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28 April 2012, 06:19 AM | #1 |
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Waterproofnes standards
Is it true that all 100M waterproof Oysters are tested at 10% more and all 300+m waterproof watches at 25% more?
And is the Crown on white rolesor models gold or steel? Thanks for the help |
28 April 2012, 06:22 AM | #2 | |
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I'm not sure anybody knows for certain how much tolrance they test them too.
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Gold crowns have stainless steel thread inserts so are really gold capped stainless steel.
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The older ones were just gold capped but from around 2008/9 they started what they call monobloc crowns. Now these are made from solid gold but the centre is machined out, to accommodate a stainless steel sleeve, with s.steel threads, if it had just gold threads they would wear very quickly, but the amount of gold weight difference between the two types is a very very small amount.
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An earlier thread had a good discussion on this point. One of the TRF experts put it at 25% over.
http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=107313
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And that's a dj case not even the sub
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I spoke to a Rolex technician recently. It's true. In fact he said that the sub can go as deep as 400 m.
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28 April 2012, 12:16 PM | #8 |
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All Oysters are tested to warranted pressure + an additional 25%, as far as I know.
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I'm pretty (almost positive) sure to keep with industry standards it has to be 125% of the advertised limit.
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So I can shower with them?
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Look its very doubtful if any member on this or any other watch forum will ever use these depth ratings on there watches even a 100m watch.So all Rolex oyster even 100m watches will fine for 99.99% of todays Rolex wearer, irrespective to what they may be or not be tested too its that simple.
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My apologies Peter.
You are correct. It is a solid gold 'crown' over a stainless steel threaded insert. https://www.rolexforums.com/showthre...07#post1553107
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Well tank you for all the WRONG information!!!
The Crown on all White Rolesor models is made out of STAINLESS STEEL!!!!! All 100M waterproof Rolex's are tested to 110% of their Specification, And all 300 M and more are tested to 125% of their specification!!!! |
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I like exclamation marks too!!!!!!!!!
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Relax man..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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There is no such thing as white Rolesor,the word Rolesor is just a made up word by Rolex for watches that are made of mixed metals any gold/SS.And it would make little or no difference if they were tested to plus 200% of there Specification. As today 99.99% of Rolex wearers would never use the depth on watches rated to 100m or even 50m.
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And you are also wrong on the testing percentages.
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I know all dive watches are tested to ISO 6425 which requires them to be tested to 25% about their depth rating. That means the Submariner is tested to 375 m and the DSSD is tested to 4875 m.
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Tank you too, bub. I trust your life has been enriched by this VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION!!!!!
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Tank you for that Peter.
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This thread tanked.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!
So there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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