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Electronics Forum / Repair / July 2008Watch has a leak, how to seal ?
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. >>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.  SignatureDave Platt <dplatt@radagast.org> AE6EO Friends of Jade Warrior home page: http://www.radagast.org/jade-warrior I do _not_ wish to receive unsolicited commercial email, and I will boycott any company which has the gall to send me such ads! >>> 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 [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > 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. >> Take it apart, clean the gasket,and its mating surfaces, and smear >> a *small* amount of Vaseline/petroleum jelly on it, and reassemble. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > 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 ;^) Ron >>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. LOL !!!! 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... SignatureDave M MasonDG44 at comcast dot net (Just substitute the appropriate characters in the address) Experience: What you get when you don't get what you want > 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..... jak >> 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 [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >I was hoping for a DIY solution..... For simple leaks I use silicone grease. Silicone high vacuum greese is real thick. greg >> 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 [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >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. >I was hoping for a DIY solution..... > >jak Buy a new 10$ watch , remove the gaskets and put them in your prize watch . >>> 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 [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> >> jak I'll give the silicone a try. Despite the presence of a good back gasket, one of these will fog up from a good sweat. Never mind actual immersion. Getting caught in the rain is occasion to open it up and dry it out. Thanks, jak > 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. What's it leaking? SignatureClaude Hopper ? 3 :) 7/8 When opening the watch case, jeweller is supposed to change the gasket. Then he does a pressure test to make sure that the watch is water proof. Sometimes the pushers and crown (buttons and winder) gaskets have to also be changed. SignatureJANA _____ 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. |
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