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20 February 2018, 11:28 PM | #1 |
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Please help water inside 50th Red SeaDweller
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I bought my best friend a 50th Anniversary Red Sub this past week. He came home yesterday, there was condensation under the glass and the crown appeared open. Not sure how long he had it open but he had been in non-salty swimming pool water yesterday. I pulled the crown out to stop the movement and this am the condensation is gone and it appears to work normal (I started it for a minute then stopped it again for safety). Again, we are not sure how much water got in the watch. My first reaction is to ship it to the Dallas service center today. BUT...since it is appears to be normal should I send it in to be checked or not? PLEASE WATCH TECHS OR EXPERIENCED OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM ADVISE! |
20 February 2018, 11:32 PM | #2 |
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Yes, better safe then sorry.
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21 February 2018, 12:27 AM | #3 | |
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sorry but at least you can save the watch.
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21 February 2018, 12:31 AM | #4 |
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I would send the SD to the RSC.
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21 February 2018, 01:34 AM | #5 |
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I had this happen once with a Seamaster - quick action is best.
If you have a certified watchmaker nearby, this is like a visit to the ER. You can send it to the RSC later. The best thing anyone can do when moisture is in their watch is get it to a watchmaker as soon as possible. The faster you get the watch looked at and stripped back, the less damage will occur and the easier (and hopefully cheaper) the repair will be. Just displacing the moisture is a good step so unplated steel parts can be dried fast - before oxidation sets in. Sent from my iPhoneX using Tapatalk
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21 February 2018, 02:21 AM | #6 |
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Should go to an RSC asap.
As a sidenote, the watch should still be fine to swim with when the crown is open, it is a Triplock after all. |
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Really doubt that it has enough humidity specially to get through the gaskets in the tube rather i think the watch crown was pushed back and forth underwater .
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23 February 2018, 08:36 AM | #9 |
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I'm following up to this thread that I started in case anyone else has this issue. I called a reputable watch service company from here that I have used before (Tom Doan at D's Time service in San Diego) and he advised that the watch be opened up.
Within a day I was able send him the watch, he verified there was water and no other problem. He "dried it out" made sure there was no other issues including pressure testing it it for me. If it had been a larger issue, the plan was for him to send it back to me to send to the RSC. Thank you Rolex forum for helping me find D's Time Service and for your advice. |
27 February 2018, 11:20 PM | #10 |
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I can swim with the crown open on my 16610 sub and water will NOT go in? Find that hard to believe?
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27 February 2018, 11:29 PM | #11 |
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Glad things worked out.
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A new Seadweller would never let water inside even with the crown unscrewed. It should still be waterproof, even at most SCUBA diving depths as the primary stem seals are inside the tube.
If water did, indeed, enter the watch, something is faulty.
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OP, glad u got it sorted out... But I wonder how the water got in there.
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9 March 2018, 12:49 PM | #16 |
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Glad it’s sorted out
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