How much does it cost to maintain a mechanical watch

Many people think that mechanical watches belong to a relatively high-end wearing product when they have never been in contact with mechanical watches. In particular, Swiss watches have carried forward mechanical watches and given brand value, making watches linked to personal strength and taste.

People tend to pursue high-end luxury goods. The same is true for watches. The more high-end brands are, the more expensive they will bring people's sense of confidence. Many advantages of mechanical watches have been marketed, making many people ignore the most fatal flaw of mechanical watches is "easy damage". Therefore, it involves the follow-up maintenance of the mechanical watch.

The maintenance cost of a watch actually has little to do with the complexity of the movement. Its core charging standard is mainly measured by the value of the brand. Of course, for high-end and complex styles, the price will naturally be higher.

High-end complicated watch

Many people will be deeply attracted by the high-end complicated watches released by top brands. Both the front and the back are full of artistic atmosphere. But you rarely see people wearing this style. The first is that this kind of watch is really very expensive, and the second is that the mechanical watch with more functions has a higher failure rate.

This type of watch does not require regular maintenance at all, because when you haven't had time to maintain it, it will be out of work due to various small problems and need to be repaired. And each repair will be accompanied by oil washing and maintenance of the movement, and the cost of one time is enough to buy a brand new Longines watch. Its functions mainly include month, week and moon phase display, as well as dual time zones, perpetual calendar, tourbillon and other functions. And this type of watch, most of the watch friends who buy it are for collection and appreciation, and very few are used to wear it.

PS:It is indispensable to choose a suitable watch winder for complex watches.

Chronograph function watch

The chronograph function watch is popular because the dial layout is relatively atmospheric. It just adds a timing module to the watch, which has the synchronous timing and clearing functions of the second hand, the minute hand and the hour hand.

Chronograph models, whether it is entry-level like Tissot, Longines or mid-to-high-end brands, are involved. In terms of overall stability, the Rolex Daytona has a higher degree of durability because of the absence of day and calendar functions. And other brands of this style of watches are prone to card needles and card calendars. For example, the eight-pin of the piano is equivalent to one-sixth of the price of the entire watch. Therefore, this watch can often be seen in the second-hand market, and the maintenance cost is high.

The most popular watch on the market, no matter whether the brand positioning is high or low, the three-hand watch is the real mainstream. In terms of movement structure, they are the most stable and durable. Middle and high-end brands, mainly based on self-developed movements. The entry-level and many mid-range watch brands are dominated by ETA movements.

Whether it is a self-produced movement or an ETA movement, their movement structure and movement parts will be relatively simplified. The main functions are the second hand, minute hand, hour hand, and may also have week and calendar functions.

This kind of watch is basically enough to maintain once every 3-5 years, but it is often suggested that it is best to maintain it once a year. The main reason is that the maintenance profit of the watch is even greater than the profit of selling the watch.

The maintenance operation of this type of watch is basically similar, but the cost follows the principle that the higher the brand level, the more expensive it is.

Entry-level brands: Tissot, Longines and other maintenance costs are in the range of 100-200 yuan, luxury brands: Omega, IWC, Cartier and other maintenance costs are around 300 yuan, and high-end brands such as Rolex are around 500-700 yuan. If parts wear out and need to be replaced, the cost is about three times the maintenance cost. Brands that often use ETA movements are more worry-free. So, how often do you maintain your watch?