Magnetism affects on watches.
I am a newcomer to the ' world of watches'.Ihave read how watches can become magnetized if left on computer s or electronic devices. This leads to my question: I use my cellphone frequently at work and home.My watch and phone are on the same side arm /hand. Will my phone affect my watch.Any help would be very much appreciated.
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It can be affected actually. Here are some advice, try download app named lepsi on the phone to detected wether watch is magnitized or not. And if it is try bought one of these demagnitizer, its not too expensive. But try to use it when the watch doesnt move or the second hand would move like crazy
Hope it will help.
The easiest way to detect magnetization is to use a compass.
leave the compass in a stationary position and get the watch near it, if the needle reacts strongly it's a sign of magnetization.
This has never really crossed my mind, nor do I recall magnetization ever being an issue for me. I'm not sure you should worry much about it at all. Try not to leave your watch next to strong magnetic fields, of course you should do that. Otherwise, I think it is a non-issue unless you are constantly exposed to strong magnetic fields.
BTW, I use my phone on the same arm as the watch and it has never been an issue.
I've been collecting for 4 years and during that time I've only had 1 or 2 watches impacted by magnetism. I picked up a cheap demagnetizer like the one suggested by @Unholy for about $15 on Amazon, and it worked great to fix them. In addition, many new watches make use of silicon hairsprings, so magnetism isn't really an issue for them. Even for mechanical watches with traditional hairsprings, I can't imagine your cell phone or PC being an issue during normal use.
FWIW, if a watch is magnetized, it will usually run much faster than normal. If you don't happen to have a compass laying around, there are several apps available for both Apple and Android that can be used to determine if your watch is indeed magnetized.
I demagnetised my brother in laws Rolex. It was not keeping its power reserve, doubt that would be magnetism. (I think it’s because he is less active than he used to be, and at the end of the day Sports automatics are designed for active lifestyles which are on the decline in an era of screen and online shopping) On the other hand, it was magnetised — used the afore mentioned Lepsi app — so I took my portable degausser over, and zapped it.
He does play electric guitar a lot, so no doubt it will be magnetised again, as he hadn’t really linked the guitar and all its pick ups with magnetism.
Guitarists need Omegas or Casio at the end of the day. XD
Some advice
Check your lug pins in your watch straps. If you buy watch straps or lug pins by the gross check them for magnetic charge. I'll bet you have some of them in your collection.
I have an Orient Kamisu II that I believe is magnetized. It gains 1-2 minutes per day (spec is + or - 15-25 seconds) so if I leave it for a month it will be 30 minutes ahead. At first, I thought it needed to be regulated and then I discovered it could possibly be magnetized. I know I set it on top of my laptop a few times. I ordered the demagnetizer from Amazon and I should have it on Wednesday.
It can be affected actually. Here are some advice, try download app named lepsi on the phone to detected wether watch is magnitized or not. And if it is try bought one of these demagnitizer, its not too expensive. But try to use it when the watch doesnt move or the second hand would move like crazy
Hope it will help.
Thank you very much!
The easiest way to detect magnetization is to use a compass.
leave the compass in a stationary position and get the watch near it, if the needle reacts strongly it's a sign of magnetization.
Thank you!
This has never really crossed my mind, nor do I recall magnetization ever being an issue for me. I'm not sure you should worry much about it at all. Try not to leave your watch next to strong magnetic fields, of course you should do that. Otherwise, I think it is a non-issue unless you are constantly exposed to strong magnetic fields.
BTW, I use my phone on the same arm as the watch and it has never been an issue.
Thank you very much.
I've been collecting for 4 years and during that time I've only had 1 or 2 watches impacted by magnetism. I picked up a cheap demagnetizer like the one suggested by @Unholy for about $15 on Amazon, and it worked great to fix them. In addition, many new watches make use of silicon hairsprings, so magnetism isn't really an issue for them. Even for mechanical watches with traditional hairsprings, I can't imagine your cell phone or PC being an issue during normal use.
FWIW, if a watch is magnetized, it will usually run much faster than normal. If you don't happen to have a compass laying around, there are several apps available for both Apple and Android that can be used to determine if your watch is indeed magnetized.
Thank you!
I have an Orient Kamisu II that I believe is magnetized. It gains 1-2 minutes per day (spec is + or - 15-25 seconds) so if I leave it for a month it will be 30 minutes ahead. At first, I thought it needed to be regulated and then I discovered it could possibly be magnetized. I know I set it on top of my laptop a few times. I ordered the demagnetizer from Amazon and I should have it on Wednesday.
Let us know how it works out!
I have an Orient Kamisu II that I believe is magnetized. It gains 1-2 minutes per day (spec is + or - 15-25 seconds) so if I leave it for a month it will be 30 minutes ahead. At first, I thought it needed to be regulated and then I discovered it could possibly be magnetized. I know I set it on top of my laptop a few times. I ordered the demagnetizer from Amazon and I should have it on Wednesday.
That should help, but remember to pull the crown out before doing so. Always stop the watch before demagnitize
Unless you put the watch right at the device, or close to the device that send signal (remote control), you should be safe.
However, having demanitizer at home does not cost a lot of money, and it is better safe than sorry 😁😁
Let us know how it works out!
The demagnetizer arrived yesterday. I used it last night and wound the Orient up. Usually, by morning it will be about a minute fast. This morning it was only about 10 seconds fast. I will be monitoring it for the next few days but my initial take is that it worked.
Just searched this site for magnetism after, out of curiosity I picked up a compass and waved it around in front of my TV.
I had put watches in front of the TV so that I can see them when not wearing them. Quite surprised at the extent of deflection of the compass where the watches were sitting.
Then checked my bedroom, where I have a portable radio, ooh, compass was deflected at a radius of about 12".
Watches now all live elsewhere, just in case!