Service question

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I recently purchased a 1998 Speedy with an unknown service history which is my first Speedy. I took it into a local watchmaker who has been recommended on vintage watch forums for him to see if the watch needed a service. He took it into the back and appeared to put it on a timing device then brought it back out and said it was running perfectly and didn’t need a service. I would have thought it would have at least needed to be lubed or had the gaskets replaced. Should I get a second opinion, or do you think I’m overthinking this.
 
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Far from beeing a watchmaker: As far as I know you can get a good estimate of the movement condition by using a timegrapher:


In this video you can get a lot of informations on that (if you like)
 
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I'd say get a second opinion. If you want to wear daily and have.no service history I'd want my watchmaker to at least open it up and check if it's dry or not.
 
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I'd say get a second opinion. If you want to wear daily and have.no service history I'd want my watchmaker to at least open it up and check if it's dry or not.

Readings from a timing machine may tell you that the watch is in poor condition, but it won't confirm that a watch is in good condition.

I have watches come in sometimes that look great on the timing machine, but are dry inside. I would suggest a second opinion is in order.

Cheers, Al