Whats some things you would warn someone to be careful about if they have their first mechanical watch?
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Sean Jonas
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Do not adjust day / date when hands are close to midnight.
Make sure you understand the sequence of pushers in a chronograph.
On a diver, if it has a screw down crown... Screw it down.
Be aware of the level, or not of waterproof ability.
Do not swim,bath, in hot water, the seal will deform letting in moisture.
Servicing isn't something I budgeted for. My watches are under a thousand dollars for the more expensive ones. My Seiko5 was under 150$. When it dies I'll probably give it to someone who wants to tinker with it. Same with my other watches.
A high bracket like Fifty Fathoms probably requires some forethought regarding eventual service needs.
Don't really worry about shock and vibration if the watch is on your wrist as your body absorbs most of that. Still avoid things like playing the drums and so on. Once the watch is off, it's shock resistance is a lot less due to not havia fleshy arm to absorb mkst of that. One far drop on a hard floor will likely break something. Don't handle prophylactics and watches with the same hand for this reason.
Swiss Made =/= Swiss Made (and even then…)
When I 1st stated, there are many “brands” on Amazon that claim “X, Y, Z” but they mean nothing. Do some research 1st, start with a known quality 1st (i.e: Seiko, Citizen, Orient etc.)
Don’t - you’ll become boring very quickly to all who know you
If you want the best timing and power reserve metrics, manually wind your watch.
Don’t leave it on a winder.
Pools, showers and hot tubs aren’t great for it.
For the love of all that’s holy clean your watch and bracelet regularly.
Don't open the back or the tiny elves which make everything happen will escape to freedom and the watch will never work properly again.
Don't open the back or the tiny elves which make everything happen will escape to freedom and the watch will never work properly again.
Does your cat believe that your mechanical watches are living things?🤔😉
Cats can hear the movement and rotor.
Watches may have our funk between cleanings.😅
Don’t wind your watch while it is on your wrist. Take it off first
Only buy one if you like fiddling with things, and like dealing with constant nuisances
Scraping it on brickwork and no block splitting wood if you don’t want to wreck it .