Unworn 2008 GMT - Service

[envuks]

I’d wear it for awhile. 5 seconds isn’t far off, especially for a watch that hasn’t been wound in quite some time


Also, parting with a new watch for 6-10 weeks sounds hard unless it’s truly broken


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[Brian Page]

Originally Posted by FTX I

I would. Faster than you could say cucamonga.

I'm curious why you would do that - That watch is running fine.

[04jtb]

Originally Posted by envuks

I’d wear it for awhile. 5 seconds isn’t far off, especially for a watch that hasn’t been wound in quite some time


Also, parting with a new watch for 6-10 weeks sounds hard unless it’s truly broken


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Just out of interest, where you say how it hasn’t been wound for some time, would you expect the timekeeping to improve with wearing it ?

[FTX I]

Originally Posted by Brian Page

I'm curious why you would do that - That watch is running fine.

Fair question. I'm on the preventive camp I think if that makes sense. Also i'm friends with my watchmakers and I always find excuses to visit them. However, in this case I'm sure I'd service it to prevent wear on the movement. Im not sure all the oils are fine (as far as I know they use a couple different ones depending on the part) so I'd send in no doubt. Better safe than sorry I guess.

[Golfbone]

If it's running perfect leave it alone. I bought a 116509 from 2007 last Jan. that had the green sticker still on it. Runs perfect to a few seconds a day. Asked around and most people I trust said don't service it if it's running perfect. I haven't serviced it and it still keeps equally good time to my 2020 Daytona. I'm in no rush to spend money on service. I have a Datejust I serviced once in 30 years and it runs perfect too with no issues. My non Rolex watches need service all the time because they stop running properly but my Rolexes are bulletproof! I just serviced my Sub 2 years ago with Rolex for the first time in 18 years and it was keeping better time before the service than after! Taught me a lesson. If it ain't broke......

[lamnyc]

Don’t send it in. Wear it for awhile. Last thing you want is to get it back from service with scratches.