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did I miss the confirmation on whether or not this watch was purchased from an AD?
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Here are some more pics. https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...nn?usp=sharing They are hosted on my Google drive, the images taken on my phone are too high quality to upload to the forum. Ive also included images up against another YG DJ to show the colour difference. |
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It was a family members hot tub. So unfortunately I cant.
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Rolex using fake gold lol
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This shouldn't happen to a Rolex watch.Period.Rolex/RSC must sort this out for the owner .
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Safe to assume that the most water activity most owners watches will see is chlorinated pool water. If this is the reaction the watch can potential have, I think there is some an obligation on Rolex to warn against that fact and advise against using in chlorinated water. Even if the chlorinated water was out of balance or had an extreme concentration, it’s safe to assume that could happen quite regularly and you would think the company would warn against it
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You’ll be fine. Let AD fix it for you. Don’t do it yourself or you’ll make it worse. Rolex guarantee you can go swimming with it so they’ll cover it. I wonder if Rolex is being cheap on their material. I know a lot of companies does that...use great material and then change it to save money and profit more. Hmmm. |
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I’m curious why the hot tub owner or management should be held responsible for this. Someone else also suggested they could be deemed negligent. Surely their duty of care to patrons using the hot tub was to protect their health, not to protect their watches. It could also be argued that watch owners have a responsibility to themselves to check beforehand if it is safe to wear their watch in chlorinated water. Hot tubs / jacuzzis are notorious for infection hazard and high chlorine levels will be very effective at killing nasty bacteria such as pseudomonas. Hope the OP has a satisfactory resolution from Rolex. Unless the warranty terms & condition specifically warns against wearing the watch in chlorinated pools, I think Rolex should remedy it under warranty. |
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He's stated that the chlorine levels were beyond what they should have been. If this wasn't the case, then his watch would have been fine.
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It could be a Rolex, PP, RM, whatever, the same thing would have happened when the gold has been exposed to such chemicals. |
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Maybe, but I'm not sure the Rolex warranty specifies the 'not to exceed' PPM level that their product is capable of withstanding. |
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The warranty covers normal use. That can be extended to cover use in any normal environment. Where damage occurs from use in an abnormal environment your claim is against the person/people responsible for the abnormal environment, which can in some cases be yourself. |
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Rolex warranty booklet states that it excludes ‘damage due to mistreatment’. There is advice about care of your watch relating to salt water but not chlorinated water.
‘Mistreatment’ here is open to interpretation. I’d argue that subjecting the watch to soaking in an indoor pool within its WR rating is reasonable and not mistreatment, and if there was no warning about exposure to chlorinated water. |
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Would a ‘reasonable person’ expect metal to react/oxidise/corrode when exposed to higher than prescribed concentrations of a corrosive/oxidising agent? I think the answer is yes they would. Would a reasonable person be aware of the concentration of chlorine in a pool before they get in it? I think the answer is no. Which places responsibility with the pool owner/maintenance person. The damage is not the OP’s fault, but that does not make it Rolex’s fault either. |
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Chlorines levels were high yes, but Im sure others have come across similar levels in the past with gold on. One guy here mentioned that he has been maintaining pools for 20+ years and never had an issue.
Also high levels of chlorine are more likely to cause damage to skin (chemical burns) and everyone's skin is fine - so even though the water tester was saying the levels were high it wasnt at an dangerous/unsafe level - which would mean its a very very thin line (which im sure rolex wouldnt chance) Lets be real - its not like I was bathing in acid. Also to add - this is the first time the watch has been exposed to chlorinated water (salt water was fine) so it could of been ANY amount of Chlorine that caused the issue. |
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I would be very surprised if Rolex comes to the party. The OP's watch has the same gold and tens of thousands or hundreds of thousand other Rolex watches. His watch was clearly exposed to something unusual and I am sure it is perfectly "water" resistant. |
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Ultimately tarnished gold through chemical exposure is not uncommon and is fixable depending on the degree of tarnish. It can be removed with a cleaning solution as Bas has suggested if the tarnish is thin. It may need to be polished out if it is thicker. And worst case scenario if it is pitted it requires replacement. The question of whether or not it should happen is moot, it has happened. I will be interested to know the end result and hope it is a favourable decision for you. |
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The duty of care of the pool owner to those using the pool is to ensure effective sanitization and prevent hazard to health. If the water was not sanitized adequately and someone got a nasty infection, then that could be negligent. I’d argue that the pool owner does not owe a duty of care to their watches or other jewelry which they choose to wear in the water at their own risk. |
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