Let’s set the scene.
You’ve been clearing some stuff out at your home, and you’ve found some keepsakes that you forgot were in your possession. One of those items is a watch that you enjoyed wearing many years ago until you decided you wanted an upgrade to a smartwatch.
You still love your trusty wristwatch and the nostalgia associated with it. Now would be a good time to start wearing your much-loved watch – but there’s a problem. It doesn’t work!
What can you do with a wristwatch that no longer works? The following ideas will give you some inspiration and help to get your trusty wristwatch working again:
Give It A Clean
Has your trusty wristwatch been hiding in a cabinet, wardrobe, or even in a box with other keepsakes like gemstones somewhere in your home for a long time? If so, the ambient temperatures in its storage location might have harmed your watch’s operation.
Thankfully, partly dismantling your watch and giving it a good clean can be enough to bring it back to life again. For example, corrosion on the watch’s battery terminals could be preventing it from functioning.
Change The Battery
Once you’ve finished giving your watch a thorough clean, the next step is to replace the internal battery.
Watch batteries don’t last a long time, and when the voltage in those batteries drops significantly, it may not have enough power to keep your wristwatch functioning.
Fortunately, watch batteries are inexpensive and they are usually straightforward to replace. Make sure the battery terminals in your watch are free of corrosion or dirt before you install the new battery.
Dry It Out
Did you know that a common reason watches don’t work after a while is due to moisture ingress? If you’ve stored your wristwatch somewhere cold and damp, such as in your basement, it might have some internal water damage.
Such damage is repairable, but before sending off your watch for repair, try to dry it out as much as possible. An easy way to achieve that goal is by placing it near a heat source, such as a heating radiator in your home.
Get It Repaired
If you’ve tried all the above ideas, but your watch isn’t working, don’t worry because you can have a professional jewelry repair company like Fast-Fix diagnose and fix your wristwatch.
Your watch might not be functioning because of a problem like a manufacturing fault or a damaged internal part that only a watch repair company can fix for you.
If you have a treasured wristwatch that you want to fix, it’s sometimes worth getting the experts to breathe some life back into it.
Such repair shops will usually dismantle the watch and give you a quote or estimate on the work before they continue if the repair isn’t financially viable.
Conclusion
There isn’t much you can do with a broken watch at home unless you’re a jeweler by trade! However, the above suggestions are some of the top things anyone can do before asking a jeweler to repair it for them.
Good luck!
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