Porous Rolex Steel?

[superdog]

I think it's odd how sensitive people get on an Internet forum.

I don't ever think "rude" is the answer, but IMHO, who cares.

To the OP, who apparently never came back, send it to a service center. Everything here is just speculation.

Who knows...... They might even get back to you within 24 hours.

[Johny]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

Go to Jokes & Cartoons and look for Jocke's recent thread.

[Tankbottoms]

I loved reading the discussion here!! All the passive aggressive banter made me chuckle!! Thank you!

[usmc93]

Sorry you had so many uncalled for responses, it was a fair question, but as many have stated, the pictures dont really do your question justice. Sometimes it is just a matter or verbiage lost in translation, etc. Regardless, 904L has higher contents of nickel, chromium, molybdenum, copper among others...as a result 904L (L stands for low Carbon content) has excellent resistance to warm salt/seawater and chloride. That said, pitting can occur in 904L due to temperature (and sulfate), but only at extreme levels and not likely in your case. All steel can have "issues" and things can happen during the "punching" (rolexes are not cast) can be flawed so it is possible you are looking at pitting or inclusions as opposed to "porous" flaws, but knowing Rolexe's processes, I doubt this is the case either. Again, just a slight jumble of words, nothing for anyone to get pissy with you about. Regardless, I would have it looked at by RSC (if you havent already left the forum b/c of previous replies). I may not know much, but I know Metallurgy, it's my life. ps 904L is not some secret Rolex proprietary metal, anyone can purchase it, if you have the $...it's roughly $5000 per ton