OEM case back gaskets: worth the additional expense?

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M'Bob

·Oct 17, 2022

My watchmaker believes there’s no appreciable difference in the quality of OEM case back gaskets (like for a Speedmaster), vs whatever generic equivalent is available in the same specification. Agree or disagree?

 

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GandOsDad

·Oct 17, 2022

Paging @Archer

 

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blufinz52

·Oct 17, 2022·Hears dead people, not watch rotors.

Is there a big difference in price?

 

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M'Bob

·Oct 17, 2022

blufinz52

Is there a big difference in price?

Yeah, OEM $12/gasket. Seems expensive. Aftermarket a few dollars at most.

 

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gbesq

·Oct 17, 2022

Probably functionally equivalent.

 

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Vercingetorix

·Oct 17, 2022·Spam Risk

Why gamble? It’s not the cost of the gasket it’s the potential cost of water intrusion.

 

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Archer

·Oct 17, 2022·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

M'Bob

Yeah, OEM $12/gasket. Seems expensive. Aftermarket a few dollars at most.

Not that much from Omega...