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Old 24 September 2016, 10:26 PM   #1
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Some of you showed interest in the Hyperbaric chamber I have been using to pressure test Rolex watches at RSC.

First we use a simple pressure tester to see if there are any obvious leaks, if it passes this it will go into the Hyperbaric chamber to be tested at its rated depth. In this case I am servicing an Explorer II so I'm testing it at 100m

It can test all Rolex rated depths from 60m to 3900m.

When it has passed this we will put it on a 50C plate for a few minutes and then crystal down on a 5C plate, there will then form mist on the inside of the crystal. If this doesn't go away in approximately one minute there is too much water inside the case and thus a minor leak. If this is the case we change the gaskets again and test the watch again.

I was told someone at our workplace once made the mistake to test a 16233 at 300m instead of 100m, and yes it passed the test without a problem.
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Old 24 September 2016, 10:35 PM   #2
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Very cool. Thanks for sharing. I love seeing inside skunk works.
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Old 24 September 2016, 10:54 PM   #3
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a decent bit of steel there ,,, but then again ,, at those pressures it would need to be
1691 psi , is not to be sneezed at....
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Old 24 September 2016, 11:03 PM   #4
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Wow...thanks for the tour!
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Old 24 September 2016, 11:07 PM   #5
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Awesome, love seeing stuff like this thanks!
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Old 24 September 2016, 11:12 PM   #6
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Cool info Bas.
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Old 24 September 2016, 11:15 PM   #7
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That is fun stuff!
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Old 24 September 2016, 11:16 PM   #8
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Super cool, thanks a lot for sharing! Your posts with insights from within the RSC are fantastic.
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Old 24 September 2016, 11:21 PM   #9
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Thanks Bas. Very informative.
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Old 24 September 2016, 11:25 PM   #10
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Very cool, Thanks! At those pressures, is the chamber periodically checked for cracks?
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Old 24 September 2016, 11:34 PM   #11
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Nice to see, thanks for sharing.
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Old 24 September 2016, 11:37 PM   #12
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Very interesting. Thank you for that and your other informative posts.
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Truth be told if any watch passes a 200m test it will be fine for all water sports including scuba.
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Very cool, Thanks! At those pressures, is the chamber periodically checked for cracks?
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Truth be told if any watch passes a 200m test it will be fine for all water sports including scuba.
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Very cool, Bas. Thanks for sharing. Just curious, does Rolex calibrate their equipment on a regular frequency to ensure accuracy?
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Very cool, Bas. Thanks for sharing. Just curious, does Rolex calibrate their equipment on a regular frequency to ensure accuracy?
I believe the software on this Fathometer is frequently updated to ensure the accuracy is as required.
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Awesome!! Thanks for sharing !


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I believe the software on this Fathometer is frequently updated to ensure the accuracy is as required.
Thanks for the information, Bas!
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That is very cool to see. Thanks for posting that!
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Great to see what our watches go through to meet their ratings..
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Great to see what our watches go through to meet their ratings..
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Very nice to see the magic behind the curtain.

The report on my vintage 1675 back from servicing said it was tested at 3bars for 50 sec. Is that normal?
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Where was it serviced?
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Where was it serviced?
An independent watchmaker - Official Time Watch at SLC. Having my 16013 serviced there as well. Don't think I will use anyone else. Simply awesome people, especially Leo.
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