Years and years ago I bought a super cheap (it was about $50) Oyster Perpetual in China (in person).
It's a great little watch, and I've enjoyed it over the years. However, it now doesn't pick-up enough movement during the day to get through the night. This bugs me and I want to have a go at fixing it. I figure oiling the pivot of the winding weight is the most likely thing to oil - but that is just my best guess IMHO.
I'm really not that bothered about destroying the watch. So the question is, how would you go about oiling this thing without buying any specialist tools? The reason for this is that spending $30 on a case back opener, and then another $30 on some specialist oil just does not make any sense for me. And if I don't fix this, the reality is I just won't use this watch any more.
So far, I've seen a video of getting a rolex opened with a pair of scissors and a thumb tack for the release pin. Any better suggestions our there given above constraints?
And as for the lube, I have both WD40 and Silicone. Which would you use? Or is there anything I can pick up at a hardware store for $10 or so which you would recommend instead?
My current plan is to get it opened with the scissors and thumb tack, spray my chosen lubricant in a container and attempt to drop a tiny drop on the weight axle using a toothpick. What would you do differently?
And finally, do you think there is more than a 30% chance of success?
Thank you all for your help and advice!