My watchmaker told me I don't need to test for water resistance

[Wryfox]

Thinking like a true capitalist....if you get water in it he gets a $2000 repair job vs a $100 water test....

 

[Time2WatchOut]

$100 water test?

Maybe…. If at a high dollar store and all gaskets replaced first.

 

[matlt]

Luke12

Thanks to everybody who commented. I found another watch repair shop 10 minutes farther away. I will take it there to have it tested for water resistance and until then I'll keep it away from water. This new place seems like they could service and refinish my watch too and now my next step is to think about if I want them to do that or if I should send it to Omega. But that's outside the scope of this thread. Thanks again everyone!

Be careful with anything that is considered a watch repair shop. Watch makers and watch repair shops are very different. A watch repair shop can very well be someone who got 10 minutes of training on how to use a jewelers screwdriver set. Some may have qualified omega service techs, but many are barely competent enough to change a battery in a $40 watch

Edited: Dec 24, 2022