Pressure testing a "Watchco" SM300

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Kobus

·Sep 21, 2016

Al............. great thanks.

 

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Waltesefalcon

·Sep 21, 2016

Great post, thanks for sharing.

 

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brinsmead

·Sep 30, 2016

Archer in your experience is humidity a consideration before finally casing up a 300 and the air that is in the case does that cause corrosion of components over the years

 

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Archer

·Sep 30, 2016·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

There is humidity at some level in all air, so it can't be avoided completely, but controlling humidity in the watchmaking shop is definitely something I do. Unless there is excess humidity in the air when the watch is cased, it won't be a problem.

Cheers, Al

 

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PaulK86

·Oct 1, 2016

Thankyou for the sharing

 

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brinsmead

·Oct 1, 2016

Yes, thankyou for that insight
Rob

 

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nixf6

·Nov 7, 2016

I've always paid for it but never seen it done.
Great informative article

 

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jaguar11

·Dec 4, 2016

Great informative post. Thank you!!!!!!

 

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agooderh

·Dec 13, 2016

Awesome post! thank you Al

 

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davidswiss

·Dec 29, 2016

For those that have bought one "sight unseen" I can recommend you get a pressure test before taking your shiny new SM300 anywhere near water.

 

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pippy

·Feb 25, 2017

Just now reading this. Great information. Thank you.

 

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jumpingsecond

·Jun 19, 2017

Thanks, Archer. This is what makes this forum special.

 

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Matt87

·Jul 20, 2017

Thank you very much for sharing!!!

 

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PaulC77

·Jul 20, 2017

Invaluable info, personally I never thought they would be tested with actual fluid... just goes to show 😵‍💫

 

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vitriol

·Jul 21, 2017

Very informative, thank you for posting step-by-step and the explainations.

 

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Tazio70

·Sep 7, 2017

really interesting post. thanks

 

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Schoffenhausen

·Sep 13, 2017

Fantastic thread. It's always good to get an inside view on the work done on our beloved watches. Thanks Al!

 

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Cuttysark

·Oct 17, 2017

thank you

 

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tudor66

·Oct 21, 2017

Much appreciated Al. I’ve wondered how a Watchco would do with this type of test...

Thanks

 

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gvids

·Oct 22, 2017

Much appreciated Al!