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BA1970 wrote:
Have you tried Nato, zulu and Bund straps? They elevate the watch above the surface of your skin.
cfoster wrote:BA1970 wrote:I try to stay away from sweating ... :D I'm an "air condition gypsy".
Paxman wrote:BA1970 wrote:But, isn't it a screw down crown?
cfoster wrote:Gets in through the crown....
BA1970 wrote:
I am just "shocked" at the fact that your sweat penetrated the case back of the Oyster case and eventually corroded the movement. That must have been an awful lot of sweating. I've never heard of this.
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cfoster wrote:Paxman wrote:
And please don't hide your Rolex. Wear it, use it, just don't be a nut job. To shelter it too much is a waste. When the time comes mine will go back to Rolex and come home new again. Its an heirloom piece my son will pass on to his son hopefully.
I wish I could follow your advice. I own 2 Rolex watches and can only wear them in the winter. In the summer my sweat eats the Rolex 'O' rings and then gets into the watch and rusts the movement. The last repair cost nearly $700. My watchmaker insists on only using Rolex parts so he is unwilling to try any other brand or seals. I don't want to take them to anyone else, so there is my dilemma. I wish I could wear them every day.
I have owned four Rolex watches in my life and will never part with the final two and hope to get a few more before I expire. Why, because I believe that are a bargain. A Rolex is built to last and parts are almost always available from the factory. Just try and get a part for a ten year old car from the factory and in most cases a car costs much more that a Rolex and is designed to last for about five years. Unless you die within that period, I doubt that the car you are now driving will be something to be passed down to future generations.
You don't have to buy a Rolex new, consider a pre-owned model......
Clyde
I wondered about this too. Wouldn't the same be true for any watch you own Clyde? Or is this specific to Rolex? Made me wonder because I produce plenty of sweat in Summer.
Other watches are effected too but not to the same extent as Rolex. The O rings in the crown when screwed down still become a gooey mess and allow moisture through. I have also been known to eat through a stainless steel pusher on my Speedmaster on more than one occasion.. That watch is on its 3rd top pusher, 3rd crystal etc. It was my eating through watches that pushed my into collecting. The logic is that if I have a lot of choice, I wear a different watch every day and they all last linger... However, I soon really got into the hobby and now have hundreds.
Clyde