How to use your pocket watch? Specificities of movements

Comment utiliser sa montre à gousset?  Spécificités des Mouvements | Goussets Béguin

Quartz pocket watches

They work exactly like generic quartz bracelets. To pay the date (if it is a watch function), pull the crown to the first notch and turn it in the opposite direction of the needles of a watch. To settle the time, pull the crown thoroughly (or in the second notch) and go up in the hour. Push the crown at the bottom to start the movement.

How to open and close the Gusset A valve watches

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The gusset watch said to" hunting box "is fitted with a latch that starts on the edge of the front cover and maintains the closed cover. To open the watch, you press the crown (the boot button ) which is connected to the latch by a spring . To close a watch, it is important not to "break" the cover of box . In this way, the place where the hosquet will wear a wear at the place where the border of housing is located .

Mechanical gusset watches

These gusset watches depend on the energy stored in the main spring to feed the movement and must therefore be reassembled daily. < Br>
To put the watch, turn the crown in the needles of a watch of 30 to 40 half-tours until the stop. Push the crown down to the normal operating position. The reassembly and the time adjustment must be carried out daily . However, it should not be too to go up the crown , as it could damage the mechanism from spring . As part of the Automatic pocket watch , the energy of your movements during the day will feed your watch. If your watch is blocked despite the fact that you have come back, Do not hesitate to energetically shake it two to three times in order to unlock the mechanism .

Important

mechanical gusset watches generally have an accuracy of +/- 60 seconds over a period of 24 hours. This is due to temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure and altitude that can affect movement . For all these reasons, a Mechanical pocket watch should not only be reassembled, but the time must also be set daily. If the watch has come back only, the time may vary for a few minutes in a few days.


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