Platinum owners.

[dolceman81]

How do you maintain/clean your bracelet?! Where do you buy the items used to clean the band? thanks.

[kieselguhr]

At the end of a weekly rotation I clean the watch before putting it back in the safe.

I first rinse the watch with running water, then use a drop of dawn dish soap, lather it into a foam and apply it all over the watch by hand, then scrub it with a soft bristle brush, then a final rinse and dry with microfiber towel.

You can go get everything from your local grocery store. I get mine from Costco

[sj24k]

same as all my metal watches. some warm water, a little dawn or similar, rub it around with my fingers in a small plastic bowl or just in the sink. take a very soft bristle brush to it (not always, but sometimes.) rinse it off, dry it with a microfiber. let it sit on the towel for a bit to drip dry. stick it in a watch roll. toss it in the safe. wear it. lather, rinse, repeat.

[dolceman81]

I emailed Davidsw and he recommended the same with cape code cloth. Thoughts

[1665fan]

Originally Posted by dolceman81

I emailed Davidsw and he recommended the same with cape code cloth. Thoughts

You don’t clean with cape cod....you repair scratches by making millions more little scratches......I’m sure Davis SW or any grey would know that

[Driver8]

Originally Posted by dolceman81

I emailed Davidsw and he recommended the same with cape code cloth. Thoughts

With a response like that I'd immediately question DavidSW's competence with anything other than selling watches. Cape Cods are (slightly) abrasive polishing cloths, NOT cleaning cloths, and they will remove a brushed finish on SS over time, so they are definitely too harsh for regular cleaning on platinum.

[gmtbatman]

Id be careful with cape cod. Those are abrasive and will remove tiny amounts of material. Should be used very sparingly, not for regular cleaning

[daysky1]

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[peterpl]

Soap and water that is all you need.

Dont over think it.

[EEpro]

Please do not use cape cod or any polish cloth on that watch. It leaves the factory as black polish and replacing normal skinny hairlines with regions of milky swirls visible in direct light is not a good look.

[GT23]

I use running tap water with a bit of handwash foam and then blow dry (cold air) it with the dyson.


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[JSolution]

Using cape cod on platinum sounds like a terrible idea.

I just run them under the tap and clean with my fingers ever so often or in the shower.

[brandrea]

Dish soap and soft toothbrush to get between the links. Tee shirt or cloth to dry

[77T]

Originally Posted by dolceman81

How do you maintain/clean your bracelet?! Where do you buy the items used to clean the band? thanks.

For the bracelet alone, a soft baby’s toothbrush and clear liquid soap well-diluted in warm water should remove all normal detritus among the bracelet’s links.

To make the toothbrush’s bristles even softer, try scrubbing them along coarse grit sandpaper to fray their tips - rinse throughly to remove any grit they may accumulate.

Optionally…
If you want to buy a jewelry ultrasonic machine, it can help with the tight joints you may not reach with a brush. Of course this involves removing the watch head which shouldn’t be submerged in the ultrasonic machine. This will help clean jewelry also.

Lastly…
Even a steam bullet can be used to clean the links with no brushing or machines. This will help clean and disinfect surfaces around the kitchen, too. They come with many attachments.

Those last two ideas provide you a multitasker for cleaning other items small or large.


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[EEpro]

Originally Posted by 77T

For the bracelet alone, a soft baby’s toothbrush and clear liquid soap well-diluted in warm water should remove all normal detritus among the bracelet’s links.

To make the toothbrush’s bristles even softer, try scrubbing them along coarse grit sandpaper to fray their tips - rinse throughly to remove any grit they may accumulate.

Optionally…
If you want to buy a jewelry ultrasonic machine, it can help with the tight joints you may not reach with a brush. Of course this involves removing the watch head which shouldn’t be submerged in the ultrasonic machine. This will help clean jewelry also.

Lastly…
Even a steam bullet can be used to clean the links with no brushing or machines. This will help clean and disinfect surfaces around the kitchen, too. They come with many attachments.

Those last two ideas provide you a multitasker for cleaning other items small or large.


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The steam jet from my espresso machine works great for jewelry and Rolex bracelets.

[HogwldFLTR]

I hardly ever clean mine. When I do it is either water dried with a clean soft towel or Wrist Clean dried with their microfiber cloth or other watch intended cloth.

[Golden Ellipse]

For my dd40, I use only a towelette made from spiderwebs and kitten belly fur moistened lightly with room-temperature unicorn tears.

[sj24k]

Originally Posted by Golden Ellipse

For my dd40, I use only a towelette made from spiderwebs and kitten belly fur moistened lightly with room-temperature unicorn tears.

I was told to warm the unicorn tears in a bath of freshly drawn mares urine. But will try room temperature next time. Thanks for the tip.


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[HippoPAPAmus]

Originally Posted by Golden Ellipse

For my dd40, I use only a towelette made from spiderwebs and kitten belly fur moistened lightly with room-temperature unicorn tears.

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[Zsprings]

[QUOTE=Golden Ellipse;11518469]For my dd40, I use only a towelette made from spiderwebs and kitten belly fur moistened lightly with room-temperature unicorn tears.[/QUOTE

Oh, Who can take tommorrow, who can take tommorrow.. dip it in a dream.....

[ratty]

I feel really guilty now!

I can't remember the last time I washed a watch other than in the shower after a swim! Does this make me a bad person?

Out of interest, what do people do with watches with leather straps?

[nocaps]

any thoughts on using an ultrasonic cleaner as long as the head isn't submerged? will the
vibration damage the movement?

[HogwldFLTR]

Originally Posted by nocaps

any thoughts on using an ultrasonic cleaner as long as the head isn't submerged? will the
vibration damage the movement?

Take the bracelet off and put it back on if you want to use ultrasonics!!

[challer]

Originally Posted by HogwldFLTR

Take the bracelet off and put it back on if you want to use ultrasonics!!

Wrong. The good ultrasonic cleaners come with, and you can buy, a stand that holds the body of the watch out of the cleaner. But that should be necessary but quarterly or so if you wear the watch daily. Otherwise, if you must, when washing your hands, take the watch off before hand and clean said watch with soapy hands. There is no need for a brush. Dawn is always preferred. The PT Rolex use is quite hard and scratches shouldn't be an issue. Over cleaning anything is just as bad as under cleaning.

[EEpro]

Originally Posted by challer

Wrong. The good ultrasonic cleaners come with, and you can buy, a stand that holds the body of the watch out of the cleaner. But that should be necessary but quarterly or so if you wear the watch daily. Otherwise, if you must, when washing your hands, take the watch off before hand and clean said watch with soapy hands. There is no need for a brush. Dawn is always preferred. The PT Rolex use is quite hard and scratches shouldn't be an issue. Over cleaning anything is just as bad as under cleaning.

That's a bit strong. Lee isn't wrong. Having a watch head stand doesn't make it a "good" ultrasonic cleaner. My professional Crest unit would wreck your watch head by coupling right through the bracelet.

The way you couple sonic energy into multiple pans containing different solutions is by allowing the bottom of a steel pan to contact the water bath below and voila a new ultrasonic bath is made.

It's actually the crappy little ones marketed for jewelry that have such features.

[challer]

Originally Posted by EEpro

That's a bit strong. Lee isn't wrong. Having a watch head stand doesn't make it a "good" ultrasonic cleaner. My professional Crest unit would wreck your watch head by coupling right through the bracelet.

The way you couple sonic energy into multiple pans containing different solutions is by allowing the bottom of a steel pan to contact the water bath below and voila a new ultrasonic bath is made.

It's actually the crappy little ones marketed for jewelry that have such features.

In hindsight, the tone was harsh, apologies. With respect, I buy Herrmann industrial ultrasonics for the manufacturing company I own. Your Crest and My Herrmann certainly will not hurt watch internals, particularly if held out of the bath. The wavelength just is not right to jump across the relatively loose joint that is the spring pin. Even head submerged, the ultrasonics don't have the energy to move the head. I've been doing it for years without issue and with the blessing of Herrmann.

I will say that ultrasonic cleaning results in truly filthy soapy water when done (annually, even with the Dawn and water every few days) and this is why I recommend it. No brush is going to get where the filth is.

I do have a bias against those who feel these Rolex are delicate flowers. They are not. I regularly use my watches in what many here would consider sacrilegious abuse without cause and when service has come around, no issues. I also never polish a case.

If someone can present the case of two identical watches, one cleaned ultrasonically, one control, and for which there is damage, I will stand corrected. On the other hand, many people here admit to damaging the watch head during removal and installation of the band.

[HogwldFLTR]

Originally Posted by challer

Wrong. The good ultrasonic cleaners come with, and you can buy, a stand that holds the body of the watch out of the cleaner. But that should be necessary but quarterly or so if you wear the watch daily. Otherwise, if you must, when washing your hands, take the watch off before hand and clean said watch with soapy hands. There is no need for a brush. Dawn is always preferred. The PT Rolex use is quite hard and scratches shouldn't be an issue. Over cleaning anything is just as bad as under cleaning.

Just because something comes with a stand doesn't mean it's a good idea; I'd err on the side of caution as ultrasonics can cause motion in the engine (especially of oils).

[kunlun]

1. Wear the watch with crown screwed down.

2. Take a shower.

3. Air dry

Now, both watch and owner are free from dirt which causes wear.

[marselluswallace]

Soap and water in the shower/bath,rinse then towel dry.

My 6 year old Platona still looks pristine bar a few minor marks on the clasp.