Amazing

[Chinski]

I bought my submariner in 2003 and it wore the watch daily until 2010 when I bought a navitimer. The navitimer has become the daily watch The Rolex has been hidden in the safe for the last SIX years. I planned to take the Rolex to the local AD with a view of servicing the watch and wearing it on a regulat basis. I put the watch on set the time on Friday night to see if it would keep the correct time.

To my amazement the Rolex time keeping is excellent.This got me thinking about other watches that have been stood for a long time or had some mishap and still work without missing a beat.

I'm sure that you have better stories to tell about your watch?

[Speed addicted]

I have a 1930s Longines pocket watch that my wife gave me for xmas a few years ago.
When I first got it I thought about getting it serviced, but decided to see how it was doing first.

It keeps near enough perfect time! It only comes out for weddings etc so doesn't get much use.

1930s Longines pocket watch by Brent Leport, on Flickr

1930s Longines pocket watch movement by Brent Leport, on Flickr

[Paul Drawmer]

There's little to go wrong with a watch that runs down and is kept unused. Far harder work for them to work day after day for many years.

I have an ex air ministry JLC movement watch that I bought as new unissued in 1967. I had it serviced in about 1975, and again earlier this year when Variomatic gave it a service and removed a piece of dirt from the dial. It was my daily wearer for many years. Still works well.

Story here:
http://www.christopherwardforum.com/viewtopic.php?...



There are a lot of old watches running just fine.