All About Automatic and Mechanical Watches
What should I do if my Automatic watch gain/ lose few seconds?
If your watch loses or gains a few seconds per day, you can correct it without expert aid. We suggest the following methods to adjust gain/ lose time for watch: Method 1: The hairspring in the movement probably got stuck and caused the movement to ...
My watch has been repaired and is no longer accurate. What's the reason?
Under certain circumstances, a watch may not be as accurate after a repair as it was before. During repair, the rate of the watch movement is checked using a timing machine and by observing its behaviour over a certain period of time. This usually ...
My automatic mechanical watch has gain / loses time, why?
An automatic mechanical watch comes with manual winding mechanism. When the watch is worn on the wrist, the mainspring is wound automatically through normal wrist movement. The watch can also be wound up by turning the crown. To do so, unscrew the ...
My automatic watch has gain (loss) time for 5 minutes a week. How do I regulate my watch to a normal accuracy?
To regulate your automatic watch, please put your watch on the position according to the suggestions below when leaving your watch overnight, this will helps compensate or gain for the time required. If your watch faces up for overnight, it will gain ...
How do I hack my non-hacking movement watch?
Definitions of hacking / non-hacking movement: A hacking movement is one that stops the second hand when you pull the crown to the time-setting position, so you can set it to the second. A non-hacking movement doesn't do this. Hack or Hacking: ...
Why do you say that automatic / mechanical watches are sensitive to temperature?
The parts that compose the accuracy of these watches are made of metals. It is well known that metals expand or contract depending on temperatures due to metal properties. This exerts and effect on the accuracy of the watches. Automatic / ...
What is a Perpetual Calendar watch and how does it work?
The early "calendar" watches, dating from the 16th century, were equipped with a mechanism giving the day, date and month in addition to the hour which was still imprecise at that point in time. In a calendar watch, the days and months follow ...
I can't seem to wear mechanical watches. Either they work sporadically or they don't work at all on my wrist. Why is that?
There may be several reasons why a mechanical watch does not work on some people. Most people who have this problem fall into one of the following categories. An old and worn watch A new but not water resistant watch A manual-winding mechanical watch ...
What is Mechanical movement and the advantages of owning this watch?
The most important feature of a mechanical movement is the main spring that must be manually wound to store potential energy. This spring unwinds slowly, releasing energy to move the gears that power the watch's timekeeping functions. Reflecting the ...
What is Automatic movement and the advantages of owning this watch?
Basically, an automatic movement is mechanical movement with a self-winding design. An automatic watch harnesses the energy produced by motion to wind the spring. This movement features a rotor that spins when the watch is in motion as when the ...
My automatic watch has suddenly stopped operating, please help.
Please go through the following checks, as your watch might be affected by nearby magnetism and temperature which may temporarily or lose time or stop operating: A. Have you placed your watch at the following magnetic products that may affect your ...
Can I use my watch when hammering?
Mechanical movements or Automatic movements of any brands are particularly sensitive to strong swings such as using a hammer, tennis, and such. Such strong swing movements will cause the hairspring to go haywire. Short impacts at an extreme velocity ...
How do you wind an automatic watch when it has stopped?
To wind a timepiece that has stopped, hold your automatic watch in your hand with the dial facing up. Gently move your arm back and forth to gently shake the watch. You should hear or feel the movement in motion. After a couple of minutes, the watch ...
Why does my automatic watch have sounds when rotating?
All automatic watches will make sounds because the rotors rotates (swings) at a very high rate of speed in the non-winding direction or "wobbling" when the rotor turns in the non-winding direction. Some large automatic watches even amplifies a ...
What is an automatic mechanical watch? How do I wind the watch?
An automatic mechanical watch comes with manual winding mechanism. When the watch is worn on the wrist, the mainspring is wound automatically through normal wrist movement. The watch can also be wound up by turning the crown. To do so, unscrew the ...
My automatic watch has gain / loss time, what can I do?
Please go through the following checks, as your watch might be affected by nearby magnetism and temperature which may temporarily or lose time or stop operating: A. Have you placed your watch at the following magnetic products that may affect your ...
My automatic watch has gain / loss time and it is now not time accurate.
The accuracy of mechanical / automatic watches may not fall within the specified range of time accuracy because loss / gain changed due to the position of the watch, which is dependent on the conditions of use, such as the length of time during which ...