https://professionalwatches.com/answers/ Sat, 06 May 2023 18:18:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/professionalwatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-PW-Site-icon-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://professionalwatches.com/answers/ 32 32 144002254 https://professionalwatches.com/how-to-clean-a-wristwatch/ Tue, 27 Sep 2022 22:33:38 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=68357 This is a video demonstration of how to properly clean a modern water-resistant wristwatch in 2-minutes. Water resistance is required, and we suggest at least 30 meters, and you should be confident your watch gaskets/seals are new or intact prior to putting any water on it, as well as pushing in or screwing down your…]]> 68357 https://professionalwatches.com/is-it-safe-to-go-through-airport-security-with-a-mechanical-timepiece-thats-not-metas-certified/ Wed, 24 Aug 2022 15:33:04 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=67871 The only watches I have seen have problems through airport security are vintage watches with steel hairsprings. Anything since the 60s should be fine. Whether it’s an off-the-shelf ETA movement, a more advanced in-house mechanical movement, or a fully anti-magnetic METAS-certified movement — materials such as Nivarox (metallic alloy) or silicon (non-metallic) are used in…]]> 67871 https://professionalwatches.com/do-seiko-watches-come-with-misaligned-chapter-rings/ Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:18:57 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=67834 There are many reports online of Seiko chapter ring misalignments, which does not mean that every new Seiko watch has this problem — but it does underscore that there’s a known problem. Watchmaker Jordan Ficklin previously discussed the Seiko 5 Sports Ref. SRPD77 on camera for Professional Watches, which unfortunately for Seiko, highlights how real…]]> 67834 https://professionalwatches.com/does-the-oris-caliber-400-minute-hand-jump-when-setting-the-time/ Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:05:09 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=67822 Yes, the Oris caliber 400’s minute hand actually does jump when setting the time. The Oris caliber 400 is an in-house movement that was released to the market with a known minute hand issue, which jumps both when setting the time while the crown is in the time-setting position, and when the crown is pushed…]]> 67822 https://professionalwatches.com/are-rolex-timepieces-still-a-good-investment/ Tue, 16 Aug 2022 13:30:11 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=67779 The simple answer is yes. The more complex answer is it depends on the specific model, purchase price, condition of the watch, and the current market conditions. Even in a down market, Rolexes tend to rein supreme as far as investable commodities go. They’re like the gold standard. And like gold, they can go down,…]]> 67779 https://professionalwatches.com/who-owns-kenissi-manufacture/ Sun, 22 May 2022 16:21:10 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=64738 For those of you wondering how Kenissi relates to Tudor, Professional Watches reached out to Kenissi and they referred us to this generic release and said this was the only details they could provide. “In 2010 the Tudor watch brand launched an ambitious project to develop its industrial production capacity for mechanical movements. To this…]]> 64738 https://professionalwatches.com/jewels-in-watches/ Tue, 29 Dec 2020 07:02:08 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=54288 One of the pieces of information often supplied by watch brands is the number of jewels in a watch. In this article, we will explain what that means, and how it became a part of the standard marketing material. The jewels in watches are specially shaped rubies which act as bearings to reduce friction and…]]> 54288 https://professionalwatches.com/eta-vs-sellita/ Wed, 25 Nov 2020 01:06:18 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=53612 This isn’t the first article to be written on the topic and it certainly won’t be the last but with the release of the Tudor Royal featuring the caliber T601 based on a Sellita movement, I thought it was a good time to provide a watchmaker’s perspective on these two watch movements. First, let’s acknowledge…]]> 53612