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waterproofing the chrono pushers of the cousteau 2006


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The silicone is not what makes it waterproof, the gasket does.

The reason to put silicone on the gaskets is to lubricate them, that's all, it does nothing towards making anything waterproof.

I see many movements damaged from members thinking the more silicone they jam into the crown and tube or the caseback the more waterproof the watch will be.

The silicone should only be rubbed on the rings, it should look "wet" if you see chunks or blobs of silicone, you have way too much applied...

Silicone is next to impossible to remove, and will destroy the watch cleaning fluid, so use with caution.

To make the pushers waterproof, disassemble them (by removing the screw or C clip), then inspect and replace if needed the orings, rub a light coating of silicone on the o'ring, and re-assemble and test, there isn't much more you can do.

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ok thanks for the advice… I have this blue rounded box for greasing the oring. I think it does the job quiet well. As you said, it always looks "wet" but never have too much on it… Reading your advices looks like I am doing something right (for once :-D )

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