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Share your strangest damage to your Rolex
Has any one experienced the following:
1) A lug cracking or breaking off?? 2) On rotating bezels, one or more of the "teeth" breaking off?? Just curious ... thanks, |
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Thats some serious damage! Hopefully none of us have experianced damage that severe!
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Real Name: Chad
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
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Nothing. Just the normal scratches and minor dings.
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Nothing... I'm over protective.
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Nope, nothing here.
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Real Name: Myron
Location: New York
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Nothing so far. The way I protected my GMT IIC PCL's from scratches was buy a SUB Date.
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Nothing yet ...perish the thought
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I don't think many here really use their watches. I once had a spring bar break while rig fishing in 135 feet of water. Fortunately the head of my 1680 fell back into the boat while landing a big fish.
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Knock on wood, nothing yet!
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Nope, so far so good!
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I was replacing a reel to reel tape motor in a rack when it fell about two feet and hit the bezel of my vintage Daytona, one big dent!
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Here you go guys
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I was trying to remove the bezel and here is where I ended up ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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![]() ![]() At least you got the bezel off Tony!!.. ![]() ![]() Now how did you manage to twist the crystal??
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Though it wasn't to a Rolex, resting my soldering iron mid job on the desk and having the cord drag the tip into contact with my seamaster chrono caused much swearing and frantic tugging at the clasp. No damage visible or to timekeeping and it still passed 300m pressure test, but it left a giant red hippocampus on my wrist for a few days.
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What do you mean nothing here Adam...
What you don't know is I keep track of what's going on here my Friend. Does the word " LOCTITE " ring a bell???? Just checking ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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This is when Dr's visit is needed
![]() ![]() It does look like it with no bezel I agree ![]() Gaby I brusted into tears when that happened ![]() ![]()
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I must be the only dumb ass here. I have a standard, no date Sub. Upon landing in a different time zone, I unscrewed the crown and there was instantly moisture under the crystal (I have no idea what happened and still refuse to change the time when I travel now.)
My solution was to try and boil the moisture off. I unwound the crown and placed it on my halogen room light. Within 5 minutes, there was a "pop" and my watch was now a three piece suit - case, crystal, and bezel, all separate. 10 years later, runs like a top. |
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Looks like that watch had a little too much to drink.
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I accidentally brushed my Sea-Dweller against a wooden door frame the other day.
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![]() So far I have been lucky, other than landing on my DateJust while riding my bike (car pulled out in front of me and I super-manned it over the hood). Unfortunately, no pictures (and was 20 years ago). The image above is from Hannes of a Lady DateJust after going through the wash. ![]() The crystals are one of the most vulnerable parts. If this happens, hack the movement (pull out the crown) and send to an RSC or good watchmaker with a Rolex parts account... I have more images like this posted at http://www.minus4plus6.com/ouch.htm -Sheldon
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Tony that's hilarious but only because it was self inflicted haha
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