Watch Oil

I see this quite a bit.  This is the winding/setting gears on a lever-set, 18 size, grade 207 Elgin pocketwatch.   The whole area has been slathered in what is likely a common household oil.  This doesn't work at all.

Watch lubricants have very specific properties, and are used in precise places, and very, very small amounts.  I use at least 3 and as many as 5 different oils on each watch.

Over oiling is one of the most common problems I see in antique watches.