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Old 21 May 2018, 04:44 AM   #1
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Cleaning a 5712

OK I've been wearing my SS Nautilus everyday since I purchased it back in Sept. So that means I wear it in pools, in the ocean and well everywhere.
When wearing it in the ocean I kind of wash off the salt water with soap and water.
But recently I saw some white film between the case and the bezel and am wondering how I should approach getting to this without scratching anything.
Should I just let it sit in warm water or use a wet toothpick to clear it out?
I'll be going in the ocean again in a few weeks so I'll be doing this more often.
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Old 21 May 2018, 04:46 AM   #2
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OK I've been wearing my SS Nautilus everyday since I purchased it back in Sept. So that means I wear it in pools, in the ocean and well everywhere.
When wearing it in the ocean I kind of wash off the salt water with soap and water.
But recently I saw some white film between the case and the bezel and am wondering how I should approach getting to this without scratching anything.
Should I just let it sit in warm water or use a wet toothpick to clear it out?
I'll be going in the ocean again in a few weeks so I'll be doing this more often.
I use warm water and soap. Wouldn't hesitate to use a toothbrush if necessary but I've never had to do it.
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Old 21 May 2018, 07:11 AM   #3
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I use WristClean by Varaet on all my watches. I have been very happy with the product.
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Old 21 May 2018, 06:59 PM   #4
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Euh, you shouldn’t swim with this watch as water resitance is only 60 meters, meaning only wash hands, not even take shower with it. Only watches with resistance 100m can be used for swimming.
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Old 21 May 2018, 07:01 PM   #5
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Old 22 May 2018, 12:23 PM   #6
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I’m not great at math but 60 meters is deeper then hand washing. If I can’t go in pool with a watch named after water or water creatures I give up. Nautilus in the pool has never been an issue for me.
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Old 22 May 2018, 12:41 PM   #7
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I’m not great at math but 60 meters is deeper then hand washing. If I can’t go in pool with a watch named after water or water creatures I give up. Nautilus in the pool has never been an issue for me.


There’s a whole thread talking about this I think it’s fine but other people say it isn’t enough… I think in the end it just comes down to each person and if they’re comfortable with it…

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=605308
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Old 22 May 2018, 03:59 PM   #8
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I use a Cartier spray, a brush and a soft cloth to clean my watch every so often.

Otherwise wash it with warm water and soap every time after wearing it and putting it back to the box
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Old 22 May 2018, 05:54 PM   #9
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The indication of meters is indeed very confusing as it doesn’t mean at all the depth in water, the atmosperic pressure should be used by the watch industry only. The impact on a watch, let’s say by diving in the pool from the side, is very big and only watches with a rating of 10 ATM can withstand this.

Swimming with a 5711 is no problem, but not with a 5712.
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Old 22 May 2018, 06:02 PM   #10
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Just check this
not this again

the original 50 fathoms and submariner cant go diving? That sucks since they made totally useless watches at 91m and 100m WR respectively.

Now you are saying that is the minimum WR for jumping into a pool, except the 50 fathoms was just short of 10ATM and thus not even pool capable.
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Old 22 May 2018, 10:28 PM   #11
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I would occasionally use a soft bristle toothbrush and warm soapy water for the gunk

It will be like new.
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Old 23 May 2018, 03:29 AM   #12
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This is very interesting. I have had many WR watches and have always went swimming with them and never had a problem. Now when I say swimming I mean just either floating or standing in a pool or ocean. I always made sure that the buttons were screwed down though.
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Old 23 May 2018, 03:34 AM   #13
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There’s a whole thread talking about this I think it’s fine but other people say it isn’t enough… I think in the end it just comes down to each person and if they’re comfortable with it…

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=605308
I would be far more cautious with PP than AP, given the turnaround time.
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Old 23 May 2018, 03:51 AM   #14
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I would be far more cautious with PP than AP, given the turnaround time.
thats a fair point.

The major thing people are missing is pressure test your watch. 100m, 50m or 10000000m it doesnt matter. If your seals are worn out, your WR is zero. Hardly anyone pressure tests their watch regularly and therefore thats the biggest risk factor but all they seem to care about is what the WR is supposed to be. Id take a 50m WR watch that has recently had a WR test vs a 300m watch that has gone 5 years without one.
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