What Is the General Service Life of a Quartz Dress Watch?

How long is the average service life of a quartz dress watch? The average service life of an analogue quartz electronic watch refers to that of the movement. Many people think that the life span of quartz electronic watches is too short and not durable. In fact, they are wrong about this view.

I. The short-term and long-term service life of quartz dress watches

Generally, the short-term lifespan of quartz dress watches is about 5 years, while the long-term lifespan is about 10-15 years. The service life of a quartz dress watch is closely related to the specific conditions of maintenance. If the watch is used and maintained correctly, its service life can be greatly increased; if the quartz dress watch is used improperly, its service life will be greatly reduced.

1. Short-term lifespan refers to the exhaustion of battery power, short circuit and open circuit of coil parts, leakage of the quartz oscillator, damage of CMOS integrated circuit, etc. It can be solved by replacing parts and does not affect the long-term lifespan.

2. The long-term lifespan of quartz dress watches refers to the abrasion of the main splint and the small splint hole. Because the working size of the movement has a small force, it is usually not considered. But for movements with plastic splints and gears, the age of quartz dress watches is mainly considered. At present, there is no exact data on the ageing period and further assessment should be made. However, the movement of an analogue quartz electronic watch is cheap, hence it can be replaced even if it is damaged.

II. The movement of a quartz dress watch

The movements of digital quartz electronic watches are all assembled by electronic components and their lifespan is longer than that of general world mechanical watches. However, the lifespan of digital LCD screens is generally about 5 years and they need to be replaced with new ones at that time; LCD screen replacement is very convenient. The general repair department can replace them as long as there are watch parts. However, the quality of the watch parts of simple electronic quartz watches with liquid crystal digital display is poor and its service life cannot be guaranteed.

However, there are few mechanical parts in analogue quartz electronic watches and the transmission torque between watch parts is only about 1/300 of that of mechanical watches, so the parts wear very little and are not prone to failure. The life of quartz electronic components can be said to be semi-permanent. Except for the battery to be replaced every 3 years or so, its lifespan is much longer than that of mechanical watches.