Why do watches need to be resealed ?

The vast majority of watches nowadays need to be resealed after opening their case. This is always the case with watch brands such as Tag HEUER, Omega, Tissot and SEIKO.  If this is not done the protection for the movement is lost as the seals are broken. Resealing watches is not just about water resistance but about protecting the watch movement against dust, dirt and pollution and prolonging the life of both the battery and the watch itself.

So what is resealing exactly ? A professional watch repairer will always reseal a watch after working it. It involves special cleaning techniques and the use of a soft watch brush, peg-wood, a watch ‘blower’, contact cleaning solution and watchmakers silicone grease or fombalin. Crowns (winders) and pushers will often be removed, cleaned and re-greased also. Doing this is the correct and only way to deal with watches. Unfortunately 99.9% of the retail jewellery trade does not know this nor is trained or able to do the job correctly. They tend to be prepared to just fit a new battery, take the money and not concern themselves about the future of their customers watch. Because of this, water ingress is common after battery change and quartz watches do not last as long as they should between service intervals, which again is needless extra cost to the watch owner.

The WATCH Lab’s advice is always to do the job correctly,  pay the little extra, have peace-of-mind that the job is done properly, and save money in the longterm.

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Every week for the past 8 years The WATCH Lab has correctly resealed and water resistance tested hundreds of:

Tag HEUER watch batteries (1000 series, 1500 series, 2000 series, Aquaracer, Link, SEL, Kirium etc)

Omega watch batteries (Omega Seamaster, Omega Constellation, Omega Speedmaster etc)

Breitling watch batteries

Emporio Armani watch batteries

Longines watch batteries

Tissot watch batteries

Seiko watch batteries

Rotary watch batteries

Casio watch batteries