Breitling - Mechanical Chronograph Maintenance

Mechanical, Chronograph watches are designed to provide a lifetime of accurate and reliable service. For maximum efficiency and to prevent damage, a mechanical watch needs to be serviced every three or four years.
Many steps have to be performed to service a watch. First, the watch is opened and the movement is removed. It is taken apart, down to the very last screw. Then the parts are checked for wear and tear. The old parts are replaced when necessary. Then all the parts are cleaned, reassemble and lubricated. After those steps, then the movement is regulated, so the watch will run accordingly. Polishing the case and the bracelet.
If the watch is water resistant, the water tightness is checked. After performing all this steps, will get almost a brand new watch.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Breitling
• Mechanical
• Chronograph
• Maintenance
• Service
• Swiss
• Watchmaker
• Horology
• Amplitude
• Regulating
• Repair
• Watches
• Accurate
• Movement
• Wear
• Tear
• Cleaned
• Lubricated
• Polishing
• Case
• Bracelet
• Water
• Resistant

[XamericanX]

Lol, what is with the sinister music?

[Pyromaceno1]

I have minimal trouble piecing together an age 3-4yrs jigsaw puzzle and now on 5-6yrs! I want to apply for this job???

[5r4nd0n]

While this process may seem excessive to some, in my opinion there are too few industries out there in our modern culture that have maintained focus on true quality of craftsmanship. Everything is engineered today to last only a few years at most, then thrown away or discarded to be replaced by "new". New isn't better if it's just as poorly made as before. I believe if we focused more on lifelong quality in everything we produce to consume, we'd have less pollution and less waste.

[Dre4dwolf]

what a waste of time, would be cheaper to just give the guy a new watch.

[Ausm70]

The dude should do documentary.

[bungie1209]

@1971ojoalparche1971 well im just saying. I am just poising everyone for the war thats about to come soon I guess. Save money and buy gold! cause when theres food shortages around the world, not even a Rolex will have value then.

[1971ojoalparche1971]

@bungie1209 You don't understand why people get fine watches. The point is not to have a "NEW thing", as you say, but to have something that will last a lifetime, and that will you will pass onto someone else, perhaps your children.

If you think buying a twelve grand hatchback is the same as buying a superior fine car because they both do the same thing, then cars are not for you, and the same thing goes for fine watches.

[Shmuck60]

@keepnitreal94 $5.00 is the usual pmnt.

[Knoughts]

damn those are some low chairs

[bungie1209]

the whole point of buying an expensive watch is ssoooo absurd. I'd rather buy a cheap watch and replace it every 4 or 5 years than buy a super expensive watch and spend hundreds of dollars for maintenance. Ppl like NEW things instead of old, you'll get tired of wearing your $10,000 watch after 3-4 years anyway, so you might as well just spend cheaper and get a different looking watch once in a while.

[dempsey981]

@keepnitreal94 ...really,ya think??