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That's impressive. For sure the little wear has contributed to it going so long without a need for servicing.
Actually, that frequency - roughly once every two or three months - might not be too far from the optimal wearing frequency for this purpose! 😁
No, not bad at all!
But if read it right, and the movement not been serviced for 17 years, it is about time! 😉
I don't exactly wait for it to stop. When it starts exhibiting wild swings in accuracy is when I usually bring a watch in. But as what Nico said, as long as it keeps good time, i'll hold off on service. Key here also is if it does stop..
To not do a force start. Not sure if that's a valid move but I'd rather not risk moving anything. If Seikos are anything to go by, I have friends who have those running more than 20 years without a service. Depending on the model, might actually be cheape...
I was initially a bit surprised about the length of the period with no service, but in general sounds like a reasonable approach.
Regarding your last point, I have also some times wondered about the relationship between the amount of wear and the required service interval. I presume the standard recommendations on the service interval, typically around 5 years, are based on wearing ...
I have some serious rotation, so I don't wear my watches all the time. There might be an influence on the servie period. For example, my Patek 5110P has never been serviced.
And it works flawlessly for some 16 years, now. But I wear it 4 or 5 times a year. Best, Nicolas
That's impressive. For sure the little wear has contributed to it going so long without a need for servicing.
Actually, that frequency - roughly once every two or three months - might not be too far from the optimal wearing frequency for this purpose! 😁
And yes, for the 'lower level' Seikos it is actually cheaper to just buy a new watch than to have it serviced.
At least unless one knows a good independent watchmaker willing to service Japanese watches and with access to parts. Same with Orient. A bit sad, in a way...
Wow!
Do not know anything about Omegas but I can speak of ETA-movement based Tudors and I can say that they easily outperform their famous siblings in all aspects... (Did I say too much?!) Enjoy it!
