How to Demagnetize Your Watch—and Why You Should

Originally published by James Stacey on Hodinkee.

To the average watch owner, few modern factors present a bigger challenge to a mechanical watch movement than the scourge of magnetism. Sure, water resistance is important, but you can generally see water coming and work to avoid it if you don't want to get wet. Conversely, magnetism is a silent, unseen threat to the daily wearability of your watch and I’d wager that many of you have dealt with one (or several) of your watches getting magnetized.