Waterproof: How many years can I be relaxed after a review?

[HogwldFLTR]

Originally Posted by SearChart

If you're in a lot of UV light year round and also salt water then I don't trust them for more than 5 years.

For normal use I'd definitely get them replaced every 10 years at least.

Bas, I'm really confused about the UV light statement as the seals aren't exposed to light. It certainly won't penetrate the steel. Heat I might understand more.

[Dirt]

Originally Posted by padi56

Well your Mother was extremely lucky especially on any watch used in water that old and never serviced.

Precisely.
Not all that long ago someone on the forum posted a pic of a lady DJ that their mother owned and it was found in the back on a drawer somewhere in the house.

It was ruined by water getting into it.
It was a great pic and a prime example.

Then there was the poor fellow not long ago, with a relatively new DSSD that sprung a leak in a hot tub or something as well

[SearChart]

Originally Posted by HogwldFLTR

Bas, I'm really confused about the UV light statement as the seals aren't exposed to light. It certainly won't penetrate the steel. Heat I might understand more.

A bit of the crystal gasket is always exposed to UV light. This is the one that really shatters apart after a few years, when you take them apart.

The rubber o rings only get super hard and brittle after more than a decade, especially if frequently in contact with saltwater.

[Dirt]

Originally Posted by Chester01

Lol. Indeed many times. My mother wore her day-date for 25 years and it was never serviced. She wore it while swimming many, many times and surprise, surprise no issues. Ever.


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I'll bet it was a great timekeeper as well
Has she still got it?

[HogwldFLTR]

Originally Posted by SearChart

A bit of the crystal gasket is always exposed to UV light. This is the one that really shatters apart after a few years, when you take them apart.

The rubber o rings only get super hard and brittle after more than a decade, especially if frequently in contact with saltwater.

Thanks for clarifying!!!

[Chester01]

Originally Posted by Dirt

I'll bet it was a great timekeeper as well
Has she still got it?

She gave passed it on to my sister. It eventually needed a service, at the 25/26 year mark. If my memory serves, something with the crown I think maybe or was losing significant time. But it never gave her an issue with the time before that. My sub went 17 years without service and it was maybe +4/5 per day. I only got my sub serviced because the AD guilted me into it when I went in for just a pressure test.


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[SpicyMikey]

Originally Posted by doramas

After a review, how many years will the seals last to ensure that no water enters the watch?

Some will say that when the next service is due, but if the watch is at - 5 seconds a month and does not need immediate service, how long do the seals last?


I took the Datejust into service three years ago

5 seconds slow per month? That is really very very good. However, it is running slow not fast and that is more annoying. Regardless of the life expectancy of the gaskets why don't you just bring it to a reputable watch maker in your area and have them quickly regulate it. Certainly you cannot bring it to a mall kiosk lol, but any good watchmaker who services luxury watches can probably handle this for you easily enough. It does not have to be an authorized dealer and if they can't do it they will tell you.

My sky dweller rand 4 seconds slow per gay right out of the Box. So I brought it to a local watchmaker and he regulated it for me while I waited. With the virus situation right now he was slow and said he could do it right then and there. It took a little over an hour. And of course he pressure tested afterwards to make sure everything was still fine. A simple regulation is not that big of a deal. I wouldn't send all the way to Dallas and wait 10 weeks for something like that.

Mike

[fmc000]

Originally Posted by SearChart

A bit of the crystal gasket is always exposed to UV light. This is the one that really shatters apart after a few years, when you take them apart.

The rubber o rings only get super hard and brittle after more than a decade, especially if frequently in contact with saltwater.

I can only say thank you for your insights; we're very lucky to have you on these boards.

[Dirt]

Originally Posted by SpicyMikey

5 seconds slow per month? That is really very very good. However, it is running slow not fast and that is more annoying. Regardless of the life expectancy of the gaskets why don't you just bring it to a reputable watch maker in your area and have them quickly regulate it. Certainly you cannot bring it to a mall kiosk lol, but any good watchmaker who services luxury watches can probably handle this for you easily enough. It does not have to be an authorized dealer and if they can't do it they will tell you.

My sky dweller rand 4 seconds slow per gay right out of the Box. So I brought it to a local watchmaker and he regulated it for me while I waited. With the virus situation right now he was slow and said he could do it right then and there. It took a little over an hour. And of course he pressure tested afterwards to make sure everything was still fine. A simple regulation is not that big of a deal. I wouldn't send all the way to Dallas and wait 10 weeks for something like that.

Mike

Wow. That was very astute of you.
Is it safe to assume your watch is out of warranty

But for -5 seconds a month? I personally wouldn't even give it a whiff of a second thought.

[Onikage]

Originally Posted by HogwldFLTR

Bas, I'm really confused about the UV light statement as the seals aren't exposed to light. It certainly won't penetrate the steel. Heat I might understand more.

I was scratching my head at thus one too. Great forum!

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Dirt

Wow. That was very astute of you.
Is it safe to assume your watch is out of warranty

But for -5 seconds a month? I personally wouldn't even give it a whiff of a second thought.

Likewise not worth the risk of opening the case for such a minuscule deviation of -5 seconds.

[Ron P]

As an almost daily swimmer (pool, no salt water) and Sauna user I clean all rubber gaskets yearly and relub them with Fomblin. Never had any problems.

[Euge]

For a pool I guess more than 10 years....
At least that’s my experience,
but I’ve never opened my watches.


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