How to maintain a precious metal watch

The reason why a gold watch has a reputation for keeping value is largely because the watch brands are most preferred when it comes to launching commemorative limited-time watches or having a complicated movement or a profound artistic expression. Precious metal material. These watches often have a strong hedge function, so the gold watch to preserve the value of reputation.

The so-called gold watch, the secret of precious metal watches, is not entirely made of gold-made watches, because the characteristics of gold are not suitable for manufacturing movements, and current top brand wristwatch movements are still preferred brass. The gold watch is a watch made of gold with case or even chain, and its gold part is very different from the familiar gold jewelry. In fact, pure gold can not be used to make the case, because the texture is too soft. The table known as the "gold watch", regardless of its color, is an alloy (750 quintals of pure gold and several different metal castings). This ratio is known as 18k gold. This material is also widely used in the western jewelry industry.

Precious Metal Watches The world’s current precious metal watches cannot escape the following four materials:

Gold watch (most common), the case is made of 750 ‰ gold + 125 ‰ silver + 125 ‰ copper. Since the color of silver and copper is very similar to gold, the alloy cast with gold is still gold. True color, but with a lot of hardness, it can fully handle the pulling force from the strap. A whole-body gold watch can really touch people around the world.

Red gold watch (also known as "rose gold watch", the most elegant), case with 750 feet of pure gold + 250 铜 copper casting, the content of pure gold is not changed, but due to the increase in the proportion of copper, the alloy color is slightly reddish , hence the name Red Gold Watch (Rose Gold Watch). Due to the special color of red gold, it has reduced the publicity of gold and expressed more grace. In recent years, it has gradually been recognized and even loved by people. Platinum watches, the concept of platinum and platinum have long been confused, and it is necessary to focus on this explanation. The platinum in the watchmaking industry is still an alloy of gold. The proportion of pure gold is still 750‰. As for the other 250‰ metal, there are still two major schools.

A large school is to add zinc, this method shows the white gold color is grayish yellow, need to be rhodium-plated in the outer layer to look dazzling. The disadvantage is that the rhodium-plated layer falls off as time goes by and the aesthetic appearance drops. Even big brands can guarantee the services of replating, but it is also troublesome. The other genre is the addition of palladium, which is costly because palladium itself is a precious metal. However, the white gold color of palladium is smooth, white and uniform, and it does not need to be rhodium-plated, eliminating the trouble of maintaining it in the future.

Platinum watches (the pinnacle of watches and clocks), platinum rings on the jewelry market are much more expensive than gold rings. Reflecting these two material watches, the spread is still basically similar. Platinum is very expensive, and only the most precious watches in the world will use the platinum case, which is even more expensive. In Switzerland, the official purity mark of platinum and 18k gold is completely different, the buyer is still relatively easy to distinguish, and in order to facilitate the buyer, Patek Philippe also sets a small diamond under the 6-point scale of all the platinum watches on its own production. . Having mastered this method, it is absolutely impossible to tell whether the brand's platinum is or not.

Compared with ordinary materials, gold watches are often expensive, but gold watches have the effect of preserving the value, making it often the first choice for watch collectors.

The reason why a gold watch has a reputation for keeping value is largely because the watch brands are most preferred when it comes to launching commemorative limited-time watches or having a complicated movement or a profound artistic expression. Precious metal material. These watches often have a strong hedge function, so the gold watch to preserve the value of reputation.

Special attention:

1. The concept of hedging is relative, and can only prove that the gold watch has a strong liquidity. However, there will be a gap between the price of the second-hand watch and the new watch.

2. Gold content is not the only factor in measuring the value of the watch, not every gold watch has a value-maintaining ability.

Precious metal watch maintenance 1. Avoid contact with chemicals such as bleach, hand sanitizers, etc.

2. The K gold material is prone to scratching due to friction and impact. It should be handled lightly and stored separately.

3. Use non-abrasive cloth to remove surface fingerprints and smudges, such as rubbing silver cloth or wiping eyeglass cloth.

4. Although the large dial watch popular, but wearing a gold watch should be modest, women's gold watch no more than 36mm, men's gold watch is suitable for 35 ~ 40mm is appropriate, sports money can be slightly larger.

5. Scratches are inevitable. Scratches that appear under normal use should be treated rationally. That is the impression left over from the years. It is not that you are not pampered and you do not have to care too much about it.