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If you have a watch where it says 30 meters or 50 meters, don't even go near water. 100 meters is good to go when washing your hands, doing the dishes manually or being caught in the rain or being warm in the sun.
You will need to see at least 200 meters or 300 meters to be able to swim with the watch.
Still, who cares about the time if you are swimming.

No screwdown crown, skip water completely.

Sunday's free tip: pull out the crown once or twice a year and add silicone grease (I recommend Moebius 8513) to the tube near the crown, you will preserve the o-ring and prevent humidity from entering the watch.

Nice tip and reminder

thx for the helpful tricks Michael

The man is a life safer
Trust me on this, he has just fixed something I tried to fix, and spent all day fixing the bits I'd fixed

I try to avoid chronographs and it is even worse when it is an automatic movement with layers of parts.
It may come as a surprise to you, but setting the hands is even worse....LOL!

If you have a movement with a stem release button, then my experience is that it is a good idea to oil the button before depressing it.
Also, if the stem is "pointy" on the part after the square portion, then there is no need for depressing the button before you insert it, just wiggle it a little and make sure that it goes in with ease.

Yoda wrote:If you have a movement with a stem release button, then my experience is that it is a good idea to oil the button before depressing it.
Also, if the stem is "pointy" on the part after the square portion, then there is no need for depressing the button before you insert it, just wiggle it a little and make sure that it goes in with ease.

That's good to know. Awesome

Yoda wrote: ↑April 18th, 2021, 11:53 am I try to avoid chronographs and it is even worse when it is an automatic movement with layers of parts.
It may come as a surprise to you, but setting the hands is even worse....LOL!

20210418_184745_resized.jpg

I thought I‘d be over it but... the Speedy IS a nice watch!
I‘m struggling with molnijas already - can‘t imagine tearing apart a chrono.

don't understand how WS do these chronos .. all the springs and gears, etc

I have a 1st Gen Gevril chrono .. I believe it's a 2424-2 with a DD module... it has like 51 jewels? .. Do each of those jewels have to be oiled when serviced??!!!

Phaedros wrote: ↑April 21st, 2021, 2:40 pm

Yoda wrote: ↑April 18th, 2021, 11:53 am I try to avoid chronographs and it is even worse when it is an automatic movement with layers of parts.
It may come as a surprise to you, but setting the hands is even worse....LOL!

20210418_184745_resized.jpg

I thought I‘d be over it but... the Speedy IS a nice watch!
I‘m struggling with molnijas already - can‘t imagine tearing apart a chrono.

TimemiT wrote: ↑April 21st, 2021, 3:46 pm don't understand how WS do these chronos .. all the springs and gears, etc

I have a 1st Gen Gevril chrono .. I believe it's a 2424-2 with a DD module... it has like 51 jewels? .. Do each of those jewels have to be oiled when serviced??!!!

Phaedros wrote: ↑April 21st, 2021, 2:40 pm

Yoda wrote: ↑April 18th, 2021, 11:53 am I try to avoid chronographs and it is even worse when it is an automatic movement with layers of parts.
It may come as a surprise to you, but setting the hands is even worse....LOL!

20210418_184745_resized.jpg

I thought I‘d be over it but... the Speedy IS a nice watch!
I‘m struggling with molnijas already - can‘t imagine tearing apart a chrono.

LOL! Yes, there are quite a few parts in such a movement.

51 jewels?! If so, yes.