Thank you Gentlemen for the informative posts.
Referring to John's posts,is the lubricant manufacturer saying that the shelf life of the lubricant in the watch is 6 to 12 months,less maybe with daily usage?
Then the recommendations by most watch manufacturers would be wrong then for the 2 to 3 years service after purchase?
I suppose it applies to most lubricant too in cars,machinery/moving parts too.
We have common household products -like ceilling fan that works well without service for more than 20 years,bicycle for years;I believe these are more relevant comparison as lubricating points are the bearings/pivots like watches and some of these cheap houshold products are using lubless plastic bearings etc like the newest watches's silicon/ceramic bearings etc; than car engines where the piston anvil actually dips into the lubricants.We almost never have to regrease the car wheels/joints.
Can we then say that these cheap industrial lubricant last better than the watch's?
I agree with John's view that when serviced 1st time after 20-30 years,most watch(and the consumer goods' ones) moving parts have to be replaced but if they are common/mass produced movements,it may be cheaper more effective this way.
I wind most of my "dormant" watches once every 3 to 6 months in the believe that it keep the lubricant "alive'.Not really sure though .I do wish though most of my 30+ "sleeping beauties' will come alive again when awaken years latter.
warm regards,
Min
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