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View Poll Results: How often do you wash your watch?
Daily 63 12.70%
Every time you swap watches 77 15.52%
occasionally, but not often 289 58.27%
never 67 13.51%
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Old 8 May 2024, 03:48 AM   #91
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is there a uk version of wrist clean i tried to buy but the owner never replied about payment issue
I've not been able to find one. I bought from USA last time and I will again later this summer.
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Old 8 May 2024, 04:27 AM   #92
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wash?

i dont understand? what do you mean wash the watch?
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Old 8 May 2024, 05:05 AM   #93
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X2. Keep the dirt and oil off the watch will greatly reduce the hairline scratches.

Exactly how I do it. I just need to remind myself to remove my rings first.

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Old 8 May 2024, 05:07 AM   #94
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Dawn dish soap, and water at least once a week. I get a lot of dark smudges on my wrist if I don't do it often enough. Especially in the warmer months when I'm sweating a lot. Bracelet probably needs a good ultrasonic cleaning.
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Old 8 May 2024, 06:23 AM   #95
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Exactly how I do it. I just need to remind myself to remove my rings first.

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I took a little spray bottle mixed with Dawn/water on vacation. It was used every day between my Rolex and rx sunglasses exposed to salt and sand.

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Old 8 May 2024, 06:40 AM   #96
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I get a couple of watches typically from the safe every Monday. The ones from the previous week get a wash and go back in clean, otherwise eventually it will get messy in there and quite possible I may have issues with watches that have sat for a very long time unworn.
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Old 8 May 2024, 06:40 AM   #97
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I took a little spray bottle mixed with Dawn/water on vacation. It was used every day between my Rolex and rx sunglasses exposed to salt and sand.
This is exactly what I do--except I just bring a travel shampoo bottle with "pure" Dawn and skip the mixture. I'll add a dollop of it to the watch, and give it a good wash under the sink. My wife just shakes her head when she sees me bring along this travel essential!
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Old 8 May 2024, 11:39 AM   #98
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Probably weekly. Just washing this one last night.



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Old 8 May 2024, 12:45 PM   #99
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about 2-4 times a month, but I don't wear my nice watches when doing dirty work, I have cheaper automatics to do that stuff with, I use a soft bristle toothbrush and a tiny bit of liquid dish soap, I never shower with my watches.
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Old 8 May 2024, 01:27 PM   #100
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I’m down to three watches and wash each once or twice a month. Warm water, dish soap and a toothbrush
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Old 8 May 2024, 07:55 PM   #101
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I wear them in the shower, they get washed as I do. Otherwise, when I look at them and they are dirty, like when I am working in the yard, or smoking something on the grill, I take them off and wash them with dawn in the sink.
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Old 8 May 2024, 08:15 PM   #102
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I loved this thread.

Daily of course. Every other day if too rushed.
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Old 8 May 2024, 09:07 PM   #103
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From reading this thread, I discovered how dirty I've become. Will soon borrow my neighbor's pressure washer.
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Old 8 May 2024, 09:07 PM   #104
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From reading this thread, I discovered how dirty I've become. Will soon borrow my neighbor's pressure washer.

But is it safe?...
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Old 9 May 2024, 05:23 AM   #105
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Apologies if this has already been hashed out but is it ok to put your watch in one of those ultrasonic cleaners?

I hear some people say you can only put the head of the watch and not the bracelet in and others say it’s fine for the entire watch?


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I would personally never put a watch head in the ultrasonic. It's meant for bracelets and/or jewelry.
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Old 9 May 2024, 05:34 AM   #106
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I would personally never put a watch head in the ultrasonic. It's meant for bracelets and/or jewelry.

Got It, thanks.

And I see I actually reversed it in my comment. Bracelet yes, watch head, no. That’s what I mean to write but came out the opposite.


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Old 9 May 2024, 06:34 AM   #107
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Whenever I change watches I wash the one going back into storage. Can be a few days….can be a few weeks.
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Old 9 May 2024, 06:50 AM   #108
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I wipe it with a microfiber cloth every day, but only wash it once a month or so. I clean the bracelet in the ultrasonic about twice a year.
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Old 9 May 2024, 08:12 AM   #109
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5-6 days a week especially in the summer down south with the humidity and sweating
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Old 9 May 2024, 08:15 AM   #110
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Everyday sometimes more than once if I’m sweating a lot.


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Old 9 May 2024, 08:16 AM   #111
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How often do you wash your underwear? How often do you wash your clothes? How often do you wash your belts?

This is such a dumb question; but I replied to the thread so I guess I'm the sucker.
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Old 9 May 2024, 06:53 PM   #112
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Old 9 May 2024, 11:18 PM   #113
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I wipe it with a microfiber cloth every day, but only wash it once a month or so. I clean the bracelet in the ultrasonic about twice a year.
That is exactly what I do. Usually, I wash my watches with Dawn, but I also have the Wrist Clean product that I occasionally use. In between cleanings, I sometimes wipe the watch with a Zeiss lens cleaning tissue.
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Old 10 May 2024, 01:36 AM   #114
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When it needs washing.
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Old 1 June 2024, 04:23 AM   #115
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I wash mine every day, sometimes more often if I’m sweating a lot.


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