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Customers like the quality and performance of the lubricant. They say it's a great oil for small mechanical devices and runs well with no issues. However, some customers have reported that the oil is too thick for watches.
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11 customers mention11 positive0 negative
Customers are satisfied with the quality of the lubricant. They mention that it is a great product, works well, and is very slick. Some say that the oil also helps a watch.
"For the watch guys: this is probably a good option for lubricating watches to see if they run...." Read more
"...Works great! The oil also helped a watch, which was the main purpose I purchased it for... though the watch issue ended up being more than simply a..." Read more
"Very good oil for small mechanical devices. Not only watches. I use it on fishing reel bails, rod guides, guns, knives and lots of other items...." Read more
"Great product.....I use it on pocket and tactical knives." Read more
10 customers mention8 positive2 negative
Customers like the performance of the machine lubricant. They mention that it works well, their watches have been running with no issues, and it's a very good lube.
"Been using this around the house, door hinges, cabinets, etc. Works great!..." Read more
"...But... the product seems to work great. My watches have been running with no issues after using this oil." Read more
"Used to get an old tape deck going again. Seems to work well." Read more
"Didn't work on my watches. But, it will probably work on something else that needs synthetic oil. Will not buy again." Read more
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Customers are dissatisfied with the thickness of the machine lubricant. They mention that it evaporates and thickens, making it too thick for watches.
"...So far, I would say it is fine for clocks, but it is too thick for watches and something is up with the behavior over time and environment?" Read more
"...Not very good for watches. Exposed oil surfaces evaporate and thicken. Small watch gears get sluggish over time...." Read more
"Will erase the numbers on an enamel dial, viscosity is very thick...." Read more
Not good for watches at all. Becomes sticky and gummy over time. Used this on the service of 5 customer mechanical wrist watches, all 5 came back for being slow or even malfunctioning cannon pinion after a couple of months. the amplitude was way low when checked upon return. After disassembly of the watches it appears that the oil dried out and gummed up the cannon pinion on 3 of the 5 watches and the others were not far behind.I recommend not using this oil for mechanical watches as advertised. Perhaps, I got a outdated bottle? I recommend the use of hot shots secret bore + action nano-lubricant. See picture.
For the watch guys: this is probably a good option for lubricating watches to see if they run. What I find myself doing is throwing the dice on old watches I find on ebay, almost always non-running, and while I have since ordered some top-shelf Moebius oils/greases, the last thing I would want to do is use that on a watch that won't run for some reason. So by using this stuff first to check if it runs, assuming it's a watch you like and want to wear, gift, or resell, I would opt to take it apart again, clean out this oil, and then do it again with the good oils/greases. Case in point, I picked up a non-running pocket watch on ebay, took it apart and threw it in my ultrasonic cleaner, and then used nothing but this oil and it is running.
Something else worth noting: the correct way to apply oil to watches is with a horological tool called an oiler. Look them up here on amazon, they're cheap and they accomplish the necessary task of applying a miniscule amount of oil to the right spots. As in, one drop of oil is likely more than you'd need for the whole watch, but distributed amongst the various oiling points inside the watch. So if you just start globbing oil in a watch, you are going to have problems.
25 year anniversary watch is now 25 years old watch stopped thought it was dead tried new battery that didn’t work found this lube put a couple drops inside watch is still running keeping perfect time. Been a few months since adding oil.
Been using this around the house, door hinges, cabinets, etc. Works great! The oil also helped a watch, which was the main purpose I purchased it for... though the watch issue ended up being more than simply a lubrication problem. Highly recommend this product.
How do you really know if this is anything other than synthetic motor oil? If you put motor oil in a car and the engine doesn't blow up, I guess it works, even though you can't really tell without a lab analysis of the oil after you drain it. My point is that after using it on some old pocket watches, they seem to be keeping good time. So, even if it is synthetic motor oil, I guess it worked. I am really tempted to add a few drops of Rislone engine additive to it. That was a product designed for engines that worked on watches. Don't tell anybody.
I purchased this bottle of synthetic oil for use on pocket watches i was servicing. This bottle will last me years!!! You truly only need a small dab/drop when working on wrist or pocket watches. But... the product seems to work great. My watches have been running with no issues after using this oil.
My Pioneer RT-909 Reel-To-Reel Audio Tape deck is playing like new again. I tried other lubricants (Graphite, Teflon and other conventional oils) on the Pinch-Roller bearings but they worked for about one day and then the rollers became difficult to turn. This caused the tape to stretch and the sound to drag. I was ready to throw the deck away. The synthetic oil freed the bearings and the tapes now sound great. The capillary dispensing nozzle made the lubrication process clean with no dripping. I would probably be able to sell the tape deck for over $1000.00 if I were so inclined. Thank you. I haven't been this happy in years with the quality of the sound and the freedom of movement of the tapes.
Very good oil for small mechanical devices. Not only watches. I use it on fishing reel bails, rod guides, guns, knives and lots of other items. Like the applicator bottle too.
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