Brandeego Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 Bit of a long shot, but does anyone know of a jeweller/repairer in the Sheffield/Nottingham area who offers a pressure testing service. Just wanted to see whether or not a watch may survive a bit of water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmquark Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 (edited) I'm interested too - but would widen it to anywhere in the UK or Ireland for rep-friendly pressure testing, AR and re-luming. If the watch wasn't a rep then I'd try http://www.chealwatch.co.uk/ but he seems too close to the manufacturers to risk working on reps. Edited July 6, 2009 by charmquark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandeego Posted July 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 I had the impression that most watchmakers would be able to carry out pressure testing. I can't even find a local watchmaker or repairer who would be able to work on mechanical watches. I have tried myself to swap a movement with disastrous consequences. It's not as easy as it looks. I would hope that pressure testing would be a little easier to arrange and may have to widen the area to anywhere in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docblackrock Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 If you're desperate, then you can get pressure testing (Bergeon vacuum type) done at most branches of Timpsons - the key cutting monkeys - a few years ago they were charging around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandeego Posted July 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 May have to give Timpsons a try. Just seems a little wrong to go to a shoe repairers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjoer Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Have tried Timpsons with varied success. Certainly my local one can do it, but some of the guys there insist on doing the test to the depth mentioned on the watch. I am almost certain that none of my watches can stand a deep sea dive, and all I want is to swim with it. That means testing to 3 atm. Simple and can be done on premises. In some cases I have been refused service all together, and in other cases I have had it done as long as I took responsibility for any problems with the test. The charge has varied from nothing to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandeego Posted July 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Thanks for that. I shall give it a go and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjoer Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Great. Let us know how it went. Water resistence is a frequently recurring issue here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 I want is to swim with it. That means testing to 3 atm. Really, it should be tested to greater than 3atm - if you are horsing around or smacking your arm against the water, you can generate pressure on the watch far in excess of 3 atm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefchenko Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Little known fact about Timpsons... ask for a price before getting any work done to anything, then ask them for a better price which they WILL proceed to provide you with. Its all down to the founder and how he would haggle for everything he ever bought and doesn't respect people who pay list price without trying to get some cash off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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