Best cleaner for Rolex watches.

[SpicyMikey]

Originally Posted by Likestheshiny

Watch head, nope. But once you remove the bracelet it'll do an amazing job with that.

That's what I always figured using common sense. And that's exactly what I do. I've never even put a quartz watch head in my ultrasonic cleaner. But maybe I'm being overly cautious I don't know.

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[arcadelt]

You don’t need to waste money and put more chemicals into the environment to clean a Rolex. You just need mild soap, warm water and a bit of elbow grease.

[newu5er]

I just toss mine when they get dirty. Who wants to waste time cleaning something.

[fania123]

One drop of dawn and you’re done. Then pat in down with a cotton cloth or microfiber and you’re good to go.

[russ86]

I used to use very soft brush with regular soap, but lately I just do a light rinse in a sink and clean with very soft towel.

[Kawirider]

Big fan of the veraet cleaner. I have the cleaner, soft brush and their drying cloths and regular microfiber cloths. I usually just rinse the watch, spray it down with the cleaner, brush it all down and rinse. The drying cloths work phenomenal to absorb all the water and not leave spots. Sometimes for a deeper clean I’ll do the same but use a drop of dawn dish soap.


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[enjoythemusic]

Originally Posted by seasubmariner

Wristwatches are not made to wear in the shower. We are not 7 years old.

Some of us PROUDLY act like it
Growing up is a trap!

All soap scum, water sediment will be blocked between pins, bars, under bezel and make everything stiff. Plus the alcohol and acid inside the shower gels will ruin your gaskets.

Depends on the soaps you use, obviously.

The heat of the Hot water will also ruin the pearl and bezel insert adhesives as well as gaskets...

As for heat, it is only 104 degrees or so. Something tells me a Rolex can withstand more heat than that. In any event, am happy to be a 'tester' to see if a Rolex can withstand daily use. So far, so good

JMHO YMMV

[Crazy Lugs]

Originally Posted by fania123

One drop of dawn and you’re done. Then pat in down with a cotton cloth or microfiber and you’re good to go.

This.

[skkali168]

Toothpaste and toothbrush


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[Urosfan]

Wrist clean aka vareat for me


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[MTdweller]

Mild dish soap, a soft-bristled toothbrush, and warm water.

[Andrew NYC]

Wristclean is a good option for sure. I’m anti-shower based on wearing my 16600 regularly in the shower and finding hard to remove soap scum in the clasp and between the links. Since those days I just don’t wear any of my watches in the shower (of course the watch can be worn safely).

When I swim in salt water I typically just do a rinse with straight warm water and nothing else as salt water can damage the steel long term if not rinsed off.

Check out the wristclean website and you’ll find the quite a few purchase options and favorable reviews on the product.


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[seasubmariner]

Originally Posted by enjoythemusic

Some of us PROUDLY act like it
Growing up is a trap!




Depends on the soaps you use, obviously.




As for heat, it is only 104 degrees or so. Something tells me a Rolex can withstand more heat than that. In any event, am happy to be a 'tester' to see if a Rolex can withstand daily use. So far, so good

JMHO YMMV

Good luck then...

I think we should open another thread about NOT wearing Rolex in the shower Considering the mentioned facts, it sounds disgusting.

[seasubmariner]

Originally Posted by skkali168

Toothpaste and toothbrush


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Toothpaste has polishing effect. Some use toothpaste to polish the car headlight covers to make them shinier and remove the sun damages....

Using it on brushed surfaces will ruin the brushing pattern slowly on each application and you will probably notice it much later.....

Using the brush you will introduce new scratches everywhere...

It is also impossible to enter between the lugs and pins or under the bezel with a toothbrush...It is useless and harmful...

[Acidstain]

Surprised that nobody has marketed an oleophobic spray for watches yet.


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[seasubmariner]

I now understand why people are opening threads about stuck or stiff bezels......hahaha

Their clasp folding part, bezel, and bracelet pins will also be get stiff because of scum and sediment mixing with the grease which exists between pins and lugs..Even the clasp folding part has a pin which can get scum inside..Look if your clasp is folding easy or not..And you will understand...But thats harder to notice as those parts need minimum torque and already move easier with the force of gravity while you wear the watch...


Filtered COLD water ->baby shampoo -> rinse -> after the rinse leaving the watch for a few min inside a glass full filtered water is the way to go to clean your Rolex...If you wash it often you will never need any brush and you wont scratch the watch. After drying the watch to turn the bezel at least 2 full turns will also get the water inside the bezel out which is a good practice to keep bezel moving smoothly.

Dont waste your money on unnecessary cleaning products, unless you have a classical watch without water resistance where you will need a spray to clean your watch without water which is totally a different case.

[Batmannr1]

Wristclean (Vareat) is working fine for me.
Adds extra shine to the steel.

[Speedbird-1]

This thread has been very amusing.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by seasubmariner

Wristwatches are not made to wear in the shower. We are not 7 years old.

All soap scum, water sediment will be blocked between pins, bars, under bezel and make everything stiff. Plus the alcohol and acid inside the shower gels will ruin your gaskets.

The heat of the Hot water will also ruin the pearl and bezel insert adhesives as well as gaskets...

Complete and utter nonsense.

[danyvw]

Originally Posted by seasubmariner

Filtered COLD water ->baby shampoo -> rinse -> after the rinse leaving the watch for a few min inside a glass full filtered water is the way to go to clean your Rolex....

C'mon dude, you have to be kidding right?
Rolex timepieces are made of SS 904L,18K Gold, Platinum cases and bracelets, Viton and Nitrile seals. They are made to withstand the elements, to go to the deepest and highest, coldest and hottest, wettest and driest places in the world. They will survive you by a long shot.

[watchmework]

Originally Posted by GoingPlaces

Wristclean works best on SS, not as well on YG.

Another vote for wristclean for SS watches.

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by padi56

Complete and utter nonsense.

I’ve never seen such a simply procedure made to seem so complicated....

[REFZ]

H2O will be more than sufficient.

[beshannon]

Originally Posted by brandrea

I’ve never seen such a simply procedure made to seem so complicated....

Some people are always looking for the "better" thing to do. They have been led to believe that there is always "better", "cheaper" or "faster" that will somehow improve their lives dramatically.

Aside from all the blatant fake info in this thread, I continue to ask, what exactly do people do that make their watches need this level of cleaning?

[beshannon]

Originally Posted by padi56

Complete and utter nonsense.

At least he is consistent

[Brny11]

Originally Posted by seasubmariner

Their clasp folding part, bezel, and bracelet pins will also be get stiff because of scum and sediment mixing with the grease which exists between pins and lugs..Even the clasp folding part has a pin which can get scum inside..Look if your clasp is folding easy or not..And you will understand...But thats harder to notice as those parts need minimum torque and already move easier with the force of gravity while you wear the watch...


Filtered COLD water ->baby shampoo -> rinse -> after the rinse leaving the watch for a few min inside a glass full filtered water is the way to go to clean your Rolex...If you wash it often you will never need any brush and you wont scratch the watch. After drying the watch to turn the bezel at least 2 full turns will also get the water inside the bezel out which is a good practice to keep bezel moving smoothly.

OP, Ignore this clown.

Soap, warm water, soft brush (as mentioned on Rolex website), and my watches look new, ranging from 2-6 years of cleaning this way.

[vivicorsi]

He man! Sorry is this a Rolex adventure forum? Or the lady’s cleaning forum ( no front ;)) but really ? Come on
What’s next ? How to get my ketchup out of the shirt, what’s best against my cigar breath? Can I wear a puffy shirt ?;)

[beshannon]

Originally Posted by vivicorsi

He man! Sorry is this a Rolex adventure forum? Or the lady’s cleaning forum ( no front ;)) but really ? Come on
What’s next ? How to get my ketchup out of the shirt, what’s best against my cigar breath? Can I wear a puffy shirt ?;)

This has not been a Rolex forum for quite awhile.

Shopping, pricing, whining and comic books rule the threads by a large margin.

I stay for the occasional watch discussion but that is very rare.

[enjoythemusic]

Originally Posted by padi56

Complete and utter nonsense.

(Deeep sigh) Yup padi, and so far EVERY Rolex i've used daily 24/7 in the show, on the beach, ocean diving, kiteboarding... has been fine.

[Scott Cali]

lol funny thread

I have a little bit of OCD when it comes to my watch, I use warm water, baby shampoo, soft toothbrush, and rinse in warm water after and dry with a soft cloth or microfiber towel.
I do it every other week or so, Sunday night in front of the television I find it soothing