionally exaggerate the benefits of regular watch maintenance, but in reality, they just want to charge high maintenance fees and make high profits. Under normal circumstances, as long as the watch is not malfunctioning, it does not need maintenance. Even for very careful watch lovers, it is enough to maintain the watch once every 3-5 years.

5. The vast majority of Swiss watches use ETA movement

In addition to brands that have been using their own R&D movements, 95% of Swiss brands are using or have used ETA movements. Although there are many Swiss watch brands, the vast majority of them are really just acting as a case factory.

6. Try not to buy entry-level Swiss watches

Mechanical watches have now become an exclusively male luxury, and as a result the major watch brands are becoming more and more expensive. The main point of wearing a watch is to show one's financial strength and of course to enhance one's personal taste. Although entry-level watches such as Tissot and Longines are very cost-effective, in the actual wearing process, many people will put them in the drawer to eat dust because they feel that they have no face. Therefore, it is better to simply buy mid-range luxury brand watches.

Mechanical watches are not perfect, on the contrary they have many flaws. It is a decorative piece worn by people with real money and leisure. Of course, there is absolutely nothing wrong if you buy a watch purely because you like it for the convenience of checking the time. Therefore, it is important to determine your actual needs and budget before purchasing a watch so that you won't regret it. So, what are some other things that you should only know after you have purchased a watch?