Watch Cleaning

[Stubbsy]

How do you clean your watch?
What products/equipment if any do you use?
How often do you clean your watch?!

[jshell]

I clean all my watches by rinsing them of grit, washing my hands and then using soap and my hands to clean them, like washing my hands again but forcing soap into the clasp, bracelet links, bezel etc. Then a long rinse... I don't mess about with toothbrushes or ultrasonics.

Never damaged one yet!

[Shaw Tarse]

Most of my watches are waterproof, so give them a wash when I'm in the bath.

[DSLiverpool]

Even a cheap ultrasonic combined with a detergent will bring a metal strap uk up lovely.

[mikeveal]

If your steel strap is detachable, soak it in a little boiling water & washing up liquid.

[Ikemi]

A new toothbrush, some warm water, some washing up liquid and a towel ... Job done! I clean them when they start to look a little dirty; the washing up liquid gives a lovely shine afterwards

[CardShark]

^^ same here, except that I use an old toothbrush.

In fact, I cleaned a couple today

[Shaw Tarse]

When I buy a G-Shock I will clean it in the washing machine/dishwasher nuke it from orbit !

[mikeveal]

Shaw Tarse said:

When I buy a G-Shock I will clean it in the washing machine/dishwasher nuke it from orbit !

Precisely my thoughts about the G-shocks. Hey ho, different choices for different folks!

[Nattyboy888]

Probably a bit anal(!) but I'd use your car shampoo or just liquid hand soap as opposed to washing up liquid which contains (corrisive) salt. I'm with your man up top - watch off - wash hands in good lather then wash the watch in my hands. Some of my rubber strapped watches have got a big manky and I've massaged a bit of diluted Autoglym bumper care into them and they were like new.

[Nattyboy888]

Probably a bit anal(!) but I'd use your car shampoo or just liquid hand soap as opposed to washing up liquid which contains (corrosive) salt. I'm with your man up top - watch off - wash hands in good lather then wash the watch in my hands. Some of my rubber strapped watches have got a big manky and I've massaged a bit of diluted Autoglym bumper care into them and they cane up like new. Incidentally, does anyone else have the wife pisstake them Mercilessly when they catch you cleaning your watches with passion or is that just me ? !!!