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I have this late 1960s Timex Mercury watch I got seven months ago. It has a M24 movement And I read about lighter fluid trick that works on most vintage Timex watches (Someone on YouTube even claimed they put their, or their dad's, I forgot who, Timex watch in a lighter fluid and they run smoothly for years). The question is, does that actually even work? Or is that a myth? And is that really safe for mechanical movements, even the M24?
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I'm happy to finally start posting on this terrific watch repair community forum. I've been a member for almost a year, but have been mostly searching the forum for asked and answered questions that might help me with my novice watch repair techniques. I'm a vintage watch enthusiast with a special love of Timex watches from the 1950s through the 1970s. I developed an interest in watches about 4 years ago when I rediscovered two mechanical watches (a vintage Longines and a Seiko 5) that my father had left in a desk drawer years ago before he passed. Amazingly, both ran in spite of never having been serviced! I was hooked and began my own mechanical watch journey. I'm looking forward to learning more from this wonderful community.
