YOUR ABINGDON WATCH IS NOT RECOMMENDED WHERE
THERE IS HOT WATER SINCE STEAM CAN GET INTO PLACES
THAT WATER CANNOT.IF YOU SPLASH WATER ON IT, IT IS
OK. I ACCIDENTALLY THREW IT IN THE LAUNDRY WITH MY
CLOTHES AND IT WAS STILL FINE. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT
RECOMMENDED TO SWIM WITH IT ON UNLESS YOUR WATCH IS
A 100 METER WATCH.
HOW OFTEN SHOULD I GET MY ABINGDON SERVICED?
A QUARTZ MOVEMENT SHOULD GET ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
EVERY EIGHT TO TEN YEARS. IF YOU USE YOUR WATCH IN
THE WATER, YOU SHOULD CHECK IT FOR WATER RESISTANCE
EVERY TWO YEARS.
HOW SHOULD I WASH MY ABINGDON WATCH?
METAL BRACELETS SHOULD BE WASHED CAREFULLY WITH
MILD SOAP IN WATER. IF IT’S REALLY DIRTY, A SOFT
TOOTHBRUSH WILL HELP. RINSE WITH WATER AND PAT DRY
WITH A SOFT CLOTH. THE CASE SHOULD BE WIPED GENTLY
WITH A MOIST CLOTH AND DRIED CAREFULLY.
FOR LEATHER OR CLOTH BANDS, MILD SOAP AND WATER
PLUS A SOFT CLOTH WILL TAKE CARE OF ANY DIRT, SWEAT
OR OTHER RESIDUE ON YOUR WATCH. IF THE DIRTINESS
LEVEL IS REALLY HIGH, A WATCH SERVICE SHOP WILL BE
ABLE TO GET THE WORST STAINS OUT.
WILL HEAT AND COLD AFFECT A WATCH’S ACCURACY?