Can I not wear my watch for a long time? Will it affect the quality of the watch?

Electronic watches and chronometers will not be affected if they are not stored for a long time, while mechanical watches will affect their service life if they are not used for a long time.

Both electronic watches and timely watches are equipped with batteries, so they only need to remove the batteries for a long time. However, mechanical watches have many precise parts, some of which need to be wound manually, and some of which need to be worn at all times to keep running, so long-term non-use of mechanical watches will affect their service life.

When the watch is not used for a long time, don't put it in the closet with the health balls and mothballs. These things react chemically with the lubricating oil of the watch movement, leading to deterioration. Watches stored without mechanical devices for a long time should be wound regularly once a month, while watches with automatic movement should be gently swung back and forth for a few minutes or worn on the wrist for a period of time to make them automatically wound, so that the parts will not be in a static state for a long time, so as to ensure the running performance of the watch machine.

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If you don't get enough exercise every day, it is not recommended to wear a mechanical watch. For example, the elderly, the infirm and people who sit and work for a long time, it is best not to wear automatic watches. This is because automatic watches are not "automatic". It must rely on the constant swing of the human arm to make the heavy hammer on the watch movement rotate continuously, drive the spring to wind up and achieve the purpose of winding.

Once a person's exercise is insufficient, the watch will not be fully loaded, the watch will often stop, the length of walking is not enough, or it will stop when wearing a watch, and the error of the watch will increase.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-mechanical watch

Baidu encyclopedia-quartz watch