How to Clean and Care for Your Watch

Watch Cleaning Made Safe & Simple with Blitz Watch Care Kit

Watches are fashionable and at times expensive additions to many jewelry collections. Blitz Inc. knows that people don’t just buy watches. Long thought processes play out when trying to decide on the style and color and many people have watches that are passed on from generation to generation. It was the passion of our customers that inspired Blitz to make an all inclusive kit; Blitz Watch Care Kit, to clean and care for various types of watches (including but not limited to gold, silver, platinum, stainless steel, and leather). Since 1912, Blitz has been known for being a company that applies environmentally responsible practices to our production including creating non-toxic products. Our customers can rest assured that they will never be dealing with harsh and dangerous chemicals and that their favorite watch will always receive the best care with Blitz.   

Watch Care Kit by Blitz contains 4 items including:

• Foamz™ Foaming Jewelry Cleaner
• Multipurpose Microfiber
• Single-ply Jewelry Care Cloth aka a polishing cloth
• Silicone Treated Cloth

Determine What Type of Watch You Own

This first step may sound like a no-brainer however, you don’t want to risk damaging your watch by using the wrong products. Foamz™ is not for use on porous gems, pearls, or stones that are loose or glued. Foamz™ is safe for use on gold, silver, platinum, stainless steel, leather, plastic, rubber, etc. The single-ply Jewelry Care Cloth is also not for use on pearls, porous stones, 24k (carat or karat) gold, or lacquered surfaces. This can many times include fashion jewelry. If you are cleaning a fashion jewelry watch, please only use Foamz™ and the non-treated microfiber cloth. The Silicone Treated Cloth is meant to clean genuine leather. Because of the value of your watch, please read all Blitz directions carefully before cleaning. Make sure to remove the band of your watch if your watch is not water proof. [hr]

Step One: Use the Foamz™ and Microfiber to clean the dirt, makeup, etc. from the surface of your watch.

The Microfiber is non-abrasive and safe to use on watch faces. Pump the Foamz™ on to the surface of the watch and allow the foam to set. This will help to loosen the dirt making cleaning much easier.  Foamz™ can be used at home or during travel as the liquid content is the approved amount for air travel.        

Step Two: Use the Microfiber Cloth to Dry and Buff

Dry the foam jewelry cleaner using the microfiber and buff the surface of the watch face and/or the stones. If your watch is adorned with diamonds or other sparkling gems you will instantly notice a better light refraction.

Step Three: Use the Jewelry Care Cloth to polish metal surfaces

Again, when we say metal we mean gold (not 24k), silver, platinum, and stainless steel. Take the cloth on the pre-cleaned areas and gently rub the surface in a circular motion. If your watch is tarnished this step may require several applications. Tarnish due to age or neglect requires work or elbow grease. Use the cloth to loosen the tarnish then use the non-treated Microfiber cloth to buff the surface. This helps complete the polishing step. [hr]

Step Four: Use the Silicone Treated Cloth to restore your leather watch band

Remove the cloth from the sealed package and gently wipe down your watch band. Again, follow up with the Microfiber cloth to evenly distribute the polish. If you have any questions or need clarification about anything stated in this article, feel free to call us at 812-284-2548 Monday-Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM or use the “Contact Us” form to send us an e-mail. Our staff would be happy to answer any and all questions.