Myths about watches Bashny.Net

Any information about Swiss watches is freely available. However, the myths about them spread faster facts. We counted 10 most bizarre assumptions and then denied them.

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Romain Jerome

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Luminox

Myth 1: All Swiss watches have a lifetime warranty. ... Porter and life that changes in them the worn parts. No, the eternal clock mechanism has not yet been invented.

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Perrelet

Myth 2. Swiss watches do not need a repair. The more complex the device, the more likely failure. The clock mechanism is similar to the human body. Treatment is not necessary if care for it and in time be prevented.

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Montblanc

Myth # 3: Swiss watches are assembled by hand. Not every producer can afford such a luxury. Most watches are manufactured in factories with mechanized production.

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Maurice Lacroix

Myth 4. The battery in quartz Swiss watches are 5 years. Batteries are different. 2 years, 5 years or 10 - depending on the frequency of use of additional functions. Any battery over time will still have to change.

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Alpina

Myth 5. shockproof Swiss watch and you can beat the drop. For these purposes it is better to buy a Casio G-Shock. Shock is not the watch and clock mechanisms, equipped with a shock absorber, which mitigates small mechanical vibrations. In short, excessive stress is contraindicated hours.

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Raymond Weil

Myth 6. Sapphire crystal Swiss clock is not beating. Beats it well, so be careful mashite hands. But not scratched at all.

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Victorinox

Myth 7. Swiss watches calendar does not need to be adjusted. For those who do not want to work with your hands, he invented a perpetual calendar, leap years into account. Other models need adjustment.

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Frederique Constant

Myth 8. gold Swiss watches all the gold, even the mechanism. Individual parts of the mechanism may be gold or gold-plated, but certainly not all. The physical properties of gold are not suitable for such fine work.

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Maurice Lacroix

Myth 9. Swiss watches - the most accurate. Accuracy - the priority of the mechanism, not the country. Accuracy of quartz - 10 seconds per year. And the best mechanical timepieces slipping into the -4 / + 6 seconds per day.

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Oris

Myth 10. You can dive into Swiss watches with any waterproof. Scuba diving watch sustain marked 20 ATM. For free-diving - marking 10 ATM. By the way, the clock can not go to the bath or sauna.

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All photos are made watches and accessories store AllTime.Ru.
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