>I have a good watch but it has developed a leak, Is there any house >hold type of ingredient that I could use to help the gasket seal >better. thanks.
>>I have a good watch but it has developed a leak, Is there any house >>hold type of ingredient that I could use to help the gasket seal >>better. thanks.
> JB Weld will fix anything.
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You can use a silicone grease (NOT a sealant), available at your local hardware or home improvement center. Just squeeze a dab onto your finger, then thoroughly coat the gasket (O-ring) with the silicone. Reassemble the watch. That should keep moisture out. Make sure that the gasket is seated into its groove and tighten the screws holding the back on the case well...
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>>I have a good watch but it has developed a leak, Is there any house >>hold type of ingredient that I could use to help the gasket seal >>better. thanks.
>JB Weld will fix anything.
Other than traffic tickets, that is. JB Weld has clear ethical standards!
For something a trifle less permanent than epoxy... I'd simply replace the gasket. The instructions which came with my watch recommend replacing the rear-plate O-ring gasket periodically (every few years)... I imagine that the elastomer compresses, and becomes less resilient with age, and thus doesn't seal as well.
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Dave Platt wrote: >>> I have a good watch but it has developed a leak, Is there any house >>> hold type of ingredient that I could use to help the gasket seal >>> better. thanks. >> JB Weld will fix anything.
> Other than traffic tickets, that is. JB Weld has clear ethical standards!
> For something a trifle less permanent than epoxy... I'd simply replace > the gasket. The instructions which came with my watch recommend > replacing the rear-plate O-ring gasket periodically (every few > years)... I imagine that the elastomer compresses, and becomes less > resilient with age, and thus doesn't seal as well.
Take it apart,clean the gasket,and its mating surfaces,and smear a *small* amount of Vaseline/petroleum jelly on it,and reassemble. Usually works for me.
> Take it apart, clean the gasket,and its mating surfaces, and smear > a *small* amount of Vaseline/petroleum jelly on it, and reassemble. > Usually works for me.
If the gasket is natural rubber (and perhaps even "synthetic"), Vaseline will dissolve it. Anyone who uses a certain product found in pharmacies knows this.
I wondered whether the original post were a troll, as it's hard to understand how the poster would be aware the watch was leaking, without it having been inundated with water.
William Sommerwerck wrote: >> Take it apart, clean the gasket,and its mating surfaces, and smear >> a *small* amount of Vaseline/petroleum jelly on it, and reassemble. >> Usually works for me.
> If the gasket is natural rubber (and perhaps even "synthetic"), Vaseline > will dissolve it. Anyone who uses a certain product found in pharmacies > knows this.
> I wondered whether the original post were a troll, as it's hard to > understand how the poster would be aware the watch was leaking, without it > having been inundated with water.
Maybe he means it leaking out! his time is escaping ;^)
lbbss wrote: > I have a good watch but it has developed a leak, Is there any house > hold type of ingredient that I could use to help the gasket seal > better. thanks.
Having read the answers (as of 10:30am CDT), I'm still wondering as well. Nobody covered anything other than digital watches, which are fairly easy to seal. I have several analog units which leak--presumably--around the stem. I wonder if there is 'any' hope for these, as several were pretty expensive when new. I suppose a jeweler would have some sort of solution; but I paid less for any of these than the trip to the jeweler would cost.
In article <zOmik.6563$t32.4...@bignews3.bellsouth.net>, jakdedert <jakded...@bellsouth.net> wrote: >lbbss wrote: >> I have a good watch but it has developed a leak, Is there any house >> hold type of ingredient that I could use to help the gasket seal >> better. thanks.
>Having read the answers (as of 10:30am CDT), I'm still wondering as >well. Nobody covered anything other than digital watches, which are >fairly easy to seal. I have several analog units which >leak--presumably--around the stem. I wonder if there is 'any' hope for >these, as several were pretty expensive when new. I suppose a jeweler >would have some sort of solution; but I paid less for any of these than >the trip to the jeweler would cost.
>I was hoping for a DIY solution.....
For simple leaks I use silicone grease. Silicone high vacuum greese is real thick.
lbbss wrote: > I have a good watch but it has developed a leak, Is there any house > hold type of ingredient that I could use to help the gasket seal > better. thanks.
<jakded...@bellsouth.net> wrote: >lbbss wrote: >> I have a good watch but it has developed a leak, Is there any house >> hold type of ingredient that I could use to help the gasket seal >> better. thanks.
>Having read the answers (as of 10:30am CDT), I'm still wondering as >well. Nobody covered anything other than digital watches, which are >fairly easy to seal. I have several analog units which >leak--presumably--around the stem.
Most use an O-ring under the stem. However, if the watch is worth fixing, it is probably worth fixing right...
> I wonder if there is 'any' hope for >these, as several were pretty expensive when new. I suppose a jeweler >would have some sort of solution; but I paid less for any of these than >the trip to the jeweler would cost.
Try some silicone sealer (similar to silicone dielectric grease, but *much* thicker). That may make them more water *resistant*. You'll never, ever, make them waterproof without some serious work.
