Advice
Advice for your watch
Advice from the ShadiaN watchmakers – how to set, protect and maintain your watch so that it keeps accurate time for years.
- 15articles
- 6interactive helpers
- 4generations of watchmakers
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- 01 Water resistance Choose what is written on the back of your watch – and see what it can do. When you wear your watch in water
- 02 Magnetic fields Which household devices are safe, and at what distance. Magnetic field safety
- 03 When is the next service Enter the last service – and see when the next one is due. Periodic maintenance
- 04 Can I change the date now? Checked against the exact time in Sofia. When setting your watch
- 05 When will the automatic watch stop The 42–48 hour power reserve, worked out for you. Winding a mechanical watch
- 06 The battery is running out What the second hand looks like when it jumps every 4 seconds. When you don’t wear your watch
All the advice
15 articles from the watchmakers
- 01Setting and maintenance When setting your watch Four rules that protect the date mechanism and the water resistance of your watch. 1 min readwith a helper
- 02Setting and maintenance Winding a mechanical watch How to restart an automatic watch that has stopped, and how to wind a mechanical one. 1 min readwith a helper
- 03Setting and maintenance When you don’t wear your watch Magnetic fields, automatic watches at rest, dead batteries – and how Kinetic, Eco-Drive and Solar work. 3 min readwith a helper
- 04Water and cleaning When cleaning your watch How to clean the case, the bracelet and the strap without harming the watch. 1 min read
- 05Water and cleaning When you wear your watch in water What the metres and atmospheres on the back of the watch mean – and what each watch can do. 1 min readwith a helper
- 06Coatings and impacts For gold-plated watches Galvanic gold plating and PVD – how they differ and how to look after them. 1 min read
- 07Coatings and impacts Anti-reflective coating care The coating that removes glare from the glass, and how not to scratch it. 1 min read
- 08Coatings and impacts Dangers of strong impact Why even a single knock can damage the movement – and why it does not always show from the outside. 1 min read
- 09Temperature and magnetic fields Changes in temperature The temperatures a watch can bear, and what to do about condensation under the glass. 1 min read
- 10Temperature and magnetic fields Magnetic field safety Which household devices can affect the watch, and at what distance it is safe. 1 min readwith a helper
- 11Water and cleaning Keep away from chemicals Perfume, creams, cleaners and alcohol wipes – what to keep away from the case, the strap and the gaskets. 1 min read
- 12Setting and maintenance Periodic maintenance How often to have the watch checked, when to replace the crown gasket and what a full service includes. 2 min readwith a helper
- 13Water and cleaning For all types of leather and textile straps Six rules that extend the life of a leather strap. 1 min read
- 14Temperature and magnetic fields Wearing your watch in cold weather What the cold does to the lubricants in the movement, and how to protect the watch in winter. 1 min read
- 15Temperature and magnetic fields Exposure to strong sunlight and high temperatures Strong sun, UV light, sauna and steam bath – what happens to a watch at high temperatures. 1 min read
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