Watches
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I've got a watch question for you gurus out there.
I've got a Victorinox Swiss Army watch like in the photo below, but I'm currently running a NATO band.
It's not an amazingly extravagant watch, but it's the most expensive one that I've ever owned. And more importantly, it was a wedding gift from my wife so there's some sentimental value attached.
The watch is leaking a tiny bit of water when I submerge it. Just enough to show a bit of condensation underneath the glass.
I've taken it to a jeweler I trust and had them dry it out and replace the gasket, but the same thing happened again after I wore it when I gave my kid a bath.
I pulled out the stem and let it sit and the water seemed to evaporate... or go elsewhere within the body of the watch. And I haven't touched it since then.
A watch that I can dunk underwater isn't going to fit my day-to-day lifestyle, but I don't want to give up on this thing.
Any ideas? Is it possible or even worth it to fix? Or do I just need to settle for this one being my "can't get it wet" watch?
- Did the water leak start happening when a battery was changed? Is the gasket from the original manufacturer? If the watch is labeled water resistent, then itpinkfloyd
- Your watch needs to be pressure tested. I don't know, I had the same problem happen to me when they changed the batteries.pinkfloyd
- Make sure it's a good watch guy. My Tag has leaked some and they try to get me to spend, but I just avoid water with it. Do you need to get it wet?formed
- I'd try another jeweler but make sure they know what they are doing. If that doesn't work, just don't get it wet.formed
- Thanks guys. Jeweler did pressure test the watch. Said it failed but that it should be ok for being inches underwater. Guessing gasket is not from manufacturer.nocomply
- Can't confirm if the problem was always there. Didn't take it underwater until I changed the band to a non-leather one...nocomply
- Which I didn't do until I had changed the battery at least once.nocomply
- Watch is rated water resistant to 100Mnocomply
- Changing the batteries and bending / denting the old gasket did my one watch inpinkfloyd
- ^and that's why I've always paid the ridiculous charges for a good jeweler to do itformed
- I have a similar one.pango