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1 August 2016, 07:46 AM | #1 |
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Condensation under face?
Went swimming in the ocean today with my 1981 DATE and when I came out i noticed some condensation under the crystal and heavy condensation under the date bubble.
I immediately hacked the movement but went back to look a few minutes later and the moisture had disappeared. Should I take this in to RSC tomorrow? Is there water infiltration in my watch or is it possible the condensation is from atmospheric pressure difference or temperature? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
1 August 2016, 07:55 AM | #2 |
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I would have that looked at quickly. The watch is indeed on the older side so if it hasn't been serviced / you don't know its service history - there could be some issues with it internally. Gaskets are probably shot. Wonder if the caseback is secure..?
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I had something similar happen to me in a Vegas pool... when I pulled my GMT out of the water it immediately fogged up and I couldn't seem to clear it up. Stayed fogged until I got back into the casino. After that, I took it in to service because it was due anyway but it turned out fine (no water inside). So I wrote it off as the temperature differences/humidity or too many Fireball shots on my end.
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1 August 2016, 08:27 AM | #6 |
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I'd open the crown and stick in some rice to pull moisture out of it. The seals seem shot and it is time for service.
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1 August 2016, 09:04 AM | #7 |
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Swimming in the Ocean, condensation forming = service very quickly!! I would drop it off at an RSC as fast as possible to avoid any damage to the movement, hands or dial.
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1 August 2016, 09:21 AM | #10 |
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Hi sorry to hear, if it was me I would take the watch in to RSC asap and see what their advice is. Good luck!
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1 August 2016, 09:22 AM | #11 |
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As others have already stated, it's time to seek service quickly to minimize damage, especially since you were in salt water.
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Even though the condensation disappeared you should bring you watch in for a service ASAP. When it comes back it will be as good as new.
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1 August 2016, 10:18 AM | #13 |
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Thanks for all the replies guys. Super bummed and scared but nice to hear from some of you. Going to drop it off at RSC Beverly Hills tomorrow. It was due for service anyway (over 7 years and starting to run out of spec)
Related Q: the oyster bracelet is showing mild (15-20%) stretch. I'll be in Hong Kong next month, do you think it's worth detaching the bracelet and sending to Michael Young for refurbishment concurrently or would you just use the RSC polish and wait until the stretch worsens to do the bracelet? For now gotta manage my anxiety until tomorrow and try not to freak out. Watch is in some rice now! |
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Uh oh. Take it in ASAP.
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How do you stick in the rice? Through the tube after you pull out the crown? Or do you unscrew the back and stick it in through the back of the case?
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For there to be condensation there needs to be moisture inside the watch. That's not a good thing. If the moisture happened to be from salt water, thats worse (the moisture could have evaporated thru the tube when you pulled out the crown or thru wherever else there's no longer a seal but if it was salt water, there wil be salt residue left inside) |
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1 August 2016, 05:38 PM | #19 |
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bring your watch to service asap. I encounter the same problem before with one of my oldest watch (luckily not a Rolex). The hour and minute hands showed some oxidation after a month.....
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At the least get it opened and dried if you saw droplets.
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Same happened to me and inaddition to normal sevice they had to replace 3 wheels? Inside. Brace yourself for the quotation.
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My DD did the same thing good news is when you get it back from service you can swim in it. Good luck.
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Swimming in the ocean (saltwater), even if you can get the water out of the movement there will be corrosive salt left behind. The best thing to do is get it in for service ASAP and tell them what happened.
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2 August 2016, 01:11 AM | #24 |
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Ditto what everyone said. Get that looked at VERY quickly.
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2 August 2016, 10:35 AM | #25 |
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Thank you everyone for the prompt responses. After a sleepless night I dropped off the watch and explained the situation to RSC Beverly Hills this morning. They said they would take the watch apart to dry and clean it and from there determine if more servicing was necessary. They gave me a call 30 minutes later and the watch was dry and luckily no damage to movement! They suspect the water entered thru the crown. Going to go ahead and have the watch serviced now and send the bracelet to MY.
Thanks again everyone, your comments made me feel a lot better! |
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Put the watch in a container of rice. The rice is dry and will pull moisture out of the case through the open crown. But this is just to dry it out, it still needs servicing, but hopefully will reduce any chance for corrosion to form.
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Condensation under dial
While washing my hands I noticed the crown was pulled out. I freaked out and a few hours later, there it was, tell tale water in movement signs. I tried the rice and after 4days all moisture was gone and watch returned to keeping almost perfect time. It was wonderful for something off the internet to actually WORK!!!!
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bout it too much. It is a 1981 model after all - I’d probably keep that out of the water! |
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28 October 2018, 04:34 AM | #29 |
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If you put your watch in rice with the crown pulled out, put it in an air tight container. This will quicken the drying process. You have no idea how quickly rust forms in a movement. It happens ultra-fast.
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It did also work for my mobile phone screen after water got into it.
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