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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? |
16 November 2019, 10:08 PM | #2 |
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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. |
17 November 2019, 04:42 AM | #4 |
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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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18 November 2019, 01:50 AM | #5 |
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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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19 November 2019, 04:05 AM | #6 |
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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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