Hi all,
Some of you know me from the Englishman thread. I have several watches from the 80s that I've decided to keep. They have been sat in a safe all that time. They seem to be running fine and keeping time relatively well too. Should I bother to have them serviced or leave well alone? I would like to have one waterproof watch (probably the Baby Ploprof) - should I assume it's no longer waterproof even though it has not left a safe for 25-30 years?
Thanks for your help.
Roger

 

If you plan on wearing them you should service them. The oils have surely dried up by now and you can damage the mechanism running it without lubrication. Assume a vintage watch has no water resistance, but you can have it pressure tested after it's serviced.

 

So if it says "Seamaster" I can't assume it's safe to deep sea dive with it? Crazy. That would be like telling me I can't park my car on a parkway.