DEMAGNETIZING
By your side day after day, your watch undergoes the constant onslaught of magnetic fields. Slow, excessively fast and sometimes even completely stopped... the consequences on your watch are certainly unpleasant, though the causes are commonplace and their resolutions just as easy.
SMALL CAUSES
The electronic devices that make up our daily lives carry magnetic waves, which may be harmful to the proper functioning of your watch. The effect on a quartz watch will be limited only to the time when it is exposed to the magnetic fields. More recent watches are most often designed to withstand the weak radiation encountered frequently in everyday life, but may still suffer some disturbances linked to these phenomena – unpleasant consequences of an invisible external cause, in no way related to the quality of the product.
BIG CONSEQUENCES
When it comes to mechanical watches – both manual and self-winding – are more sensitive to magnetic fields. In rare cases, a magnetization effect occurs on certain sensitive steel components of the movement, including the balance spring, to highly varying perceived effects depending on the construction of the watch and the intensity of the magnetic field. Fortunately, the quite inevitable consequences of a significant slowing, speeding up or even stopping of the watch are corrected in just a few minutes.
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RIGHT ON TIME
Magnetization is a reversible phenomenon and therefore you have nothing to worry about when it comes to the reliability of your watch and its movement. With the appropriate equipment, demagnetization operations are usually quick and easy. Sometimes a slight adjustment by a watchmaker will be necessary after the intervention. In the event that your watch is not working properly, we propose carrying out a diagnosis and if necessary an immediate demagnetization free of charge in our Vacheron Constantin Boutiques.
SERVICES LEAD TIME
The servicing of a timepiece may vary depending on each particular case.
- Polishing : 2 weeks
- Demagnetizing : immediate in boutique
- Complete service of modern timepiece : 4-6 weeks
- Restoration of vintage timepiece : 6 months (must be returned to HQ)
These service lead-times are approximate, to discover the exact timings we recommend you to visit one of our boutiques.
FIRST CLASS SERVICE CENTERS
Since 1755, our master watchmakers at Vacheron Constantin have been faithfully maintaining, repairing and restoring the timepieces you entrust to their care.
CUSTOMER SERVICE PRICE RATES
Each timepiece requires specific attention, therefore we invite you to get a personalized cost estimate of our services.
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