{"id":30265,"date":"2020-03-29T10:11:45","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T14:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=30265"},"modified":"2023-07-01T13:43:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T17:43:09","slug":"check-your-watch-gasket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/check-your-watch-gasket\/","title":{"rendered":"CHECK YOUR WATCH GASKET"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Change-The-Rubber-O-Ring-Gasket-In-Your-Watch.gif\" alt=\"Change The Rubber O-Ring Gasket In Your Watch\" title=\"Change The Rubber O-Ring Gasket In Your Watch\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-30266\" \/><\/div>\n<h2>The gasket&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\nIt&#8217;s the thin <strong>circle of rubber<\/strong> that surrounds the lip of your watch back case. Also known as the <strong>O-ring<\/strong>, or<strong> rubber washer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>It has one main purpose:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>To seal water out.<\/h2>\n<p>\nJust like the gasket on a faucet, these gaskets will eventually <strong>erode, wear down, and break<\/strong>. Meaning, your waterproof (or water resistant watch) is prone to <strong>water damage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd any kind of water or moisture that gets inside your watch, <strong>will rust and ruin your movement<\/strong> (watch guts).<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>So do me a favor<\/strong>, when you change your watch battery, double check the condition of the gasket.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It should be a <strong>circle<\/strong>, not oval.<\/li>\n<li>It should be <strong>flexible<\/strong>, not dry or brittle.<\/li>\n<li>It should be <strong>symmetrical<\/strong>. Meaning, the same thickness all the way around. There shouldn&#8217;t be areas that are flattened or uneven.<\/li>\n<li>And of course, it should be <strong>whole<\/strong>, with no breaks or tears.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nIf your gasket is old, worn, or broken, <strong>it needs to be replaced<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nTo find what size of gasket you need, use a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2JzYQbX\">mm gauge<\/a> and measure the <strong>outside lip of your case back<\/strong>. The gasket should be that size, or a tad bit smaller to fit snugly. If you don&#8217;t have a gauge, then <strong>simplify it;<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3bAn4yG\">buy an assortment of watch gaskets<\/a>, and find the one that fits your watch.<\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3bAn4yG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Wrist-Watch-O-RIng-Rubber-Seal-Gasket-Washer.jpg\" alt=\"Wrist Watch O-RIng Rubber Seal Gasket Washer\" title=\"Wrist Watch O-RIng Rubber Seal Gasket Washer\" width=\"640\" height=\"650\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Wrist-Watch-O-RIng-Rubber-Seal-Gasket-Washer.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Wrist-Watch-O-RIng-Rubber-Seal-Gasket-Washer-98x100.jpg 98w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Wrist-Watch-O-RIng-Rubber-Seal-Gasket-Washer-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Wrist-Watch-O-RIng-Rubber-Seal-Gasket-Washer-53x53.jpg 53w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nJust be careful when tightening the case back onto your watch, for you don&#8217;t want to <strong>snap the gasket<\/strong>, or have it <strong>squirm out of the watch<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nSlow and steady usually works best to reseal your watch, and <strong>not have to worry about water<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3bAn4yG\">See all of the watch tools and gaskets here on Amazon.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Cheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The gasket&#8230; It&#8217;s the thin circle of rubber that surrounds the lip of your watch back case. Also known as the O-ring, or rubber washer. It has one main purpose: To seal water out. Just <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/check-your-watch-gasket\/\" title=\"CHECK YOUR WATCH GASKET\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-watches"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30265"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30265\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}