How to disassemble a wristwatch with a quartz battery? How to disassemble a mechanical wrist watch with automatic winding?

In the modern world, it is not necessary to wear a watch on your hand, you can find out the time by looking at the mobile phone. However, to maintain a certain image and status, the wristwatch is worn as an indispensable accessory for both men and women. Someone prefers modern electronic gadgets, others adhere to the classical version. Sooner or later, there is a need to clean the mechanism. For this you need to know how to disassemble the wristwatch yourself, if there is no desire to go to the master.

How to start disassembling a mechanical watch?

First you need to prepare a tool: tweezers, a special screwdriver, a thin knife, a small stick, a lubricant and a cotton swab. The initial stage in the question of how to disassemble a mechanical wristwatch is as follows:

• Dismantling the back cover of the case. It is made by punching it with a sharp knife, turning until it exits the fixing grooves with tweezers or by unscrewing it by thread (depends on the design).
• Before you get the mechanism, you have to lower the spring by pulling the locking handle of the locking paw to the end position. The mechanism is held with tweezers.
• Then the crankshaft is disconnected. To do this, it is set in the arrows transfer mode, after which the transfer lever screw is loosened.
• Now you can get the mechanism.
• Inserting the shaft into it, check the degree of freedom of rotation of the wheel, the reliability of fixing the spiral and the drum.

The final stage

Now you need to start dismantling the dial and the arrows. Using tweezers, disconnect the second and minute hands. The dial is removed together with the pointer of the watch, after which the arrow mechanism, the clutch of the gears and the correct fixing of the levers are checked.

We learned how to disassemble a wristwatch. It should be remembered that the important thing is to detach the bridge and the balance node. It is necessary to carefully unscrew the screw of the spiral column for a couple of turns, separate the balance assembly from the bridge base, observing that it does not hang on the edge of the spiral.

Further, the anchor is removed, and all of its wheels are disconnected. Inspection is carried out for the adhesion and position of the teeth, gears, wheels. Also, the drum is disconnected, and the condition of the spring-loaded spring mechanism is investigated.

Disassembly of quartz watches

To know how to disassemble a quartz wrist watch, you need to remember that they are divided into several types:

• Analog models that have an arrow mechanism, but the power is received from the battery.
• Electronic variations with the display of readings in digital form, working from a small battery.
• Combined version with self-winding, combining quartz and mechanics.

In any case, the initial actions are the same. First remove the cover. It can be of three types:

1. On the thread. Unscrewed counter-clockwise with tweezers or a special device used by watchmakers.
2. A collapsing option. Has a special groove and protrusion, poddev that a sharp object, you can open it.
3. Screw fastening. Disassembled with a suitable screwdriver.

Having disassembled with the cover, it is necessary to replace the battery and close the case in the reverse order.

What do I need to know?

In order to know how to disassemble a wristwatch, it is necessary to study the layout of all elements and details. Especially it concerns mechanical devices. A schematic representation of the inner filling is shown in the following photo.

Decoding the schema

Below the positions are the decoding of the figures indicated in the diagram.

Features

Disassembly of wristwatches of any types has three stages:

• Preparation of tools.
• Opening the lid.
• Work on the internal mechanism.

How to disassemble a wristwatch with a battery? This question is relevant for most consumers. This type of work is one of the most elementary. The determining factor here is the determination of the type of fixation of the lid. Then you just need to gently replace the feeder and repeat the procedure in reverse order. Naturally, it is necessary to use a typical or battery-usable battery.

The most difficult to cope with a mechanical device, as there are many different screws, springs and miniature parts. Inside the electronic mechanism should not be implemented at all, if there is no corresponding knowledge and experience.

Conclusion

If you know how to disassemble a wrist watch with self-winding, and the operation was successful, you should properly clean and lubricate the elements (concerns mechanics). To do this, the parts are washed in pure gasoline, poured into a small container. The octane number in it should not exceed 20. First, the parts that are larger, then the miniature elements, are cleaned.

After that, they should be blown with a weak stream of air, keeping it on the weight with tweezers. The clock is assembled in the reverse order. It can be noted that dismantling such a complicated mechanism will require attention and painstakingness. However, the procedure itself is absolutely real.

Of course, do not take chances if the watch is very expensive, and you have no experience with their service. In this case, it is necessary to entrust the accessory to an experienced watchmaker. A simple cleaning will not cost much. And if you need to replace a particular part, the more it will be better to contact a specialist.