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Water resistant watches are designed for the needs of the wearers’ everyday
life. That means that water does not have a damaging effect on them while swimming,
washing or coming into contact with splashed water.
Do not wear a watch in a hot bath tub, or jump into cold water from a very hot air
temperature.
Avoid allowing a watch to come into contact with chemicals such as chlorine, or
perfume or hairspray. If you have been swimming in chlorinated water, rinse your
watch in clean, lukewarm water afterwards.
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Do not use push button functions or turning bezels under water.
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Screw the crown in carefully to ensure that no water enters.
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Only go snorkeling in a watch with water resistance to a minimum of 100 m.
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Only scuba dive in a watch with water resistance of a minimum of 200 m.
Avoid getting a watch with a leather strap wet. Choose fast-drying canvas or rubber
instead.
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Quality watches can handle mild shocks e.g. during sport.
Do not drop a watch over a long distance.
Make sure that your watch does not bang against hard surfaces.
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Do not bring the watch into contact with unusually strong magnetic fields.
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Avoid extreme temperatures of above 60º C or below 0º C.
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Watch batteries can last from between two and five years, depending on the watch
type, its size and the amount of energy used by the various functions.
If the seconds hand starts jumping every five seconds, the battery needs to be replaced
by a watch-maker.
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Daily care by the wearer makes a major contribution to the lifespan of a watch and
the pleasure it gives.
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Clean your watch regularly using a tooth brush and mild liquid soap and dry it afterwards.
Mechanical and automatic watches should be cleaned and serviced by a professional
watchmaker every three to five years, depending on
the watch.
The moving parts of quartz movements also need servicing and the battery may need
changing.
Keep your guarantee in a safe place.
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