Sunday, January 4, 2009

Caring for your watch strap

These tips will keep your watch strap looking new for longer:

Don’t wear perfume or moisturizers around your wrist, as the chemicals will erode the metal, leather and plastic of watchstraps.

Avoid leaving the watch in direct sunlight, as this fades leather and plastic straps.Metal bracelets should be washed carefully in water. If your bracelet is really dirty, use a soft toothbrush with soap and water. Finally, rinse with water and dry carefully with a soft cloth. If your watch is not water resistant, be careful not to get water on the case. Cases should be wiped gently with a slightly moistened soft cloth and then carefully dried.

Leather straps should be slightly loosened in the summer, when they may absorb perspiration. A tight strap not only prevents the passage of air over the strap undersurface but can also cause a perspiration rash on the wrist.

If the strap ever becomes wet with perspiration, wipe it dry with a soft cloth.When you take off your watch, leave it in a well-ventilated spot. Never put it in a sealed container if it is damp with perspiration.

Special care for watches:

Shocks: Your watch is a precision instrument. Treat it carefully, and it will serve you well. Avoid undue shocks (such as dropping on hard surfaces). Normal shocks caused by sports like tennis or golf are no problem, although "Twin Seiko" (extra-high precision) watches should not be worn while participating in such sports.

Perspiration: Protect your watch from heavy perspiration. Remember to wipe it dry as soon as conveniently possible.

Extreme temperatures: Quartz watches are much less affected by temperature than mechanical watches, and are designed to keep good time if worn on the wrist for eight hours a day in temperatures between -10°C and +35°C. If removed completely from the wrist, your watch may lose time during the winter, but will return to normal accuracy as soon as you start wearing it again.

If your watch is stored at temperatures outside the normal range (as low as -10°C or as high as +60°C) the electronic components may not function normally.

At temperatures below freezing, the liquid crystals in digital watch displays respond slowly. They also tend to look very dark at high temperatures. Normal performance returns at normal temperatures.

Your battery may run out much more quickly at high temperatures (above 40°C), and battery fluid may even leak out.

Chemicals: Chemical substances, gases, and so on, can discoluor cases, bracelets and straps. Mercury (from a broken thermometer, for instance) can cause particularly unsightly grey discoloration of gold plating.

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