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Old 15 November 2019, 09:49 AM   #1
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Back gasket/silicone grease question

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I went to change the back gasket on my 1601, but when I was installing the new gasket lubed with silicone crease it slipped and some grease got on the movement, specially the rotor. I cleaned the rotor with tissue paper and couldn’t see more grease on the movement, but a little bit might have stayed (rotor/bridge). Can that silicone grease damage, corrode, or do any harm to the movement if it’s there at all?
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Old 16 November 2019, 10:08 PM   #2
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Old 17 November 2019, 12:42 AM   #3
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If it were mine, I wouldn't worry too much.

Most silicone grease is fairly thick stuff, and unlikely to migrate anywhere even if you did get some trace of it on the rotor or plates.
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I doubt that there will be an issue with a grease smudge on your rotor. There are a dozen different lubes used throughout the movement that don't have an issue living together.

I might say that greasing the case-back gasket would be a film of grease on it so it wouldn't do much if you knocked it against the rotor.
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I’d be more concerned about fibres from the tissue paper than the grease on the rotor.
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Old 19 November 2019, 04:05 AM   #6
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I’d be more concerned about fibres from the tissue paper than the grease on the rotor.
I’ve scanned the watch with my 40x loupe before closing, and there were no fibres on the movement, only on the case back which I cleaned in the ultrasound machine and dried with tissue paper, but I removed all fibres, with a very thin set of brass tweezers. So I’m not worrying with fibres, as I’ve inspected and cleaned them thoroughly. I’m glad I’m trained in gold smithing, so I have steady hands.
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