Water is a threat to any watch mechanism. In contact with the calibre, water could damage and eventually break some parts (due to corrosion/oxidation and the bad mix between oil and water). Are watches water-resistant? And how should you wear them? We’ll have a look at that in this article.
Mechanical watches have been fighting with magnetism ever since the very beginning of modern watches. Magnetic fields are everywhere : cell phones, refrigerators, security gates at airport but also on locks such as the ones found in handbags or glass cases. Magnetic fields can sometimes be so strong that people wearing pacemakers should not get … [Read more…]
The Toolwatch blog gathers watch tips, accuracy facts and updates on Toolwatch.io ! In this article, we will explain the genesis of Toolwatch.