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>The escapement will have a longer overall lifespan, and may need servicing every couple decades, as opposed to a new battery every couple years.

My Citizen Ecodrive needed the first capacitor change after 17 years of daily wear. Literally zero service to the watch before that.

Also I really really don't buy that this mechanical movement won't need service every couple years like pretty much any mechanical watch out there. Where do you take the decades part from?



For their newest models, Rolex recommends service once per decade. FWIW, my five year old GMT is running noticeably worse than new in 2020.


Probably the ruby that the spinning parts sit between and only need to be relubricated occasionally. I'm just going of what I've seen on service videos.


I may just know a much lazier segment of mechanical watch owners.




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