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: I own a 5 year old seamaster pro chronometer
: and I noticed yesterday some slight
: condensation behind the crystal close to the
: helium valve.
I just got my mid-size ss/18k Seamaster back today after $527 of repairs in Secaucus. After 5 years, I had done some snorkeling (not diving) on vacation, and saw it fogged soon after. (I will ALWAYS check that crowns are screwed down, never mind that it is supposed to hold a seal at limited depth with them open). Because of the moisture, ALL the luminous features died (perhaps this would not have happened before politically-incorrect tritium was dropped for a presumptively inferior alternative.) New face, and all new hands.
It needed the service anyway, and they did a sweet job buffing and brushing it to look new (but somehow, they failed to replace the back the the local hack butchered with the wrong tool.)
Unless you have a powerful reason to trust your local guy, send it to Secaucus. The only reason to do it locally is to save time, not money.
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