GPSR Product Safety Data Sheet
1. Product: Wristwatch
2. Manufacturer name: As specified on listing. Will be supplied with watch or can be requested pre-sale.
3. Product description/name: As specified on listing. Will be supplied with watch or can be requested pre-sale.
4. Unique product code and/or serial number: As specified on listing. Will be supplied with watch or can be requested pre-sale.
5. Intended use: Timekeeping or collecting
6. General Safety Notice: This item is considered safe to use and presents no risks if used for its intended purpose, as described on product listing and other documentation. To mitigate any risk associated with handling the mechanism, such as accidental release of mainspring, or accidental ingestion of watch battery. The product should not be opened for repair, inspection, maintenance or battery change unless by a suitably competent or qualified person.
7. Instructions for use: Pull crown to adjust time, adjust hand starting positions and/or hack seconds. Wind from crown as required. Replace battery every 2 years or as required. Battery replacement should be carried out by a suitably competent and/or qualified person. The product should not be opened for repair, inspection, maintenance or battery change unless by a suitably competent or qualified person.
8. Risks/Warning: The only risks associated with use of this product are where it is used improperly, not for intended use or maintenance is attempted by persons not suitably competent or qualified. Mechanical watches contain mainsprings which may cause injury if accidentally released. Quartz watches contain small batteries which are a choking hazard if ingested. All watch movements contain very small parts which if disassembled may be a choking hazard if ingested. To mitigate these risks, the watch must only opened for inspection, repair, maintenance or battery change by a person who is suitably competent or qualified.
9. Conformity for GPSR: Conforms to GPSR
10. CE-Conformity: No CE conformity – vintage item, year of manufacture noted below
11. Updates: Not applicable – vintage item no longer in production
12. Manufacturer: As specified on listing. Will be supplied with watch or can be requested pre-sale.
13. Year of manufacture: As specified on listing. Will be supplied with watch or can be requested pre-sale.
14. Manufacturer contact Information: Where available, manufacturer address and contact details will be supplied with watch or can be requested pre-sale. Some vintage items are of unknown manufacturer or the manufacturer is no longer trading, and it therefore not possible to provide details of as required by the GPSR.
EU Responsible person:
Name: Keith Rossiter
Electronic contact: GPSR contact form
Product category safety data sheet - watches
This data sheet provides generic product safety information for the specified product category. For each item sold, a product-specific data sheet will be provided pre-sale on request and will be provided in hard copy (and can be provided electronically) with any sold products, in the relevant EU language for the destination country.
Each data sheet contains instructions for product use and links to a user manual where one is available online.
This data sheet can be downloaded in PDF format from the link below.