How often do you get your vintage watch pressure-tested?

[Rebel]

I have $15 Casio Illuminator that I expose to water. Not my vintage Tudor Submariner.

I do have the Tudor serviced periodically. It is pressure tested then to give me peace of mind for rain and cleaning it myself from time to time.

No joking though on the Casio. It is the "water" watch for me. Not my vintage and much loved Submariner. It has earned the right to sit back and enjoy the ride.

[SubKing]

I never feel a need to get my pieces pressure tested as they are never subjected to water. I keep them away from damp environment's, I don't even keep my vintage in the bathroom with me when I shower from fear of the steam.

I do on occasion wipe them down with a damp cloth. I feel it's just not worth the risk with parts that cannot be replaced.

[Gary Busey]

Originally Posted by schaumburgla

Receive them. I uncase the dial/movement, change all the gaskets & than pressure test the watch case. There is nothing too ruin if there is nothing inside the case. I do not for the most part take my vintage watches in water, it is more just a safety precaution to see if anything on the case is compromised.
But if the watch has a new crystal & fresh gaskets I see no reason to worry about getting it wet once a pressure test has been performed.

Justin

a watch expert told me that the pressure tests are never really 100%, since you need to put the movement back in, and then you never know 100% if everything sealed back in properly...unless you test it again with the movement inside again

[Filipão]

Get it tested every 8 years, replace seals and wear the hell out of it in the sea. This one here was by the time pic was taken, 40 + years old.

It's a Rolex, right?

[doramas]

Datejust of 1989. I use it daily for everything.

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