Music was such an important part of life in the Baroque era that it can be found in all kinds of places. This instrument, the Trompe Dauphine, is a kind of hunting horn and would have been carried on horseback during the hunt and used to play signals to let the rest of the hunt know what was happening.
As a general rule: 1  Quartz models should be given a routine service every other time the battery is changed. 2  Regular mechanical models should need routine service only every 5 years or so. 3  OMEGA states that their Coaxial models should need routine service only every 10 years.
How often should a mechanical watch be serviced? A common question for a watch dealer or watchmaker is, âHow often should a mechanical watch be serviced?â I asked multiple watchmakers and they generally went along with the watch industry recommendations. Most manufacturers recommend having a watch serviced every five years.