Notes From the Bench
Written by the people doing the work, not a marketing department.
A full service is the most thorough thing that can happen to a watch: several hundred steps, and almost none of it visible once the caseback goes back on. Here is what those steps actually consist of.
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Originality now decides vintage value more than condition does. A tropical dial left alone, a bezel worn honestly, a service history documented rather than erased. Restraint is worth more than perfection, and it cannot be added back later.
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Water gets in through seals that have dried and crowns that no longer sit tight. By the time you see condensation under the crystal, rust has already started. Pressure testing is ten minutes that prevents a rebuild.
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