As far as the financial capacity permits, two or three watches may be replaced in daily life. Wear a mechanical watch when performing static activities, and wear a sports watch when engaging in sports. The use of time and local conditions will help extend the service life of the watch.
Mechanical watches are driven by mechanical gears and clockwork, and friction will inevitably occur when rotating. Therefore, it is necessary to add oil and lubrication for a long time to reduce the wear rate of parts. Otherwise, wait until something goes wrong before sending it for repair, often the problem is already serious. It is best to check mechanical watches every year to see if there is any improper use or water ingress. Especially in hot and humid climate areas, sweat, rain and dirty air accumulate for many years. It causes chronic erosion of machinery, and the frequency and degree of damage are much higher than those in Europe, America and Japan. So regular inspections are very important. Then it needs to be thoroughly cleaned and maintained every three years.
The safest maintenance and repair, it is safer to hand over to the orthodox agency for processing. The internal cleaning must be handed over to a professional master. And the external cleaning work, mechanical watch owners may wish to do it themselves. Clean the strap with a soft brush dipped in cleaning fluid, and finally rinse with water. The waterproof case can also be cleaned in this way. Never scrub a watch case that is not waterproof. Daily cleaning of the exterior is very important. Because sweat dirt, dust, etc., even if they are too subtle to be noticed, they actually continue to accumulate. If it is not cleaned, the strap will rust, rot or become brittle.
