Its happened to me twice over the years after putting away a very nice Seiko watch and the other one was a pretty expensive Maglite torch. Both were ruined after a few years when the batteries had leaked and corroded everything.
Some more detail and tips at https://lifehacker.com/if-you-keep-your-old-tech-take-out-the-batteries-1837907266
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#^If You Keep Your Old Tech, Take Out The Batteries
I don’t want to scare you, but every piece of old tech you own may be a ticking time bomb.