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PostPosted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 3:28 pm 
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longcreative wrote:
Reasonably sure the watch repair shop would not start it if that were the case.


:wowzers You may wish to reconsider that.

A car engine will start and run for a time after it's drained of engine oil; however, damage will begin almost immediately. At some point the engine will stop and will not run again without a MAJOR overhaul - and it's often then not worth the overhaul expense. :shock:

It's not likely your watch will smoke, and bang around as it dies - it will just slowly and silently self destruct. If your watch isn't overhauled, then it's best not to run it if you don't want to destroy it over time.

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 11:09 pm 
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running it for some hours will not cause relevant damage, typically, a bit less drastic than running a car enige without oil. Winding it up to test the functions is fine, running it for an extended period - days, weeks - will cause massive wear and lead to high repair costs, without any doubts.

it's your watch, your money, so you're welcome to damage it, of course.


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