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10 December 2010, 01:09 PM | #1 |
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Is this rust or am I crazy or paranoid?
I was doing a detailed cleaning of my watch in which then I noticed the brownish reddish colour by the clasp. They are both the same colour on both sides. I really hope its not rust as I just got the GMTc last month. What are your thoughts? Is it rust? If so should I send it in? The watch was purchased from an AD.
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10 December 2010, 01:25 PM | #2 |
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it looks like it was soldered/welded there ... not sure if thats how they are assembled and its hard to see on the pics.
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10 December 2010, 01:28 PM | #3 |
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I hope it's just that. I posted a few weeks ago whether a bracelet can rust so maybe it's my imagination but it does look like a copper color
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10 December 2010, 01:33 PM | #4 |
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It looks like a joint part..i doubt SS will rust.
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10 December 2010, 01:35 PM | #5 | |
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Well all stainless steel can rust ... especially when in contact with saltwater or salt. It will rust first in cracks and gaps. The 904 steel rolex uses should have great rust resistance however.... |
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10 December 2010, 01:39 PM | #6 |
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Mine hasn't seen any saltwater just been cleaning it with water and veraet spray a few times a week. I know may seem like a lot of cleaning but it's still new lol
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Looks like it's just discoloration at the weld.
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10 December 2010, 09:04 PM | #8 |
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+1. I think so too.
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x2 in the heat affected zone. it should only be on the surface. try a cotton bud with autosol metal polish.
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Paranoid.
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It is not a SOLDER joint. It is a WELD.... Two entirely different processes. Be more concerned about the weld breaking then corrosion issues. |
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10 December 2010, 01:51 PM | #13 |
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Damn now you have me paranoid looking at my welds.
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10 December 2010, 01:53 PM | #14 |
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Does anyone have anything similar? Take a good look lol.
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10 December 2010, 02:02 PM | #15 |
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Its the solder from the weld, not rust.
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I hope it gets resolved.
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10 December 2010, 02:09 PM | #17 |
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I hope it's solder as some ppl have said. If someone has a GMTc and can let me know if they see the same thing I can sleep tonight lol.
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10 December 2010, 02:30 PM | #18 |
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My GMTIIc looked exactly like that. I wouldn't worry!
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My Sub-C looks exactly the same. It is very uniform in its appearance so I concluded it was the result of the flux/welding process.
I wanted to start a similar thread but had a lot of trouble capturing the color in photo. I suspect all of the new bracelets look exactly the same. |
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I just checked mine and I don't see any discolorization.
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my 2 month old SUB C doesn't have it.
Hope everything is alright.
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Don't lose any slep over it, stop worrying its nothing, just enjoy the watch.
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10 December 2010, 06:21 PM | #23 |
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Maybe just dirt.
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it is weld, all my Rolex has the same issue
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Maybe Rolex has changed their welding process, no discolouration on my 2 year old GMT IIc , its been swimming plenty btw
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must be solder... quite a few people have alreday stated that...
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Just think of it as a nice patina--the watch is starting to age.
In all seriousness-I am sure if we look at all of our watches under a microscope we will find lots of little things that will bother you if you choose to let them. Enjoy the watch and wear it in good health! Life is too short to worry about all the small stuff!!
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11 December 2010, 01:25 AM | #29 |
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Thanks for everyones feedback. I guess I am being paranoid lol. Just don't see how mine was discoloured and some others aren't. Oh well doesn't bother me as much now I'll just enjoy my watch :)
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