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7 May 2019, 12:06 AM | #91 |
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love the "patina"
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7 May 2019, 12:12 AM | #92 |
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Hopefully it’s a metallurgical defect that Rolex will redress.
Also, hopefully Rolex won’t say “Not my probrem...” a la Mr. Chow when he’s given $75,000 for the wrong Doug in The Hangover. You should get a water sample ASAP. Also check with your homeowners’ insurance. This is a really good lesson for us all. If a problem does arise it might be easier to work through a local AD seller. Tough to work through an out of town AD Good luck! |
7 May 2019, 12:17 AM | #93 |
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Materials science background here.
Chlorine is well known to attack less than 24K pure gold. Most often the corrosion products can be eliminated through polishing away part of the material surface. In the worst cases it results in stress cracking of the gold. Stay out of pools and chlorinated water with gold to be safe. I doubt very much the gold alloy used by Rolex was improper. |
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Speaking to the insurance company is a good plan if the OP was the person responsible for the hot tub. |
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Following. Good luck OP.
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7 May 2019, 12:35 AM | #97 |
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7 May 2019, 12:36 AM | #98 |
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Sorry about the watch. My question is what did that water do to you?
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7 May 2019, 12:42 AM | #99 |
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I actually like the look of that darker gold
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Sorry to hear OP, lets us know what RSC says when they received it
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The situation the OP is in really sucks Imagine if the watch was completely yellow gold? Like a DD? This would’ve been even worse Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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7 May 2019, 12:55 AM | #103 |
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Ouch.
Full service, new crown and replacement bezel at the very least. You'll be looking at £1,500.00 or so. |
7 May 2019, 12:56 AM | #104 |
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Sorry to hear, hope the result is a good one.
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7 May 2019, 12:56 AM | #105 |
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Wow my goodness. That does not look good. Hopefully you can get it resolved ASAP!
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How about a simple jewelry cleaning solution to get the oxidation off? |
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7 May 2019, 12:59 AM | #107 |
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7 May 2019, 01:02 AM | #108 |
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7 May 2019, 01:08 AM | #109 |
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While Rolex is waterproof, I have always heard not to wear them (although people do) in hot tubs because of the heat and the water pressure. The seals expand and then contract. Plus the heat doesn't do the oils any good. Now we see the harsh chemicals discolor the gold.
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7 May 2019, 01:18 AM | #110 |
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Let’s just take a step back here , can we see some more pics of the watch , I’ve gone back to the original pic and zoomed in and it seems the orange gold coloured parts exceed past where the bezel ends and the stainless case starts, could just be reflection, also noticed a single dot of orange right near the bezel at the 9 min mark.
I hope this isn’t some photoshop attention scheme Any more pics of said watch ? |
7 May 2019, 01:18 AM | #111 | |
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I think they use the term "water resistant" these days? I have plenty of old vintage skin diver watches that claim "waterproof" (they make me smile with that!) I found this link but no doubt there is one on here much better:- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Resistant_mark Gutted to see your quick colour change, but again don't Rolex have their own name for their alloy used? They claim this "Rolex exclusively uses 18 ct gold, a princely alloy composed of 750‰ (thousandths) of pure gold, plus exactly the right mixture of elements including silver and copper necessary to produce the different types of 18 ct gold: yellow, white and Everose, Rolex's exclusive pink gold alloy. Jealously-guarded formulas ensure exceptional durability, polishability – and an extraordinary sheen that lasts for generations." |
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7 May 2019, 01:18 AM | #112 |
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I wore my TT DJ in the hot tub perhaps 1,000 times, back when I went straight from work to the club. Never had an issue and the gold is still gold.
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7 May 2019, 01:34 AM | #113 |
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Just curious why so many people wear Rolexes in the hot tub..?
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7 May 2019, 01:35 AM | #114 |
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7 May 2019, 01:40 AM | #115 |
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I still think this maybe a photoshop
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Make a claim against who the person or persons who put the extremely high chlorine mix in the hot tub.I would say you cannot put any blame on Rolex or the gold but hope if he has insurance and they can sort it out.
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The pertinent facts to this specific case are a watch containing 18ct yellow gold suffered a chemical reaction on the surface of the gold after being placed in an extremely high concentration of an oxidising chemical at an increased temperature. It’s interesting (but perfectly believable) that there was no harm done to the exposed skin in the liquid. Coca Cola will cause a reaction with certain metals (brightens pennies) but does not dissolve away human skin. |
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7 May 2019, 01:49 AM | #119 |
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Meanwhile, I'd love be for my bronze IWC to get that color. It's patina has stalled out.
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