The Division of Labor Between Different Watch Repair Tools

In the long-term use, the watch will inevitably be damaged. At this time, it is necessary to send the watch to a professional maintenance organization for repair. Repairing a watch is a delicate technical job, in which many professional tools are used. How do these tools repair a watch? Today we introduce to you several commonly used watch repair tools.

The following are the tools we usually see when we take a watch to repair:

Ⅰ. Hand watch components: strap support seat

1. Purpose: When adjusting the length of the watch strap, it is used to fix the strap to facilitate disassembly.

2. Usage: Place the thimble of the strap of hand watch components vertically at the movable pin of the movable watch section in the direction of the arrow, tap it with a mallet, and the movable pin will be disengaged. After adjusting to an appropriate length, put it back on the other side in the same way.

Ⅱ. The watch knife

1. Use: Open the bottom cover of the watch.

2. Usage: Hold the watch firmly to avoid slipping and cutting the back bottom cover. Use the bottom cover knife to press in and pull it up from the edge of the back bottom cover. There is a shorter knife at the other end of the bottom cover knife, which can be used Detach the belt on the belt watch.

Ⅲ. Watch opener

Usage: There is a rotary knob at the back end to adjust the size. After adjusting the watch opener to the appropriate size of the OEM watch, press and turn it to the left to open the back bottom cover. It is best to use it with the watch holder.

Ⅳ. Watch typhoon

1. Purpose: to remove dust from parts.

2. Usage: Just hold and press for a few times. When the watch is assembled and oiled, avoid blowing at the oil hole to avoid the oil in the oil hole being blown away.

Ⅴ. Uses and usage of watch brushes and oil removal pans, watch glass fiber brushes, and watch screwdrivers

1. Use of brush and oil removal pan: Use for brushing parts when washing oil, and air dry after use; oil removal pan contains parts that need to be cleaned, add oil removal in the pan, and then clean with a brush Parts will do.

2. Use of glass fiber brushes for watches: It is mainly used to remove rust from larger parts. Similar to the function of a file, the rust stains can be scraped off by glass fibers.

Usage: Similar to a mechanical pencil, when using it, press out the appropriate length first, brush it back and forth on the parts that need rust removal, and then retract it into the casing after use.

Note: Because the glass fiber is extremely fine, the glass shavings will sting and feel uncomfortable when they accidentally contact the skin. Therefore, it is best to place a black substrate on the table before use, so that you can see the falling glass shards and protect yourself.

3. Use of watch screwdriver: There are different combinations of 10-piece, 9-piece and bulk, and a spare blade is attached. As long as the screw fixing hole on the screwdriver is loosened, the blade can be replaced. Each knife has a color to distinguish its specifications, and the number on the outer ring of the knife seat represents the diameter of the knife.

Usage: When using, it must be perpendicular to the board, and you must first compare the size of the screws, and choose the appropriate size, so as not to damage the screw cap or accidentally slip your hand and scratch the board.