Invicta Men’s 8928OB Pro Diver Gold Stainless Steel Two-Tone Automatic Watch

How to clean the watch at home?

Brushing off dust from the surface of your hand-made accessory or home “walkers” is just a small fraction of what you can do. But even if you perform a similar procedure with enviable regularity, this will not be enough. Over time, you will have to allocate time and thoroughly clean the watch at home, or to be more precise – individual parts of the subject, for example, a dial. The following parts of the mechanism require constant care:

Cleaning will take place in three stages – we will deal with each of them in more detail.

Stage 1. Mechanism:

• Open the case and carefully remove the mechanism. To do this, you need to disconnect the screw that holds the mechanism in the case.
• If the dirt is large and visible to the naked eye, you can use a clean toothpick. Use it to remove dirt in easily accessible places.

Important! Manipulation should be carried out with extreme care so as not to break the tip of the toothpick. If it gets stuck inside – this can cause you new problems with getting the torn part out and a new question – how to repair a mechanical watch at home, due to the fact that this very toothpick damaged important structural elements.

• Use compressed air to clean the entire mechanism. Only apply slight pressure so as not to damage the delicate joints of all watch parts.
• Carry out the same procedure with the case. In this case, you can increase the air pressure for better cleaning.
• Take a thin brush and moisten it in pure gasoline or alcohol. Handle all the details of your mechanical watch with gentle smooth movements.
• Wipe with a cloth or napkin if there is a rough leak on the parts.
• Let the whole mechanism dry completely.

Stage 2. Case:

• Alcohol and gasoline will very well remove everything greasy and unnecessary from your watch. Moisten a cloth or cotton pad, swab and wipe the case.
• The corrosive dirt is cleaned inside and out with a brush dipped in one of these solutions. You can use a toothbrush.
• After carrying out these procedures, wipe all surfaces dry with a cloth.

Stage 3. Strap:

• Take a toothbrush with medium soft bristles to clean the strap from hard materials, and with soap or toothpaste clean all dirt.
• If the dirt is corrosive, then you need a brush moistened with gasoline or alcohol to clean the watch at home.
• For a strap with gold or silver dusting, use a cloth or swab instead of a brush.
• If the strap is made of leather or a substitute, then the swab moistened with a special solution for cleaning such a material will help remove dirt. Just wipe the strap carefully on both sides. For small contaminants, you can use the express solution – arm yourself with a damp antiseptic cloth and thoroughly wipe all the material.
• Wipe with a dry cloth and dry in a warm, ventilated area.

Important! In case your watch has a leather strap, do not use alcohol or gasoline. When using toxic materials, the skin will be damaged and lose its original appearance.