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Old 1 September 2012, 01:41 AM   #61
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Now that is a great story. Thank you for sharing.
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Old 1 September 2012, 01:48 AM   #62
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A five minutes shower or a 1 year shower, what's the difference?

I took a 30 minute bath last night, should I send Rolex a letter?

A great story though.
Sure.... Because 30 minutes in a bubbly bath is the same as 1 year under 100 feet of salt water.
I hope your watch didn't look like the OP's example after your bath!
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Old 1 September 2012, 01:52 AM   #63
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Sure.... Because 30 minutes in a bubbly bath is the same as 1 year under 100 feet of salt water.
I hope your watch didn't look like the OP's example after your bath!
Read my reply again and this time please notice there are two separate lines which have nothing to do with one another.
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Old 1 September 2012, 02:06 AM   #64
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Amazing Story Amazing Sub Thanks for sharing
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Old 1 September 2012, 02:08 AM   #65
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Read my reply again and this time please notice there are two separate lines which have nothing to do with one another.
Ok buddy.... Whatever you say...
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Old 1 September 2012, 02:10 AM   #66
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Great story, thanks for sharing
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Old 1 September 2012, 02:12 AM   #67
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I wouldn't have the exterior of the watch cleaned or polished- just the insides serviced- it would make a great story
I was thinking exactly that ha... Would be such a cool story

That is just awesome... I wonder how long they looked for it (days per week, hours per day( until they found it 14 months later... That could have been very very expensive
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Old 1 September 2012, 02:19 AM   #68
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Love the story


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Old 1 September 2012, 02:25 AM   #69
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Remarkable story all round even with the insurance company.

A freakish event one is unlikely to perhaps see repeated again in ones lifetime
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Old 1 September 2012, 02:26 AM   #70
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Good story.

Regarding duration, actually, as I've come to understand from my reading on this forum, the effect of salt water even on stainless steel would eventually rust the steel away. According to that, at some point, though I don't know when, there would visible and permanent damage. Maybe there already is. Perhaps a year under 100 feet of salt water is considered nothing for this type of steel, but what about two or three? The clock started ticking on what salt water does to stainless steel the minute it fell in the water, and at some point he would have known it was time to call off the search because there would be little left of the watch.

There are other threads on the long-term effects of salt water on a Rolex somewhere on TRF, and there are articles on the net regarding how marine environments corrode stainless steel. I'm only going on memory here, but I hope memory serves. If my understanding is correct, he was lucky to get that watch out when he did. Those gaskets weren't going to last forever either.
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Old 1 September 2012, 03:42 AM   #71
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Old 1 September 2012, 03:55 AM   #72
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WOW!!! Amazing!

Truly a testament to the quality of the engineering and materials that Rolex uses in their watches. ONE YEAR in salt water... WOW!!!
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Old 1 September 2012, 04:00 AM   #73
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Very cool story!!!

This must be rolex reason for using 904l steel with higher corrosion resistance. Never know when you watch will spend a year+ at the bottom of the ocean. Prob why the bracelets are 904l now too.
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Old 1 September 2012, 04:06 AM   #74
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Very cool!

One of these days when I head down to Santa Cruz browsing the shores for sea glass I might be pleasantly surprised!
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Old 1 September 2012, 04:26 AM   #75
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That is an awesome story..... I would really like to see how it cleans up.
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Old 1 September 2012, 04:31 AM   #76
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I love cool stories like this, thanks for posting.
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Old 1 September 2012, 04:31 AM   #77
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It lived up to its name. Very cool!
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Old 1 September 2012, 04:35 AM   #78
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should've left the barnacle on it. would've made a great badge of honor piece.
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Old 1 September 2012, 04:36 AM   #79
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Very nice story. I love it, I would like to see if Rolex reacts and asks for the specific watch to see the results of the sea. But mind you, it was immersed, not sprayed, so O2 had no effect on it. If it was exposed alternatively in water-air-water etc, the rust effect would be more obvious.

The "goldish" color is rust, and I would like to see the surfaces, bost SS and gold, after the cleaning BEFORE the polishing.

The owner deserves a "plaquet" from Rolex for his achievement.

PS Thanks God I have also a Sub and take only short showers after my dives
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Old 1 September 2012, 04:55 AM   #80
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That's wild. Thanks for sharing. I love stories like that. Rolex used to use them in their ads from the 60's 70's.
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Old 1 September 2012, 05:38 AM   #81
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What an awesome story. Thanks for sharing. Love that the watch still works.
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Old 1 September 2012, 05:44 AM   #82
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Old 1 September 2012, 05:56 AM   #83
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Awesome story, if anyone thinks a TT Sub isnt that durable.............

BTW I have 16710 sitting on the bottom of sandbanks bay for the last 18 years. Insurance paid out on it.
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Great story! Now we know why it has the name it has!


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Old 1 September 2012, 06:01 AM   #85
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wow, Rolex needs to run ads with that story :)
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Old 1 September 2012, 06:57 AM   #86
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Old 1 September 2012, 07:28 AM   #87
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Excellent story with great pictures, far out!
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Old 1 September 2012, 08:04 AM   #88
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This reminds me of a story an AD told me the other day: a customer came in with an old SD he found on a dry lake bed. AD said watch was about 30 years old. When the guy brought it to AD, they wounded and it worked!
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Old 1 September 2012, 08:07 AM   #89
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WOW. Indeed a tool watch!
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That's awesome. Thanks for sharing.
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