This is the synthetic lubricant that consistently outperforms all others currently available. It has incredible low and high-temperature characteristics, which is absolutely necessary for proper watch lubrication but completely lacking in petroleum-based oils. Don't use them on your watches any longer! Petro-oils and lubricant sprays leave sticky deposits when they evaporate over time. Real oil is made up of a mixture of long and short chains of carbon and hydrogen atoms, and under certain conditions the short-chain molecules evaporate, and the unstable molecules oxidize and break down. This leaves a sticky residue which can actually "gum up" the device it was intending to lubricate. Conventional oils also contain impurities such as sulfur, waxes, and unstable hydrocarbons which are left behind as residue deposits. In contrast, synthetic oils are made using a process that re-arranges the structure so all the molecules are uniform in size, shape, and weight, an ideal phenomenon which does not occur in nature. Synthetics are custom-designed to produce the ultimate lubricant, with inherent performance characteristics vastly superior to any petro-oil. Liquid Bearings is also essentially odorless, so your hands and clothes won’t smell like oil after using it. It is perfectly safe to begin using Liquid Bearings on all your watches immediately, even if you have been lubricating them with conventional oils for years or decades. It is fully compatible with all vintage and current oils, and will eventually flush away the residue of the evaporated real oil over time. You will easily notice that all of your hinges, stem, slides, bearings, rollers, and gears will move easier with Liquid Bearings, especially if you have been using petroleum-based oil on them for years. It is completely plastic-safe, and will not harm painted surfaces. The bottle is top-quality LDPE, and the stainless needle allows the application drop-by-drop, unlike some oil bottles which "drool" the oil out!
D**C
Great watch oil
It lubricates well and has the ability to dissolve older oil deposits. I use it for pocket watch rebuilds and it leaves a very thin slippery layer. I also use it to evaluate antique watch movements -by adding a 'drop' of oil around stuck parts, it will dissolve the older deposits and often get parts moving for evaluation before cleaning.
M**H
Good for something
This may be useful for other applications, but I tried it on a watch that was of little value and the smallest drop with the needle provided caused the watch to stop and it hasn't ticked since.
T**N
Not for watches
Maybe good for clocks - don't use it on watches
J**L
watch maintenance oil
Tried it on two non-functioning watches. Started one working, not the other. Not the oils fault. Very good product for the price.
S**Y
Works Well for Vintage Camera Repair
Solved my Canon AE-1 Program aperture control gear squeak! Just be careful, since this stuff is really light, it loves to travel in camera bodies.A good tool to keep in any vintage camera setup.
L**S
Great Oil
This oil is great for old wind up watches, being a novice I don't know too much about oils, but this product has helped tremendously on my vintage watches.
J**R
Great Product!
Very good Quality oil use it on all of my high end Knives! Wouldn't use any other oil than this highly recommend this oil and Seller!!
R**N
Four Stars
used it once on wind up watch it stopped but I think used too much
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