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Jul
One of the problems that you can encounter with a wrist watch is moisture getting in and sometimes showing up as small drops of water on the inside of the watch screen. It can happen to any type of wrist watch: digital, mechanical or water proof. There are situations are there are solutions to this problem. In the following article I’ll try and explain a few principles that might help you prevent moisture getting inside a watch and what you can do it that happens to you.
Is moisture bad for my wrist watch?
That’s the question most would ask: is it worth to care about moisture and wrist watches? Well, if you care about your watch then you should care, as moisture and metal always lead to rust, even if your watch is made from stainless steel. Eventually if will get damaged so you have to ensure that the moisture is taken out as fast as possible. Don’t leave your watch with moisture inside or you’ll find one day it doesn’t work any more.
How to prevent moisture from getting inside a watch?
This is the obvious caution step to do right after you buy a watch. It helps if you don’t want to read on to the chapter describing how to get rid of the water inside a watch. First, ensure that you are not carrying your watch when diving, washing, shaving or possibly when it rains outside (put it in your inside pocket for example). Take care of it by ensuring you’re not opening up the back plate to replace batteries. If you have to replace them take your watch to a specialized watch repair shop, where they will seal off the back again after replacing the batteries (this most be done every time the watch is opened and the mechanism inside comes in contact with the atmosphere).
Don’t smash your watch as any tight crack into the screen can let moisture or water inside. The general idea is to take care of your watch, no matter what the purpose.
How to get rid of the moisture once it entered the watch?
That’s the tricky part if you already got the problem. My first advice is to take the watch to a specialized repair shop where they can take care of the problem, especially if it’s an expensive watch. If you feel that your DIY (Do-It-Yourself) skills are up to the job here are a few things you could try (ON YOUR OWN RISK).
- Pop the back of the watch with a screwdriver or a small knife, careful not to scratch or damage the mechanism. Then use warm air from a hair drier to evaporate the water or, alternatively, you could put the watch into a LOW TEMPERATURE oven for a few hours. If you’re too afraid you could leave the watch on a desk for a few days so that the water evaporates naturally (with the back plate removed), but make sure no dust particles enters the case.
- This is an intelligent option that anyone can do: put the watch inside a closed case with a few packs of silica gel dessicant packages found usually inside the retail packages that come with electronic devices. If should work after a few days.
Hope those few tips help. If you know any other way you could take the moisture off a wrist watch let me know so I can update this article.
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