Today, I would like to share some common knowledge about mechanical watches.

While doing customer service, I found some common questions that people often ask, so I will share them with you now.

When buying or using a mechanical watch, you will always encounter these questions:

1. What is an automatic mechanical watch?

2. Does an automatic mechanical watch need to be wound manually?

3. Why is the spring always not fully wound?

4. Will frequent winding damage the movement?

The following editor will give you a detailed explanation

1. Current mechanical watches can be roughly divided into manual mechanical watches and automatic mechanical watches. Manual mechanical watches require you to manually wind them regularly. Automatic mechanical watches are based on stand-alone watches and have an automatic winding mechanism added. When the arm wearing the watch moves, the weight swings around the axis under the action of gravity and inertia, thereby driving the automatic wheel system to wind the spring.

2. Does an automatic mechanical watch need to be manually wound?

If you exercise your wrist enough every day, you don’t need to wind it. On the contrary, if you don’t exercise enough, you need to wind it. When you first receive a watch, you also need to wind it because the watch does not have enough energy.

3. Why is the spring always not fully wound?

In order to avoid damage to the spring caused by excessive winding, the automatic mechanical watch has a design that will automatically slip when the spring is fully wound. The principle of this design is to change the shape of the spring hook to release the excess spring torque when the spring is fully wound, so it is normal that the spring is always not fully wound.

4. Will frequent winding damage the movement?

It is recommended not to manually wind the watch frequently, because this process will cause many automatic wheels to rotate together, which will cause wear. However, the wear is not as exaggerated as you might think. Don't worry if you don't exercise enough, you still need to manually wind the watch.

Here are some tips for using a mechanical watch:

1. Do not shake it vigorously to wind it up.

2. Please take it off before strenuous exercise and handle it with care.

3. Don't knock it, the movement is too delicate.

4. Don't wear it to wash in hot water, the waterproof ring will age.

5. Don't get too close to the magnetic field, it will run slower after magnetization.

6. The leather strap will be a little hard at first.

In short, if you treat it gently, it will accompany you forever!

Well, the above is all the popular science content for today. If you still have any questions about the use of watches, please leave a message and the editor will reply regularly. Finally, I wish you can buy good products at a genuine price every time.

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