Home Garden

How to Steam Clean a Watch

Expensive watches represent high status and wealthy living. The Hamilton Company introduces the first battery watches.Watch lovers, use steam to clean the watch bracelets. Famous jewelry cleaning centers use steam cleaners with minute pores. The micro minute nozzle in the steam cleaner, brings out all the dirt from the minute carvings in the watch. A steam cleaner will not fade the shiny exterior. Unlike soapy solution, it will not harm the battery and internal parts of the watch. It is the best choice to clean gold and titanium watches.

Things You'll Need

  • Jewelry steam cleaner
  • Small screw driver
  • Soft baby tooth brush
  • Soft cloth
  • Heat resistant gloves
Show More

Instructions

    • 1

      Cover your hand with gloves to protect them from the steam vapors.

    • 2

      Go through the settings of the jewelry steam cleaner. Select the settings "gold" or "titanium" based on the material of your watch. If the bracelet is hard and broad, use the "strong" setting. For all other watches, select the "minimum" heat setting.

    • 3

      Hold the steam nozzle against each and every nook of the bracelet.

    • 4

      Scrap the bracelet gently with the baby tooth brush. Wipe the dirt away with a damp cloth.

    • 5

      Remove the watch battery. Remove the watch into pieces with the screw driver. Steam it for a few seconds. Wipe all the parts dry with a cloth. Dry the watch thoroughly. Replace the battery.

    • 6

      If the watch has leather strap, cleaning with steam is very easy. Scrub with the toothbrush after steaming. The strap will become free of all the grease, oil and dirt.

    • 7

      Digital watches and water proof watches withstand a lot of water pressure. They do not withstand steam pressure. Clean their strap and bracelet alone with steam. Do not clean the center piece with steam. Use damp cloth or tooth pick to clean the digital parts.