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·I have a new (to me) Omega coming this week. When I get an Omega that is not under warranty I always open the caseback and visually inspect the movement to make sure it is authentic and nothing is glaringly wrong. I try to have the proper replacement gasket on hand to replace the caseback gasket before I close it up.
And it got me thinking: what gasket tends to fail the most? If we assume that most modern 100m+ water resistant watches have gaskets for the crystal, caseback, and crown (or in the case of a Planet Ocean or 300m, a helium escape crown as well), are there any of these gaskets that fail more often than others?
I would guess crown gaskets, then caseback, and then crystal. But I don't know. And maybe there is no answer here. But I thought I would ask others who are more knowledgeable than I am.
And it got me thinking: what gasket tends to fail the most? If we assume that most modern 100m+ water resistant watches have gaskets for the crystal, caseback, and crown (or in the case of a Planet Ocean or 300m, a helium escape crown as well), are there any of these gaskets that fail more often than others?
I would guess crown gaskets, then caseback, and then crystal. But I don't know. And maybe there is no answer here. But I thought I would ask others who are more knowledgeable than I am.