My Omega 168-005 with 561 movement was running about 30 +- seconds fast in 24 hrs. Holding it under a compass moved the compass needle a little. I demagnetized it and then got no reaction from compass. Just did it so I should know tomorrow if there is a change. Was just wondering if some of you demagnetize yours yourself and if so how often?
Only when needed. In fact, I have a ‘40s vintage Longines on my bench that will get the treatment this afternoon.
As it happens, the aforementioned Longines badly needed de-magnetizing. Something kind of different. An 18 karat white gold case set with 0.55 carat of single cut diamonds.
for my dive watches i found a much better procedure i hold it for 72s (best number of the world) in a glass of revitalized Grander water. all negative vibes disapear, the case looks fresh again
Well then you are an idiot! Putting an untested dive watch in water is a road to ruin, water ingress will wreck a movement before you can get to a watchmaker. Because I want to keep my watches dry, I simply put them on my energy polariser for 10 minutes and after that they function flawlessly and don't even need servicing. It doesn't even need power as watches are much smaller than full size cars. My old energy polariser came out of a car I bought in 1988. When I sold the car ten years later I took the polariser out because it was so good at keeping the car in harmony I thought it would be good for other applications. By the way, the car I sold to the guy died three weeks later so what more evidence do you need! I've used it to put a lot of my mechanical and quartz watches in harmony, it works as a high-technology energy device which creates a 'polarized' or 'ordered' molecular arrangement as distinct from the normal 'random' structure in all of the components. Here is mine, you can still find them on Gumtree and Craiglist.
well thats a fair point but as of the special treatment of the water is can heal and revitalize old movements but your energy polarizer sound like a very good alternative for quartz movements and higher amount of rubies movements. if your watch has less than 24 rubies you need to add to polarizer some "healing stones"
Stop being silly You both should read watch care threads 45 minutes flushing for dive watches https://omegaforums.net/threads/watch-care.34645/#post-391048
Well there must be something to demagnetizing. After 24 hrs. its now only 5+- seconds fast. Its either that or the chicken foot I dangled over it at midnight.
I don’t routinely demagnetize watches I service, unless they exhibit symptoms. This one was virtually stalled 24 hours after I serviced it. Blued steel hairspring. A quick trip through the demagnetized and the problem was solved.
@Canuck - Look what you did to that poor watch! You bent the "I" in LONGINES when you demagnetized it!
