There’s a lot of bullshit out there on how often you need to get your watch serviced. On one hand, manufacturers say you need to get it serviced every X amount of years. On the other hand, online forums and friends have conflicting answers to what is supposed to be a simple answer.

It can be very confusing but here’s an attempt for a definitive guide in figuring out how often and when you should get your watch serviced.

Bare in mind that everyone is different. The primary consideration you should keep in the back of your mind when going through this is CONTEXT. There are complex and alternative scenarios where these concepts are negated.