Imitation Timepiece Care: Professional Maintenance Technology Guide

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1. Introduction

A watch is a watch that imitates a prestigious watch that already exists and is manufactured by means similar to a fake. As their prices are more affordable compared with the genuine ones and their appearance and functions are very similar, they are favored by consumers. The quality of collectible watches varies, and some unscrupulous merchants will take advantage of consumers' blind pursuit to manufacture low-quality and inferior collectible watches. Therefore, consumers need to be very careful when buying collectible watches and the maintenance of collectible watches needs to be very professional.

2. watch maintenance techniques

For the maintenance of collectible watches, the industry has already had some technical accumulation and practical experience. It is necessary to know the movement type and model of the watch in order to operate according to the maintenance manual provided by the manufacturer. Next, the watch surface needs to be carefully inspected to remove surface dust and dirt, paying attention to protecting the surface. If disassembly and cleaning are required, special attention needs to be paid to the position and order of each part to avoid damaging the watch during disassembly. Care should be taken to avoid dislocating the crown and time calibration by forcing the watch during disassembly and installation. When replacing the battery and winding the watch, it is necessary to keep in mind the details to avoid unnecessary damage to the watch caused by wrong operation.

3. Technology case studies

The following is a case study on maintenance techniques for collectible watches. A customer buys a watch and realizes that the watch sometimes stops automatically and needs to be swung regularly or the crown adjusted to keep running. Therefore, this customer sent the watch to a professional maintenance organization for repair.

During the inspection of the watch, the maintenance personnel found that the watch weighed 110 grams, which was much heavier than the genuine watch. It was therefore deduced that the watch might have excessive energy-consuming transmission parts. Subsequently, the technicians removed the back cover of the watch and found that the surface of the copper arbor inside the movement was not smooth and there was obvious rust and oxidation. It was realized that customers tend to soak their watches in cleaning solutions when using them, leading to surface rusting of the copper arbor. To fix the problem, the maintenance staff first performed a thorough cleaning to remove the dirt and rust from the arbor and gears, and then reworked and applied a high-quality zinc coating. The watch was eventually assembled and inspected again and the watch was restored to normal.

4. Summary

Maintaining collectible watches requires very meticulous operation and professional skills, and improper operation often causes irreversible damage to the watches. Consumers should choose reliable merchants when purchasing collectible watches and carry out regular maintenance and repair. In the process of watch maintenance and repair, special attention should be paid to details to avoid unintentional damage to the watch.