Why should you get your new pride and joy serviced?

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A couple of photos to frighten you into thinking before you take your new watches outside in all weathers.

First off this is what was lerking inside a 6139-6005 movement. The watch came up perfect on my timegrapher. As it is a watch I am to sell I always strip them and give the movement a full service.

Dirt around the mainspring arbor pivot hole and the mainspring cap arbor. This can cause premature wear as it attracts dirt and becomes a fine grinding paste.




And here is why you shouldn't take your newly arrived watch for a swim or even wear it while doing the dishes.

The pusher (6139-6009) should look like the one on the right. The two other pushers are basically made from wood stuck to the original pusher buttons. Even though wood floats I don't think it's as good at sealing the watch as a rubber o-ring gasket is.

[SeikoPsycho]

Apr 16, 2015 12:30:32 GMT -8 @cockroach said:

A couple of photos to frighten you into thinking before you take your new watches outside in all weathers.

First off this is what was lerking inside a 6139-6005 movement. The watch came up perfect on my timegrapher. As it is a watch I am to sell I always strip them and give the movement a full service.

Dirt around the mainspring arbor pivot hole and the mainspring cap arbor. This can cause premature wear as it attracts dirt and becomes a fine grinding paste.




And here is why you shouldn't take your newly arrived watch for a swim or even wear it while doing the dishes.

The pusher (6139-6009) should look like the one on the right. The two other pushers are basically made from wood stuck to the original pusher buttons. Even though wood floats I don't think it's as good at sealing the watch as a rubber o-ring gasket is.

Come on Tone, Didn't you know that wood swells up to make a water tight seal once it gets wet??

[jringo8769]

well you should always get a service on that loved watch....it is always best to be safe then sorry...just make sure you get a qualified individual or make sure you ask all the questions to do a great job...this is not a place to cut corners or do a poor job...

[Adrian-VTA]

I did a blog post on this a while ago.

It's not even the obvious stuff.

This came out of a pristine looking movement after the cleaning fluid had dried out. Guess what they are? Tiny metal shavings.



Here's the culprit -




Stuffed arbor bushing.

On another note, I'm working on an arbor bush replacement kit at present, but the size needed is darn hard to find. Hopefully sometime soon I'll come up with something a kit form so you guys can retrofit them.

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Apr 16, 2015 18:30:16 GMT -8 Adrian-VTA said:

I did a blog post on this a while ago.

It's not even the obvious stuff.

This came out of a pristine looking movement after the cleaning fluid had dried out. Guess what they are? Tiny metal shavings.

Rolex right?
Just kidding but I'm willing to bet that a Rolex left unserviced would produce this much 'tailings' long before a low to mid tier Japanese watch would. I say that because the Swiss build their movements to tighter tolerances.

That is not a rub against Rolex or Swiss watches but rather a small poke at those who say not to service a watch until it shows signs of poor operation.

[SpinDoctor]

Peg wood pushers. That made my day.

[Groundhog66]

I'm amazed at some of the "fixes" folks come up with, that's crazy.