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Percival · 9 January 2011, 06:48 PM

Ive been on a military watch bender lately and not wearing my Rolex watches, I have two of them, I dont have winder boxes, is it fine to just store them away in a safe place not running for long periods of time, even a year lets say, without touching it?

Please advise with health of my watch in mind.

I dont mind winding it resetting time and date etc when I do decide to use it so a winder isnt needed for me but I dont see myself wearing them for a while with my current very casual lifestyle and I just want to put them away for future use or to hand down to kids later, IS IT OK TO STORE THEM NOT RUNNING for long periods of time and then just wind them up and use them later should I desire to? Are there lubricant issues with this? Etc

swatty · 9 January 2011, 06:52 PM

If its not moving its not wearing out , modern lubricants don't try out so you can store them piece of mind

Percival · 9 January 2011, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by swatty

If its not moving its not wearing out , modern lubricants don't try out so you can store them piece of mind

This was my logical conclusion as well makes perfect sense and thanks for taking your time to chime in, I appreciate that, my good man.

Percy

moviefreak · 10 January 2011, 12:45 AM

But the oils inside still dry up... So no moving does not mean it will never need a service.

MonBK · 10 January 2011, 12:50 AM

It's a good idea to wind them once a month or every other month to get the juices flowing.

z32turbo · 10 January 2011, 01:28 AM

Moving or not I would service once the time starts to be off

Brenngun · 10 January 2011, 02:06 AM

I've seen this subject discussed many times before. There's always 2 groups of thought. One is no problem to leave it alone and the other includes some thought to a potential "oil drying" issue. The lack of movement would have no affect on evaporation rate of any liquid regardless of viscosity. An argument can be made that movement of any kind increases surface area exposure to surrounding air resulting in an increased evaporation rate. Either way moving or not you can't hurt your watch and you should always consider servicing at reasonable time/use intervals.

henrylee · 10 January 2011, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by z32turbo

moving or not i would service once the time starts to be off

+1

9 January 2011, 06:48 PM	#1
Percival Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Arizona Posts: 24	Storing my rolex Ive been on a military watch bender lately and not wearing my Rolex watches, I have two of them, I dont have winder boxes, is it fine to just store them away in a safe place not running for long periods of time, even a year lets say, without touching it? Please advise with health of my watch in mind. I dont mind winding it resetting time and date etc when I do decide to use it so a winder isnt needed for me but I dont see myself wearing them for a while with my current very casual lifestyle and I just want to put them away for future use or to hand down to kids later, IS IT OK TO STORE THEM NOT RUNNING for long periods of time and then just wind them up and use them later should I desire to? Are there lubricant issues with this? Etc

10 January 2011, 12:45 AM	#4
moviefreak "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: in my house... Posts: 5,524	But the oils inside still dry up... So no moving does not mean it will never need a service. __________________ Cheers, Eduardo Be a WIS not a WUSS... and remove all the stickers..

10 January 2011, 01:28 AM	#6
z32turbo "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sea Level Watch: Varies Posts: 6,877	Moving or not I would service once the time starts to be off __________________ Instagram @z32turbo

9 January 2011, 06:52 PM	#2
swatty 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Peter Location: Sydney Watch: The Game Posts: 17,415	If its not moving its not wearing out , modern lubricants don't try out so you can store them piece of mind

10 January 2011, 12:50 AM	#5
MonBK Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kingstown Posts: 58,279	It's a good idea to wind them once a month or every other month to get the juices flowing.

10 January 2011, 02:06 AM	#7
Brenngun 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: Rick Location: Smokin' Heaven Watch: Rolex & Tudor Posts: 3,866	I've seen this subject discussed many times before. There's always 2 groups of thought. One is no problem to leave it alone and the other includes some thought to a potential "oil drying" issue. The lack of movement would have no affect on evaporation rate of any liquid regardless of viscosity. An argument can be made that movement of any kind increases surface area exposure to surrounding air resulting in an increased evaporation rate. Either way moving or not you can't hurt your watch and you should always consider servicing at reasonable time/use intervals.

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