HOW DO U CLEAN WATCHES?
Hey guys I recently got into this hobby of watches and I really wanted to know how to clean our watches properly because I don't want to damage my watches by doing it wrong.
I am experiencing a problem where in I sweat and thus after some time that just sticks to the steel ba k of the watch or the strap(silicon). And also what kind of cloth to be used to avoid scratches.
Thanks in advance
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When my gets dirty I just buy a new one.
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Guys pls i am asking seriously😮💨
Typically for a water resistant watch I feel comfortable with Windex and a toothbrush, sometimes I remove the metal band and really get in there because I work construction I'm struggling with this problem a lot. But watches that are vintage or non-water resistant I would recommend a toothpick or a q-tip with rubbing alcohol. It evaporates quickly and it leaves it nice. Plus if you get a scratch on an acrylic I have always used toothpaste and a four-sided nail file from Walgreens or CVS and just incrementally moved down in roughness to the end of the polish side. It works like a charm if you don't want to buy polywatch.
-Windex
-Toothbrush
-Toothpicks (nothing metal)
- Rubbing Alcohol
-Polywatch or Toothpaste
(A lot of teeth ingredients huh?)
If you want a good shine on a stainless steel watch a light Dremel polishing wheel and some mother's aluminum polish will shine that baby like the sun
Typically for a water resistant watch I feel comfortable with Windex and a toothbrush, sometimes I remove the metal band and really get in there because I work construction I'm struggling with this problem a lot. But watches that are vintage or non-water resistant I would recommend a toothpick or a q-tip with rubbing alcohol. It evaporates quickly and it leaves it nice. Plus if you get a scratch on an acrylic I have always used toothpaste and a four-sided nail file from Walgreens or CVS and just incrementally moved down in roughness to the end of the polish side. It works like a charm if you don't want to buy polywatch.
-Windex
-Toothbrush
-Toothpicks (nothing metal)
- Rubbing Alcohol
-Polywatch or Toothpaste
(A lot of teeth ingredients huh?)
If you want a good shine on a stainless steel watch a light Dremel polishing wheel and some mother's aluminum polish will shine that baby like the sun
And frankly while we are on the topic of routine maintenance I heavily recommend going to time.gov to set your watch it is really helpful to have a constant to see how much your watch deviates from day to day without a Timegrapher
I use an AIS Collective ChronoPen to wash my watches and they also have a leather cleaning pen for your straps. Couldn’t recommend them more highly enough. When you buy a cleaning pen, it comes with a polishing and drying cloth.
And frankly while we are on the topic of routine maintenance I heavily recommend going to time.gov to set your watch it is really helpful to have a constant to see how much your watch deviates from day to day without a Timegrapher
Have you ever used the HODINKEE app reference time function?
It’s pretty useful. For the last five seconds of the minute it dings on :55, :56,:57, :58,:59 and then at :00 on the new minute. It makes it easy to set your watch to the reference time because you don’t need to look at your phone you can just listen to the tone.
Breathe on it like ‘huuuhh’ and then rub it furiously for 4 seconds.
Have you ever used the HODINKEE app reference time function?
It’s pretty useful. For the last five seconds of the minute it dings on :55, :56,:57, :58,:59 and then at :00 on the new minute. It makes it easy to set your watch to the reference time because you don’t need to look at your phone you can just listen to the tone.
Okay that's sick
Okay that's sick
Isn’t that so useful? A guy at my AD pulled it out to set the time on a watch I was purchasing and I’ve been using it ever since. 🥂
Go to optometrist and by a large supply of lens wipes. Nicely sealed and just enough alcohol in them to clean the fing prints off give a bit of a shine. Nice thing is the individual packs can be packed in your car or suitcases briefcase your desk drawer anywhere. You are. Also available relatively inexpensively in large quantities at Costco and other big box stores