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23 October 2020, 08:31 AM | #1 |
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Is this rust on the Nautilus bracelet?
Hey all, I have had the 5712 for few months now and it has been worn sparingly. Mostly it’s been in a box with other watches. I noticed this today. It is more orangish in real life and I can’t seem to clean it off. I have seen 1-2 other posts here where there was apparently rust on the Nautilus bracelet around the pin holes. However, this is a different area on the bracelet.
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23 October 2020, 10:20 AM | #2 |
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Looks more like oxidation
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Doesn’t look too good.
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Looks like red wine.
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The stain is orange in color, appears red in the photo.
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Materials Science background here. Stainless steel is not truly "stainless" but rather highly resistant. The 316L used by Patek and most others is subject to surface corrosion (not rusting, which is the result of oxidation). This appears as a surface discoloration.
Do not use WD40 as it is a poor corrosion remover and a dirt magnet. I suggest, if you want to handle yourself, purchasing a stainless steel cleaner at the hardware store and I believe that will work. Such corrosion/stains typically come from contact from a hot fluid (coffee etc.) but not always. The earlier posts showing pin corrosion obviously resulted in a poor grade of stainless being used in that application. Good luck. |
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Might be rust again.
Contrary to a common misconception SS does indeed rust. I work in the Marine industry and see it everyday. Gold or Pt remains the best material to make watches Corrosion resistent would be a better word for the material we call SS
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Sad to hear this with the watch being so new and worn sparingly.
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I joke. Your input was informative and useful but I can't help but laugh at the OP hitting his 5712 with WD40.
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Use a Qtip to touch and let sit with a rust removing gel from an auto parts store? IDK. Is that really surface corrosion? Best to show your AD first.
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This forum was about about watches a few years ago but lately has become a troll fest. Posts like this are why I seldom post any more and never updated my original rusty 5711 thread that was only resolved 2 weeks ago by Patek. |
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Could I ask if was indeed poor pin metallurgy?
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Lighten up rusty.
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I apologize if I offended you bonsai man but I genuinely found it hilarious to picture applying WD40 to a 40k watch to stop the rust. Not sure what that has to do with you assisting the OP.
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Its a bit of oil or soup from your last ramen meal. My advice is to slow down when you slurp the ramen noodles coz the soup can get anywhere trust me my rolexes are full of them dried stuff I thought its a rust but upon cleaning it with warm water and cotton buds they all disappeared.
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