Every watch has a movement with delicate to miniature components in it, so every watch needs to be treated a bit like jewellery. Watchmaking and jewellery are ultimately dealing in the same product range - delicate beautiful ornaments to be cared for by the owner or owner. However, there are some watches that can withstand shocks better than normal watches. These watches can be called shock resistant. Shock resistance was more relevant earlier for mechanical watches, because mechanical watches or automatic watches had the flywheel - the most delicate component that a watch has - stored in the so-called incabloc, which, thanks to the springing of the bearings where the flywheel was stored, would bend on impact and the flywheel would not break.

Today, quartz watches have shock resistance designed by putting the entire movement into a plastic gasket that cushions any shock to the entire movement. Overall, quartz watches are more shock resistant than mechanical (automatic) watches because the movement is constructed differently overall - while an automatic movement is made up of a fairly complex set of gears (sometimes multiple gears, called a complication), with the rotor and flywheel being the most susceptible to shock, a quartz watch has neither of these components. Automatic watches give us an amazing technical tradition and perfection of improvements enhanced by the very long life of the movement, on the other hand, thanks to the really delicate components, it's good to be careful of violent shocks. In quartz watches, the most that can be damaged by an impact is the crystal (the crystal determines the precision of the movement - crystal is Latin for quartz), but this was more a thing of the past. Nowadays, even this crystal is provided in such a way that it will not be damaged by an impact. The maximum impact damage can therefore be dropped hands, which are usually not a problem to put back on, but the movement remains fine. On the other hand, since automatic quartz movements are more or less electronic, they do not have nearly as rich a development history as automatic movements.

The most vulnerable part of the case that any watch has is clearly the glass. There are several types of glass, the most commonly used being silicon and sapphire. The advantage of silicon is in the relative flexibility of the glass, the disadvantage is that it will scratch under severe pressure. The opposite is true for sapphire glass - sapphire cannot be scratched, but it is more brittle and easier to break. The solution to eliminate glass breakage in both cases is to seat the strongest possible glass in the watch - that's why most waterproof watches over 100 meters already have a glass thickness of 2 mm, which already resists shock well - even in the case of sapphire crystal.

Please avoid these negative influences:

1. Static electricity and magnetism. Do not expose both mechanical and quartz watches to electronic devices such as refrigerators, freezers, etc. Magnetism and static energy directly affect the most delicate part of a mechanical watch - the flywheel, where the hairpin becomes magnetized, causing the watch to accelerate. In a battery watch, it affects the stepper motor, which can stop at that moment or, on the contrary, run much faster for the duration of the magnetism or static electricity, which in turn makes the watch speed up - the electronic circuit should not be destroyed by this today, the electronic parts are protected.

2. Aggressive chemistry. Avoid contact of the watch with solvents, detergents, cleaning agents, etc. These products are not innocuous to watch parts - they can, for example, etch the glass, distort the glue that holds the glass together, damage the seals under the crown or buttons, etc.

3. Unprofessional replacement of the battery. Replacing the battery is not as easy as it may seem at first glance - especially with waterproof watches. Please have your batteries changed by watchmakers and watch repairers. It may happen that the watch you have purchased stops working in just six months - this is because the watch goes from the manufacturer to you. And they run on the battery that is now in the watch. So it is obvious that it may already be half-discharged - that is why our company gives a six-month warranty on the battery including the resealing. So if your watch stops working shortly after purchase, it is most likely not a fault, but a dead battery.

4. Overdrive speed dial. Mechanical watches are very susceptible to when they overshoot the date. In general, you should not use a date fastwheel (crown in the first position) between 9 pm and 3 am. One of the most susceptible to this is the Valjoux 7750, one of the best movements. The Valjoux 7753, Eta 2892 or Eta 2836 have this safeguarded, but even here it is not advisable to use the quick-date slide at +- 3 hours around 12.00 at night. In the case of the Valjoux 7750, if the date wheel is used around 12.00 at night, the date thumb will break off and the date thumb wheel must be replaced. Valjoux 7753 and Ety 2892, 2836 machines have a spring loaded date thumb. However, it is better to follow the principle of not using the speed dial from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. for all mechanical automatic movements.

5. Screw-down crown. For watches that have a screw-down crown, it is very necessary to ensure that the crown is always screwed down during wear. This is because if the crown is left loose after the watch is set, moisture and water can easily enter the watch. On the other hand, tightening the crown makes the watch very resistant to dust and water. The advantage of a screw-down crown is not only that the watch is perfectly waterproof, but also that it is perfectly dustproof. The micro-dust that is almost everywhere around us is very fine and just by the almost hermetic closure of the watch with the screw crown (if we count the screw cap of the case and in the case of the chronograph the screw buttons) it does not get into the watches equipped with it, which affects for the better the length of time of regular maintenance of the movement.

6. Bathing with the watch. If you have a waterproof watch, it is very important to make sure that you do not move the crown in the water and, if the watch has buttons, that you do not press any of the buttons, perhaps unintentionally. This is because once you move the crown or the button, the crown or button seal goes "into a twist" and any water pressure can easily enter the watch. Ideally, the watch should be worn - moved - higher on the arm when diving. The exception to this is watches with a screw crown - a well tightened hand crown will not loosen itself during swimming. The actual turning of the crown in the water is usually caused by the watch with the crown or chronograph buttons resting on the front of the hand, and the movement of the hand can dent the button or turn the crown. This rotation is prevented by tightening the screw-down crown. Screw-down chronograph buttons are a less common convenience on watches - so if a watch with buttons does not have screw-down buttons, it is a good idea (as written above) to sit the watch more up on the wrist when bathing, so that the front of the watch does not touch the hand if possible and the button is not dented.

7. Shocks and their effect on the watch. Watches were and are a subtle delicate affair, and with the exception of models directly designed for harsher handling and shocks are not designed for rough handling. Rather, electronic quartz watches are better able to withstand shocks and impacts - in fact, the entire movement is designed differently, it is lighter overall (hence no kinetic energy is multiplied on impact), and there is usually a defining plastic padding between the case and the movement that also absorbs shocks. In automatic mechanical watches, there is no defining inter-case padding and the movement overall is considerably heavier. The kinetic energy of the shocks has a direct effect mainly on the weight of the rotor and therefore directly on the rotor bearing. Therefore, it can generally be said that automatic watches are better handled more carefully than electronic quartz watches.