10 Things You Must Never Do With Your Watch
10 things you must never do with your watch if you want them to live a long and fruitful life. It’s the little things that count!
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Be careful when you walk through door frames. All the dents and scratches on my watch happened by banging it against door frames.
…you can literally see the colour of the door’s paint in the scratches on an acrylic crystal, lol…i just hate it…
Same, plus door knobs.
That's the "spatial awareness" bit addressed in the video (6:05).
This is very important. It’s the reason why I fold my elbows and put my fist close to my chest every time I walk through doors.
My watch hurts the door frame more than the other way around.
The biggest no-no in the watch world: Don't start watch collecting!
lol! It’s a disease
I’m learning the hard way! It becomes an obsession!
Me too, it's my wife's fault, every birthday and Christmas she says what do you want and I always say a watch and tell her the latest one I want. 😅😅😅😅
Too late mate 😂😂😂
lol
Dentist here. Make sure you use a new soft bristle toothbrush. Used brushes will have abrasives from toothpaste that can easily scratch most metals
Dental lab tech here. I use a medium Oral-B brush with regular ol' Colgate on my 116610 Rolex Submariner and it looks like new, no micro scratches, no marring, no hazing.
Journalist here. Could brushing my silver mercury fllins cause me lusing mei memory and spellng? oHH and memoji?
1. Screw it 2. Don’t screw it too hard 3. Remove the schmutz 4. Don’t stop prematurely 5. Pin it in place 6. Don’t shift it prematurely 7. Don’t smack it against stuff 8. Give it an inch of space to move 9. Don’t stack it 10. Don’t stack it against other dangly bits Got it. Interestingly enough these work for watches too! 😂
You forgot the point about not banging it too hard on the tiled floor.
It’s been a while since I’ve watched a Watchfinder video. Strange, but pleasing, to finally have a face to your calming voice.
I love this channel. One of my favorites on KZhead!!!
Great channel, I appreciate your content and love this format
With love, I dearly miss the live watch on the desk format with watch, wood, and hands. Great to see Andrew when he’s having a chat with someone, but those older format videos were magical.
Love this guy! Great ideas with a little humour make his videos enjoyable. Some great tips in this video.
I love the Datograph! Good advices for rookies. Great watches and good clip. Tnx !
It’s good to hear a little Yiddish every so often when learning best practices for our time pieces! SCHMUTZ! You rock!!
Many suggestions here different than what are typically in this type of video. Thank you.
Thank you for this video
Great Advice. Thanks 👍👍
Your comment about watches loving tiled floors - my dad dropped an Orient watch on a tiled floor and luckily nothing happened, but the watch was on a bracelet so I still don't know how he managed to drop it.
My son has just walked out of the living room after listening to this video, his comment “could have saved a lot of time by saying Just use common sense when using an expensive watch” door closing quietly behind him. He’s 21 such wisdom. lol.
Thank you for all those handy watch precaution hints, i do follow those rules 👍 Au
Excellent advices! Hilarious funny the one that you could set the date around midnight, just as long that the clock hands not are 😂😂
I replace all my pin buckles with deployant clasps. Not only does it reduce wear on the straps, it prevents dropping the watch while trying to buckle it.
I just lost control of my Zenith after changing the strap to a buckle. It cost me 1k😳
I do this as well.
@@Rhal63a zenith broke after dropping it?
I’ve just taken my fist step into the world of high end watches having bought a Tag Heuer Aquaracer. Very pleased with it and a good starting point I think. Really enjoyed the video 👍
I bought a tag f1 over ten years ago its a cah1011, just put a new tag rubber strap on it, looks sexy as fck 👍
Absolutely love Aquaracers 👍
Just bought a Seamaster 300 as my TAG is now 28 years old! still runs perfectly though!!
I must say I was impressed that you already covered my worst fears. bumping into things. I am sort of clumsy and have done that in the past with my datejust. So I have made strong efforts over the months since I bought it to watch all of my movements very carefully.
It’s worth getting a dirt cheap watch that’s similar in size to get used to wearing something on your wrist in advance of wearing a luxury watch regularly
Glad you mentioned the watch and bracelet on the same wrist bit. Never understood why Clarkson did that. Even disregarding the "watch health"issues, it makes you look lopsided with all that gear on one wrist amd nothing on the other.
Andrew I would love to get your thoughts on the new Citizen titanium Eco-Drive watches with the paper dials. They are pushing into Grand Seiko territory and I would love to see a review of one of these models.
#11: Wind mechanical watches _very_ gently: Automatic calibers have a clutch, but fully manual watches have delicate parts that break.
Wonderful tips. Could you consider a video on the brand Favre Leuba , thanks
Speaking about quick date change, I always set the time around 6 o'clock. This way I'm totally sure my clock is nowhere near 9pm-3am. After setting the date to day minus one, I can take care of the time itself
Adding to your spatial awareness advice I would add that when performing any household or workstation activities ( gardening - car washing- clearing out the used paper receptacle ) remove your wrist watch and carefully store in a place of safety until the task is complete then return to your wrist.
Love the Farer🎉🎉
I learned the hard way not to put on my watch freestyle. Dropped my dressKX and shattered the hardlex on the caseback. All things considered I was lucky it happened to my seiko, where one can easily and cheaply find replacement parts online, so now I have a slim caseback that trades the display window for half a mm of reduced height.
This is why I changed my caseback to a plain one! Also, what do you mean by freestyle?
@@ciuwandy9238 english isn‘t my main language, i thought it meant to put on my watch without any support, just like the video said over a tile floor. Learnt my lesson. I didn‘t use that word properly, thanks for pointing it out.
Where did you get the replacement caseback from? Is it still water resistant?
@@Ferien7 didn’t test the water resistance yet, as i changed it only yesterday, shortly before i wrote the comment, but I used the slim caseback from namoki. There are a lot cheaper ones out there though, the SRPE uses the same casebacks as the SKX.
Before I knew any better I once did a couple of hours of jackhammering with my watch on. The ETA 2892 took the punishment in it's stride and has never missed a beat since. In fact it is my most accurate watch to date. It still runs like a - well like a Swiss watch.
What if you are using a Amazfit t rex 2 ?
@@djzrobzombie2813 they didn't exist fifteen years ago for a start.
@@djzrobzombie2813you probably need to seek professional help
The human hand and wrist is a hell of a shock absorber
You don't even want to know what i've done to my vintage rolex pepsi GMT... and likely wouldn't believe it. Indestructible, for real ~
My favourite watch right now is my great Casio Royale AE-1200WH. With a G-10 NATO strap. It only cost me $30. Then I bought the NATO strap for it with adapters to take the wider strap. Great watch for travel. I like it so much that I bought a second one. All that other money stays in my bank account for travel.
Wear a Casio MRW-200H and don’t worry about any of these things as you can replace it for $20 USD!
That’s the complete opposite of a luxury timepiece. Casio/Seiko make great entry level watches though.
Nice, the black looks really cool.
@@MikeJMadness I have many "luxury" timepieces. I use the Casio to set them as the Miyota movement is accurate to +1 sec/month.
@@davidsparling3505 completely different than an automatic movement. Logical to compare a $20 battery cheap to luxury. 👏🏽
Nice to put a fact to the voice.. Great tips..
I brought a Tissot automatic chrono a few years back. Its a fairly thick watch i used to bang it off everything rock hard for the first few months. its crazy how a few more mm can play havoc
This is all good advice mate. I think I would add that you put the watch in your pants pocket or even leave it in a safe place, if you need to do some handy work, cleaning the car, engine work, and the lot, so you don't scratch the watch, or hear those infamous words: "Hold this board while I nail it." lol! I usually stand next to the bed when I put on my watch.
perfect 10 things!!!!
I recommend taking a microfibre cloth to your watches straight after taking it off for the day - even less abrasive than a toothbrush, and you can prevent build up of dirt before it even happens so it basically stays clean all year round. Also you'll never scratch a watch with it, as long as you're only using a cloth dedicated to use on your watches
Won't get in between the links on the bracelet, crud (mostly skin and oil) will still build up there. Warm water with a bit of dish soap, toothbrush, be gentle, do this once every few months. Also, you will inevitably get things on your watch that a mere cloth won't take off (most commonly food and drink), though I find that a microfiber cloth and 91% isopropyl alcohol deals with this 95% of the time.
Schmutz still builds up where a cloth doesn't reach. (See the Tudor at 1:00.)
Depends on the watch. If they're water resistant enough I wash them under running water with a bit of soap and naked fingers. They always come out so shiny, they collect a lot of dirt you don't even see
@@LanguagesWithAndrewI mean this is why you get it serviced. They'll clean it for you also. Ultimately if you use abrasives like toothbrushes you'll damage the finish. In a watch service they'll use an ultrasonic cleaner
I also use lense cleaning spray with the microfiber.
7:54 I gasped when that CW came on screen. The Twelve is just breathtaking...
I have done many of these mistakes! I left the crown on my Breguet Marine Chrono unscrewed and it cost me a couple of thousand dollars to dry it up. I dropped my Lange on concrete floor and it was back to Glashutte for 4 months. Wish I saw the video 10 years ago.
If I dropped my Breitling I'd probably throw up. I can't even imagine dropping a watch like a Lange. OMG.
Dropped a Lange??😳I would be in therapy Lol.
I dropped my Vostok Amphibia, as it is shockproof to a higher standard and quality than a Lange it carried on working of course.
Same happened to me with a Blancpain
Have you guys ever looked at a Reservoir watch on the channel? I just found out about them and their Sonomaster looks cool but I can't find much info on it out there
Nothing new but I keep watching
"Practise wristwatch safety and consider your actions before thrusting your wristwatch into any deep crevices" 😂
This is one of the reasons I always recommend a casio or a g-shock as a person's first watch. They can take quite a beating, but they do help you get that muscle memory to treat your watch as a part of your wrist.
Taking off my IWC when driving a bicycle, ah, and never place the watch next to a phone/tablet case as they carry magnets, which are the worst enemies of automatic movements.
you make a humble seiko 5 look like a luxury piece!
Honestly that model for about $150 hits way about its price point.
Wonderful production. Many thanks 🙏
I have a Christopher ward mechanical watch, cost me about 1000 dollars and the thing that is most impressive is with the high quality rubber strap and the slim profile and crown guards I almost never bang it on anything and still looks new after daily use for a year
I do love this CW watches. They’re always proportioned very well.
How are people getting the CW watches serviced if they don't live in the UK? Is shipping it back for service required?
@@marcuslarsen1990 it’s a Selita movement. You can find watchmakers who can service it 🙂
Which model?
@@Ferien7 c60 trident pro 300. Amazing watch mate. It’s worth a look.
Would like to know the automatic are advisable keep on the watch winder or not. Please let me know. Thank you
How about changing time on true GMT between hours of 9p and 3a? I’ve heard not to do it. But 90% of the time I’m traveling that is exactly when I need to update the local hour. Makes no sense to have to wait 6 hours to update GMT while traveling! Ideas?
When walking through crowds while wearing my Rolex, I’m consciously “tucking” my arm in to avoid any damaging contact with people or things they are carrying or wearing. Being aware of your surroundings is a plus to prevent unintended damage to your watch.
As a jeweler I can tell you watches can be some of the filthiest things I’ve ever seen. I’ve seen watches so caked with smutz it would make you puke.
..or if in London you would probably have your hand removed for it.
I see lots of musicians wearing watches but haven’t seen anything specific to wearing while playing. I play bass in a band. There’s risk of the magnetic field from the speakers. Also, I occasionally play tambourine. Shaking it with my right hand and striking my left palm while wearing my watch on my left wrist. How much damage could I be doing?
Wish I had seen this, I was so worried about water getting into my Seamaster Professional when in the pool I over tightened the crown so much that it came off! Expensive repair bill!
I have a question: is stopping the chrono hand (CH) away from the 12o’clock zone bad for the watch? I stop & leave the CH between 7-8o’clock as not to mess with the watch’s logo at 12. Many thanks.
One thing I use when cleaning is an "air duster." Available in Pound land, it's small aerosol can of compressed air. Meant for cleaning out the cracks of keyboards and good for getting into bracelet links and around the spring bars.
Nice video and very good advice. Great job! Thank you.
I recommend pressing your watch to your thigh, then closing the buckle. If its a deployant clasp, you can do what you want. Before i learned the aforementioned trick i had dropped 2 while trying to buckle the tang.
I press the 6 o'clock strap tight against my chest while I loop the other strap into the buckle with my other hand. Same thing, but that's how I do it.
Or just put it on over a bed or sofa or something
Been wearing my seamaster 24 years sun rain dusty hiking fly fishing fixing the car had it reconditioned last year good for another 20
Don't wear your watch at any Swatch store. It will be really upset, and it might ask the question "are all watches supposed to be made out of plastic, and have a guaranteed end of use time, just after the warranty has officially ended"?
Lol I’ve still got my first swatch I got in 1987 still works😂
Avoid Moonswatch. Absolute 💩
Probably mensioned by other coments but Magnets are a watch destroyer.cheers
Great point, but Andrew you missed a key one. Never put it near or on wireless chargers, magnetic charger attachments etc. both at home and in cars. My partners Tissot open heart stopped when accidentally left on a charging pad on the night table. 😢
It may need to be de-magnitized?
The main thing to never do with your watch is to leave it in the drawer.
I have Sub and Bvlgari but my every day watch is 20 year old Sector chrono and I did everything I wasn't supposed to do in this video with it, and it is still perfect. I banged it sooooo many time and there is not a scratch on it. I don't know what steel they used but at this point I think it is vibranium because it is indestructible. I would sell Rolex and Bvlgari if I needed to, but never Sector. 2 bad they are crap now.
If you are leaving a "one night stand" especially early in the early AM, getting your watch off the nightstand and getting it on quickly is primary importance. If you leave it behind you may have to see the person again....LOL. Also if the watch falls into your underwear...it won't spoil it :) Thanks for the vid!
I had to tune up my "spacial" awareness when walking through doorways and around wall corners. I used to cut them too close and blasted the crown off a Hamilton a few times.
Hey, i guess i had the right idea about keeping the watch in the other room when i shower. I assumed internal condensation could happen and im really glad i haven't gotten lazy about this
That is why you never ever wear a watch in the shower or bath!
Yea but its not why most people say. If crown is screwed in, and maintained, no water will get in. EVEN IN THE SHOWER. It has fuck all to do with water pressure, or god forbid pressure changes from heat (the maximum presure is 15 psi - your watch is rated likely for 1500-3000 psi.) It will look fine if you do it once. So what is the issue? The soap and hot water will degrade the seals over years faster than expected. This can be seen with washing it to often, getting weird chemicals on it or especially alcohol. They generally use real rubber (silicone deforms even though it feels strong under normal conditions) And it has some slightly more soluble compounds that leave it and whats left is weaker. I think it goes through chemical changes too. If you have to do it once don’t freak out. Just don’t do it more than once a year.
Two videos every watch youtuber has: “This is better than rolex _____” “10 things you should never do with your watch”
9 of which are usually BS
Seatbelt buckle tends to hit you watch and make big scratches, be careful
Cleaning, Cape Cod cloth veeeery good. Finger marked glass, AF anti static screen cleaner spray (just a drop). Scratched up clasp on a steel watchband, Gariflex block cut off 2 x oxo size (brown fine) then Cape Cod.
Tip: rotate face to inside of wrist if you feel like you're walking through a crowded and busy place (like shopping in a crowded store like Ikea) or playing with kids.
that beatiful Longines around the 2:00 mark, what model is that?
Also, don't use the timing second hand as the running second hand on your chronograph. It effectively is like running two movements. It takes a lot of energy and can cause premature wear on the movement.
In ones like the daytona, its really okay to do it though. The brake on the hour hand causes drag anyway, and the gears all have normal teeth designed for constant meshing instead of pointy ones for horizontal/lateral disengagement. So they get normal levels of wear like the main ones do. But you could also see it as, if you don’t have to give them any wear at all, why should you? But the teeth barely wear anyway. Did I just have an argument with myself
I think this depends on the type of chronograph. If it's a lateral clutch style chrono then yeah, you shouldn't leave it running. If it's a vertical clutch style then I don't think it matters.
On omega coaxial you can do it, you can use the hours + min subdial as a second timezone even
Not a good idea to wind the watch whilst still on the wrist. See if your watch is magnetised by placing it near a decent compass and if it is it will affect accuracy so purchase a cheap demagnetiser. Cheap ultrasonic cleaners are great for keeping your bracelet super clean. Bras so is great for removing scratches from the watches that have plexiglass such as a Speedmaster
I always put my watch on with my arms over the bed - soft landing if it does slip off your hand.
I have a 41mm Tudor Black Bay Heritage 2022 and l turned the hands back an hour - it has now stopped 3 times since, have l damaged the watch ? Should l have rolled the hands forward to the desired time?
What did you do exactly? Moved hour hand 1hr backwards? And now watch stopping on it's own.? Did you figure this out?
I have a scratch on my car from not having enough situational awareness with my 15mm Tudor GMT with it’s rather grabby coin edge.
I can say something similar on my laptop left palm rest that’s all scratched up
Your voice still rock bro! 👍
I am rough on watches, I thought it was because they cost $100-500 usually. I never can keep them that long. Then I noticed somethings you explained I did not know. Thanks. Edit: oh yea the whole knee bit that just seemed like common sense Why is it some people kill all watches they put on? I mean, they drain the thing in 1-2 days while others can wear that same watch for a long long time.
Get a Gshock square, or Garmin instinct solar,
"I have to be the boring party pooper" So, in that particular context, the James May. (said in jest, as I am a big fan of Captain Slow)
And don’t forget the perils of the “hand off” maneuver, where someone’s simply handing you your watch or vice versa. Just like in football, the risk of a waist high fumble is a legitimate concern. No need to explain how I know.
Do not try and reset the time or date while your watch is on your wrist. Take it off first or you may damage the crown wheel pinion.
My question is. How tight is too tight wearing your watch, I recently bought my first mid tier luxury watch, the Tudor Blackbay 54 on bracelet, I never found a perfect fit with my 6.25 inch wrist, even with the quick adjust, I removed one extra link and now it fits snugly, I little big too snug so I see the mark of the bracelet on my wrist after a while wearing it, is that okay or I should loosen it up a bit.
Once a month, and anytime I brought it into saltwater or heavily sweated all over it, I would make sure the screw down crown was snug and bring my Rolex Datejust into the shower and gave it a good scrubbing with soap and a scrub brush making sure to stay away from the crown area. I wore that watch for 30 years and it still looked like new. I sent it to a Rolex factory service center for a complete overhaul and they sent it back looking like the day I bought it. My son has it now.
Farer AquaMatic and Christopher Ward “The Twelve” are beautiful
When buying a movement to build your own watch, it may not be oiled. likely on the most commons movements since you might be buying them from a micro-brand's surplus. Double check before use.
The seat belt buckle is always hitting my watch when I put it on and take it off. That’s the major of my watch scratching problems
Off subject. All of a sudden every KZhead video I follow/view (including yours) shows exactly 49 thumbs up. When I “like” them there are then 50. Do you have any idea what might have caused this or who I could ask?
I like to lay my watches on the crown. More scratch resistant than the case. I also do a quick wipe down with a microfiber cloth after wearing, gets rid of sweat marks and finger prints.
Top marks senor go Miami
Only one i can add - once i tried to ride a bike with mechanical watch on hand. Needed to stop, find a safe place in my backpac, cover it with napkin and then continue my ride. Idk how it didn’t came to me earlier, but that was my case. Vibration at watch when on wrist was just terrible
I have a Gevral. It has a UCI which means. A unlocked crown indicator
Phew just got in from chopping fire wood. My Hamilton Scuba is still going and it’s my daily wear watch. I looked at it through a jewellers loupe and 18months of manual graft has taken its toll. But I always screw down the crown and swapped the stainless bracelet for a Velcro Nato.
this Farer watch looks qite nice
a watch is a tool, a tool to tell time, be it a rolex, seagull, etc. as your car they need servicing as the maker specifies to fucntion properly. Wear it every day and let it get dinged, that's when it becomes yours. I was gutted when one of my watches had the whole case replaced because the maker decicded it was knackered.... but each to his own, I like when my watches have stories - dings - to tell. That's my take, but as I re-read and think, that's just how I treat my stuff, motorbikes, cars, boats, etc. mechanically perfect, exterior lived in. Hope this makes sense!
So I don't drop the watch on the floor while putting it on, I've taken the habit of standing right by the bed with my arms extend toward the center. Since then, I have dropped a few with zero casualties.
dont go swimmin in ocean > i did it at snta monica ca bch havin my rolex chrono on my wrist. th crown was partly loose & watch ruined
Is setting the time in counter clockwise manner bad?
i kept all my collection watches in one bag but all watches are place invidually in a small plastic wrapper inorder not to scratch them.
Bend the thread.. 🤔.. Is this what happens when you get an astronomical bill for service or repair like a ltr of Blinker fluid costing 1000 Bucks or premium sir in your tyres..
You mentioned "don't thrash around"; can that also mean don't wear it to bed? I don't like taking off my watch at night, but I'm known to move a lot in my sleep(once woke up at 2AM with my head at the foot of the bed!) Your suggestions?
Wear a G-Shock when you sleep. 😀
but can i wear a richard mille on my left wrist and a 15$ casio on my right?
Haha, is that like a watch-wearer's mullet? But which side is business and which is party? I say go for it.
I wish classroom teaching is also this entertaining and easy to understand.