I never shower or swim with a watch on.I keep my watches bone dry whenever possible.
I too know about service costs.I spent over $350 on a service/polish on a Rose Tudor Oysterdate.It ran great for two years,then started running 20 min. fast per hour.I got fed up and sold it off cheap,did'nt want to invest more in it.
I guess I'm a little "wounded" by that experience,thus my choice of quartz..
: If you use your watch in water, say you swim or
: shower with it, then every 3rd time you need
: a battery should be about the time Omega can
: do "preventative maintenance"
: where all the gaskets should get replaced,
: seals checked, and sometimes replace the
: crown if Omega recommends it. They also
: check for manufacturers defect. In my case,
: the band clasp was eventually considered a
: substandard design, so Omega replaced it for
: free. I never would have known had I not
: sent it in for a PM. The phosphor on my
: watch hands started to flake off, and Omega
: replaced them for free as well.
: If the metal finish on the watch get's marred
: from use, then getting it buffed could at
: least get most of the light scratches out,
: and any gunk that builds up in the band and
: under the bezel.
: Otherwise, the watch needs virtually no service
: unless some dysfunction calls for it, So it
: really depends on how you uses it in terms
: of water exposure, and scratches from wear
: & tear.
: If you want to use me as an example, I have a
: 20 year old Titanium Seamaster Quartz. Every
: 3 Battery changes 5-6 years, I have
: everything checked by Omega in Lancaster PA.
: Every other time 10-12 years, I get the
: bezel & band buffed, so last year I did
: it for the second time since buying my
: watch. Keep in mind that such service is not
: cheap. Between buffing and gasket changing
: I've spent over $1,000 on service the past
: 20 years. But after all this time, my watch
: works and looks as good as new despite daily
: wear. So how you service may also depend on
: how "loyal" you are to your watch.
: Who knows, I may have been better off
: spending that grand on another watch...
