| High quality watches typically cost a large quantity | | | | repairs? First and foremost, check your owner's |
| of money, and it is unlikely, unless the watch's | | | | manual for the watch manufacturer's |
| owner is filthy rich and equally careless with his | | | | recommended servicing schedule. Mechanical |
| wealth, that an expensive watch will be tossed | | | | watches typically need to be serviced more |
| aside after a few years. The highest quality | | | | often, meaning once every couple of years. |
| watches, from Rolexes to Bvlgaris, will likely be | | | | Otherwise, they may lose their accuracy or |
| treasured for a generation or more. Even the | | | | water-resistance. Quartz analog watches require |
| highest quality watches, however, require regular | | | | less servicing than mechanical watches. Some |
| servicing, which may mean a simple battery | | | | basic servicing needs to be done every couple of |
| change or something more extensive, such as | | | | years accompanying battery changes, but they |
| changing the rubber gaskets on a waterproof | | | | won't need a full servicing for six to ten years. A |
| watch. How should a fancy watch owner go | | | | full digital quartz watch doesn't actually require any |
| about finding a good service center, and what | | | | servicing except for a change of batteries. |
| sort of servicing might be required? | | | | While the time and continual investment required |
| First, before you take your precious watch, which | | | | for keeping a high quality watch in tip top shape is |
| cost you gobs of money, in for servicing at a | | | | more than one might expect, expensive watches |
| local service center, check your owner's manual. | | | | have an undeniable appeal. For wealthy |
| Some watch companies service their own | | | | adventurers, the $3,500 Breitling Emergency |
| products while others contract with service | | | | watch sends an SOS signal to a search and |
| centers to make repairs. These authorized service | | | | rescue station close by and will lead to a search |
| centers will have the parts needed to repair your | | | | and rescue operation by aircraft to find you. If |
| watch immediately available, they will be very | | | | you're a stylish heiress who is unlikely to require |
| familiar with the brand and the procedures for | | | | rescuing, you might be interested in the $65,000 |
| servicing it, and they will be regulated by the | | | | Patek Philippe dress watch with 264 hand set, high |
| watchmakers to a certain extent. Taking your | | | | quality baguette diamonds. While most of us can |
| watch to an unauthorized service center could | | | | only dream of owning such watches, it is |
| lead to lengthy or, even worse, shoddy repairs | | | | important for the lucky few who do own high |
| that will harm the integrity of your family | | | | quality watches to keep their possessions in the |
| heirloom. | | | | best shape possible to preserve for future |
| When should expensive watches be sent in for | | | | generations. |