Top 8 tips for buying and using a watch

1. Should I wear a loose or tight watch?

- Wear a loose watch : Is when the width of the watch strap is greater than the wrist diameter, at the place where the watch is worn. Or when you move your hand, if the watch moves in the other direction, the watch you are wearing is loose.

Wearing a loose-handed watch can bring a certain comfort, but it is also easy to get in the way of the wearer when the watch slips and is prone to impact.

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- Wrist watch : When the width of the watch strap is smaller than the diameter of your wrist at the place where the watch was worn.

Wearing a tight watch can keep the watch firm on hand, not entangled, but if too tight for a long time, blood will not flow, causing marks on the skin, for some people with skin. If you are sensitive, you may experience blistering.

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As such, we should wear watches that are both comfortable and aesthetically pleasing. In addition, it can also protect the watch from undue collision and harm to the wearer's health.

2. How to wear the watch in your hand

- For leather strap watches: You just need to put the strap on your wrist, identify the hole and then punch (if available, you do not need to be punched) to be able to wear it.

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- For metal wire watches:

+ Step 1: Determine the strap length.

+ Step 2: Cut out the number of eyes, you should cut both eyes evenly to avoid the watch being skewed.

+ Step 3: Find the pin between the eyes and push the pin out for the links to expand, then remove the eye.

+ Step 4: After removing the eyes, re-connect the remaining eyes so that they are fixed.

+ Step 5: Check that the wire is sure, as well as measure it again to see if it fits.

3. How to measure watch wire size easy to make

Choosing a watch that suits your taste is not easy. Do you like changing the color of your leather watch strap from day to day, or simply when the strap is broken and you want to replace it at home. I will show you how to measure the size of the watch band so you can replace it yourself when needed!

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Option 1:  To measure the size of the watch wire, you only need to prepare a ruler (for example, a ruler, a tape measure, an electronic ruler .).

- Step 1: Measure the distance of the junction between the watch strap and the watch face as shown below.

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- Step 2: Next, measure the width of the wire section adjacent to the key chain.

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- Step 3: Measure the thickness of the wire if you feel that the wire of the old watch is not suitable (too thick, heavy or thin, easily damaged).

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- Step 4: If you have a special wrist size (wrist is too small or too big), you should measure the length of the wire.

Method 2:  You can check the wire size on the back of the old watch strap, but not all watch bands have this size information.

Method 3:  If the size of the old strap is the right size for your wrist, you can use the ruler to measure the size on this leather strap to get the new leather strap size for the watch.

*Note:

- If you do not have the right watch strap size, you should not get a watch size larger or smaller than 1mm, because it does not match the size of your watch, will make your watch worse.

- If you cannot find a watch strap size the right size for the end adjacent to the keychains, do not think about replacing your keychains (unless it is broken). Because there's no better padlock than the keylock that comes with your watch.

4. Instructions on how to cut watch wire when it is long

You have a mechanical watch, a quartz watch with a strap that is too long for your wrist, instead buying a new one will be very expensive. I will guide you to cut the watch strap at home. You guys watch it together!

Watches come in a variety of different wire patterns and materials, each with a different method of cutting the bracelet.

Leather strap, rubber strap

Before adjusting the wire size, you must know the size of your wrist. You can use the tape measure around your wrist, so that the tape is not too tight and not too loose on your hand.

Then record your wristband measurements in preparation for the band sizing adjustment step.

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With leather strap watches, rubber strap watches, it is easier to adjust the length of the watch strap than with metal watches. Simply take a puncher to punch a hole in your watch strap so that the face-to-hole length is the same as your wrist.

Note: The new punch hole should be roughly the same size as the existing ones on your watch strap, to avoid loss of aesthetics.

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Metal wire

For metal watches, when the wire is long, you need to cut your eyes. You need to have a mini screw hammer, small pliers, small push pins to cut the metal watch strap by the following steps:

- Step 1 : Put the watch on your hand and determine how many watch straps to remove.

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- Step 2 : Identify the latches to be removed, use the pointed end of the push pin to pull the latch out.

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- Step 3 : Take the small pliers to pull the latch to get the latch, then the watch strap splits into two.

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- Step 4 : After taking out the excess wire, you proceed to reattach the metal wire by piercing the pin through the small holes of the two wires and then using the mini hammer to lightly hit the pin to fix it for sure. .

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Note:

- After cutting, you should try to see if it fits your hand, and when wearing metal straps, you should wear a bit loose to comfortably allow blood to circulate more easily.

- You should double-check that the pins and watch laces are secure, and the extra eyes you should store to avoid the case of your hands getting bigger or damaged watch eyes will be replaced.

5. How long does automatic watch run? Do I need to wind up?

Automatic watch operation time depends on the movement inside. However, the average Automatic watch runs for about 1 day if you wear it for about 8 hours.

The longer it is worn, the more power it can store up to the maximum, when it can last for up to 40 hours. When full, if you wear more, the Automatic watches only work properly with their time.

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However, in reality, if you just wear the watch alone, it is very difficult for the Automatic watch to be full. In this case, manual winding is required. Proceed as follows:

- Step 1 : The knob is in the closed position. If not closed, pull it closed.

- Step 2 : Turn the knob clockwise until you feel it stretching.

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Note that you should not over-twist the watch, causing it to wind up or even damage the watch. At the same time, it is advisable to limit the manual winding of the Automatic mechanical watch, but let the watch operate according to its automatic mechanism, thus helping the machine to last longer.

6. Why do women often wear watches facing inward?

Most wristwatches are quartz watches, which has become an indispensable jewelry for women. In particular, most of the women often wear watches to face inside. Does this have any special meaning?

Show gentleness, femininity

The woman's nature is gentle, feminine and discreet. So even beauty jewelry, it also exudes the discreetness, so women choose to turn watches inside.

In addition, if you wear the watch to the outside, when checking the time, the right elbow hitting the outside will make your gesture worse. Instead, if you wear a watch and face inside, when you check the time, you just need to raise your wrist, gracefully and close.

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Reduces watch rubbing

The way women wear the watch face in part is to reduce rubbing and scratching the watch face. Because when you turn the watch face out, if you accidentally collide with another object, the watch will easily scratch the face or worse, damage the watch.

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Beauty accessories

When wearing the watch turned inside, the watch strap will be exposed, looking like a bracelet that fits comfortably. Moreover, if the watch strap is designed sophisticatedly and eye-catching, this will definitely be a beauty accessory to help women stand out.

7. How many types of dials are there? Which one should I choose?

For a watch like a mechanical watch or a battery watch, the glass is considered a protective shield against a lot of external influences. So how many types of watch faces are there and which one should buy? 

How many types of watch glass have?

The dial is the transparent glass that covers and protects the face. Currently, there are 3 common types of watch faces: Sapphire Crystal (Sapphire Glass), Acrylic Crystal (Mica Glass), Mineral Crystal (Mineral Glass).

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Mica Glass : A transparent synthetic resin glass, often used in cheap watches or children's watches.

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Mineral glass : Made of inorganic minerals, it is one of the most used glass types today.

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- Sapphire glass : A special type of glass that is highly scratch resistant and corrosion resistant, is made up of aluminum oxide powder, undergoes the verneuil process (the process of creating single sapphire and ruby ​​crystals) to form sapphire blocks. .

Advantages and disadvantages of different types of glass

- Mica Glasses:

+ Advantages: Mica glasses are cheap, have natural transparency. The characteristic convexity of the glass surface helps the viewing angle look clearer and sharper.

Cons: The hardness is quite low, easy to blur. The glass will be scratched, matte after a period of use and cannot be polished.

- Mineral glass:

+ Advantages: Mineral glass has a fairly cheap price, high transparency. In addition, the mineral glass is easy to polish when scratched and capable of withstanding light impacts.

+ Disadvantage: Because of its easy to crack, break and easily scratched properties, replacing mineral glass is quite difficult.

- Sapphire glass:

+ Advantages: Sapphire glass is resistant to corrosion, high impact resistance. In addition, sapphire glass has a transparency that gives you a clearer view of time than conventional glasses.

+ Disadvantage: Although resistant to scratches, high impact resistance, but sapphire glass has a high cost, can only be replaced when the glass is scratched.

What kind of glass should I choose?

Depending on your needs, the job you can choose the right glass for you. Normally, cheap and affordable products for children will be fitted with mica glasses, this type must be carefully preserved because it is easy to scratch, opaque after a period of use.

If you are a careful person, cleaning your watch and want to change a new watch model from time to time, you can buy products with mica glasses to save money.

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For watches with mineral glass, they are usually mid-range, so they will suit those who need a watch that is not too expensive but durable, easy to polish.

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Finally the "school" of sapphire, these glass-covered products are often "more expensive" than the other two, which will suit users with economic conditions and need to find a durable watch, perennial board.

8. Reasons to buy a watch with sapphire crystal

Usually when buying a watch, the models with sapphire crystal are considered the best choice. Why is that? 

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What is sapphire watch crystal?

The dial is the transparent glass that covers and protects the face. Currently on the market there are three types of common watch glass is:  Glasses plastic ( acrylic glass),  glass mineral  (mineral glass) and  sapphire .

In which,  sapphire glass  is the most "genuine" with high resistance to corrosion and scratches.

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Why should buy watches with sapphire glass

- Sapphire glass is extremely scratch resistant glass. So, if the watch face is made of sapphire glass, it will be extremely resistant to scratches.

- The sapphire glass has high hardness, so the watch has a sapphire crystal that is extremely shock resistant.

- Sapphire glass has perfect transparency, giving you a clearer view of time than conventional glasses.

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Despite the many advantages, but the price of the watches with sapphire glass is not cheap. That is also the barrier that makes this type of glasses not popular with users.

Marvin Fry

Update 29 October 2020