Watch servicing

Tommy-G · 05-23-2022, 08:23 AM

Do you all take your watches for servicing on a regular basis?
I sent my Tag and a Movado in to a specialty service department first week in April and its still in line for a quote....I had no idea so many people service their watches.

Murf the Surf · 05-23-2022, 09:58 AM

I think Rolex and Omega recommend every 5 years I usually wait 10, had my Omega and my wife's Omega in for service last fall. Took 8 weeks but they come back looking like new watches.

chris_1001 · 05-23-2022, 10:53 AM

Sent my Sub in once for service in 21 ish years, was after I was in a motorcycle accident so it was damaged. But otherwise if it keeps time, I will wait.

Nivarox · 05-25-2022, 11:31 PM

It's better to have the watches serviced just like cars but good thing it doesn't require annual maintenance .Well, I have not serviced any of the watches of mine as of yet

Westside Guy · 06-02-2022, 09:35 AM

I have a Cartier Roadster that has been serviced by Cartier every 3-4 years. My 1999 second edition Monaco from Tag Heuer has only been serviced once by Tag when I also had to replace the acrylic crystal that had a deep scratch in it that couldn't be buffed and polished out. Otherwise it has never had an issue.

I sold my Cartier Santos 100 after owning it for over 10 years and never had to service it as it kept perfect time.

DocL · 06-02-2022, 09:48 AM

I have only serviced my GMT Master II twice in 27 years. It sits in my safe and I wear it maybe two or three times a year. I have never had my Breitling serviced in the 18 years I've had it. However the vintage watches I have from the 50s and 60s need servicing every five years because I never wear them and the mechanisms get stuck. Ishould probably bring them in every two years.

Tommy-G · 06-03-2022, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by DocL

I have only serviced my GMT Master II twice in 27 years. It sits in my safe and I wear it maybe two or three times a year. I have never had my Breitling serviced in the 18 years I've had it. However the vintage watches I have from the 50s and 60s need servicing every five years because I never wear them and the mechanisms get stuck. Ishould probably bring them in every two years.

Did you see this????

DocL · 06-03-2022, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Tommy-G

Did you see this????

So it's never been serviced.

I have the original paperwork and boxes like that one, and the warranty card and registration card are still blank. I'm gonna need to put that in my safety deposit box at the bank.

05-23-2022, 08:23 AM	#1
Tommy-G Captain 4628 Rep 694 Posts Drives: 2015 435 Vert Alpine White Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bradenton FL iTrader: (0)	Watch servicing Do you all take your watches for servicing on a regular basis? I sent my Tag and a Movado in to a specialty service department first week in April and its still in line for a quote....I had no idea so many people service their watches.
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Murf the Surf Captain 21898 Rep 632 Posts Drives: Porsche 993 Join Date: Mar 2022 Location: Port Carling, Muskoka iTrader: (0)	I think Rolex and Omega recommend every 5 years I usually wait 10, had my Omega and my wife's Omega in for service last fall. Took 8 weeks but they come back looking like new watches.
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chris_1001 Second Lieutenant 572 Rep 240 Posts Drives: 2022 BMW M340i Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: MA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2022 M340i xDrive [0.00]	Sent my Sub in once for service in 21 ish years, was after I was in a motorcycle accident so it was damaged. But otherwise if it keeps time, I will wait. __________________ 2022 M340i XDrive, Oxide Grey Metallic/Tacora Red/Shadowline. 2004 330Ci (Sold), 2007 335i (Sold)..
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Nivarox Quadrex 1119 Rep 1,435 Posts Drives: W212 Mercedes=Benz E Class Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Close To German Car Dealer iTrader: (0)	It's better to have the watches serviced just like cars but good thing it doesn't require annual maintenance .Well, I have not serviced any of the watches of mine as of yet __________________
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Westside Guy Major General 7457 Rep 5,287 Posts Drives: 22 Z4 M40i, 21 228i Retired Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Hallandale Beach, FL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2022 BMW Z4 M40i [9.72]	I have a Cartier Roadster that has been serviced by Cartier every 3-4 years. My 1999 second edition Monaco from Tag Heuer has only been serviced once by Tag when I also had to replace the acrylic crystal that had a deep scratch in it that couldn't be buffed and polished out. Otherwise it has never had an issue. I sold my Cartier Santos 100 after owning it for over 10 years and never had to service it as it kept perfect time.
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DocL Captain 2113 Rep 955 Posts Drives: 2018 M3 Comp 6spd Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Delray Beach iTrader: (2)	I have only serviced my GMT Master II twice in 27 years. It sits in my safe and I wear it maybe two or three times a year. I have never had my Breitling serviced in the 18 years I've had it. However the vintage watches I have from the 50s and 60s need servicing every five years because I never wear them and the mechanisms get stuck. Ishould probably bring them in every two years. __________________ 2018 F80 M3. YMB/BLK. ZCP. Three Pedals. "Education will never be as expensive as ignorance."
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