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3 hours ago, MannyE said:

Then we can all watch the watch for the next few years and see how it does.

To each their own but count me out.

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6 hours ago, MannyE said:

Actually, I think the silicone oil is the one that swells the gaskets.  I've seen watches that have spent years  filled with mineral oil that are still doing OK. 

Unless silicone oil has a very different composition to silicone grease then your first comment is incorrect . And mineral oil (petroleum based)  absolutely will react with a rubber gasket. Hopefully the gaskets are from vulcanised rubber....but maybe not.

I use silicone grease with all rubber seals in plumbing applications. Mineral oil will degrade some rubbers and some plastics over time. Might take a few years but it will happen.   I have visions now of everyone that has mineral  oil filled a water resistant battery watch....quickly emptying out the fluid 🤣🤣🤣🤣

3 hours ago, VWatchie said:

To each their own but count me out.

Pretty sure you were never in H 🤣🤣. Sounds like a cool idea... I'll try it on my past father's first digital watch , its about 50 years old, then I'll chuck it in the bin when half the insides turn into black goo 🤣

4 hours ago, oldhippy said:

There are always idiots on youtube. 

Which creates more idiots that watch em OH 🤷‍♂️

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Chronoglide did a video on a Bell&Ross Hydro which has some interesting info on "oiled" watches. They mention some things in there:

- The B&R hydro uses a standard lithium CR cell, for longer life and higher power (which helps overcome the additional friction)
- B&R was silicon oil
- The fun bit: To fill it *completely* it's filled through the crown tube. He even suggests using a watch case pressure tester to help force the air out

 

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1 hour ago, tcolgate said:

Chronoglide did a video on a Bell&Ross Hydro which has some interesting info on "oiled" watches. They mention some things in there:

- The B&R hydro uses a standard lithium CR cell, for longer life and higher power (which helps overcome the additional friction)
- B&R was silicon oil
- The fun bit: To fill it *completely* it's filled through the crown tube. He even suggests using a watch case pressure tester to help force the air out

 

🤔 silicone oil eh. 🙂

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I was working on a Seiko Kinetic the other day. It hadn't been oil-filled, but it wasn't far off!  There was oil everywhere, on the dial, even under the rotating bezel.  The movement was junk, replaced with a new one.

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In the spirit of the general destruction of perfectly good time pieces that this thread embodies, I would like to point out that DOT5 brake fluid is mainly silicone oil with a few herbs and spices for rust inhibition and improved lubrication. Make of that what you will. 

A note of caution for anybody daft enough to be interested in this observation, DOT3, DOT4 and DOT5.1 brake fluids probably would not be suitable for this game, as they contain glycol ethers, and may well dissolve some plastics. Always check the label before filling your perfectly serviceable watch with bizarre fluids. I take absolutely no responsibility whatsoever for anybody dissolving their watch/arm/cat/beloved family member when conducting said experiments.

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1 minute ago, AndyHull said:

In the spirit of the general destruction of perfectly good time pieces that this thread embodies, I would like to point out that DOT5 brake fluid is mainly silicone oil with a few herbs and spices for rust inhibition and improved lubrication. Make of that what you will. 

A note of caution for anybody daft enough to be interested in this observation, DOT3, DOT4 and DOT5.1 brake fluids probably would not be suitable for this game, as they contain glycol ethers, and may well dissolve some plastics. Always check the label before filling your perfectly serviceable watch with bizarre fluids. I take absolutely no responsibility whatsoever for anybody dissolving their watch/arm/cat/beloved family member when conducting said experiments.

Brake fluid also acts as a good paint stripper.

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Just now, AndyGSi said:

Brake fluid also acts as a good paint stripper.

That's most probably the glycol ethers. Perhaps I should add "accidentally stripping the paint from the bonnet of your classic car" to the list in the above disclaimer.

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On 11/6/2024 at 1:31 PM, Neverenoughwatches said:

Sounds like a cool idea... I'll try it on my past father's first digital watch , its about 50 years old, then I'll chuck it in the bin when half the insides turn into black goo 🤣

It's these kinds of jokes that make me wake up with a scream in the middle of the night 😉

Seriously, oiling a watch is an art form. Filling it with oil is nothing but an abomination.

21 hours ago, tcolgate said:

Chronoglide did a video on a Bell&Ross Hydro which has some interesting info on "oiled" watches.

OK, I will never buy a Bell & Ross. I would never take the risk of degrading my brand name for a few extra bucks.

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1 hour ago, AndyHull said:

In the spirit of the general destruction of perfectly good time pieces that this thread embodies, I would like to point out that DOT5 brake fluid is mainly silicone oil with a few herbs and spices for rust inhibition and improved lubrication. Make of that what you will. 

A note of caution for anybody daft enough to be interested in this observation, DOT3, DOT4 and DOT5.1 brake fluids probably would not be suitable for this game, as they contain glycol ethers, and may well dissolve some plastics. Always check the label before filling your perfectly serviceable watch with bizarre fluids. I take absolutely no responsibility whatsoever for anybody dissolving their watch/arm/cat/beloved family member when conducting said experiments.

It strips car body paint beautifully, so if you have a particularly awkward vehical driver that insists on causing obstructions down your street ie.parking in front of or extremely close to driveways making exits and entrances difficult and the said driver pays no attention to polite requests to ease that situation then test its alternate use ( under the cover of darkness ).  Just a suggestion not a practice ahem. 

22 minutes ago, VWatchie said:

It's these kinds of jokes that make me wake up with a scream in the middle of the night 😉

Seriously, oiling a watch is an art form. Filling it with oil is nothing but an abomination.

OK, I will never buy a Bell & Ross. I would never take the risk of degrading my brand name for a few extra bucks.

At least they use silicone oil not mineral oil 😄

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If he makes regular updates on this mineral oil filled Casio, I'll keep posting them.  This is after 3 months.  But forget about the oil filling...  THE LUME mod is amazing.  I'm totally gonna do this.  

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