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marijn33 · 13 December 2022, 05:43 AM

Hi all,

I purchased a new Rolex Explorer 36mm (reference number 124270) a few weeks ago. I've recently gone through a Cone Beam CT scan, during which I had the watch on my wrist and in reach of the scanner (did not impact the CT scan of my teeth though :)) .
Could this have potentially harmed the watch in any way?

Many thanks in advance for the response.

Kind regards,
Marijn

Tools · 13 December 2022, 06:06 AM

There isn't anything on your watch that a CT scan can affect.

aboutadog · 13 December 2022, 06:08 AM

No. Don’t worry about it.

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kieselguhr · 13 December 2022, 06:08 AM

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marijn33 · 13 December 2022, 06:14 AM

Thanks a lot for the quick reply and clarification - greatly appreciated.

pandajoe · 13 December 2022, 06:55 AM

No magnets with a CT scan - your 100% good

joa · 13 December 2022, 06:59 AM

don't do this with an MRI though :)

enjoythemusic · 13 December 2022, 07:14 AM

Yeah, not with MRI. Nothing good comes from that.

roflol

DJ2020 · 13 December 2022, 07:45 AM

Been threw lots of CT scans with my watch on. No problem for most watches. Now a MRI on the other hand? Might want a Omega or Tudor Metas certified. Even then I would be worried the metal in the bracelet would whirl your arm around your body like a twist tie on a loaf of bread. I don't want to try it.

JDsnewwatch · 13 December 2022, 10:02 AM

Agree, CT scan is basically a fancy x-ray. No magnets. You should be fine.

Chewbacca · 13 December 2022, 10:08 AM

Hold on, you can get a CT on teeth? My lousy dentist just does X-rays.

I hope whatever is wrong gets sorted but this is the type of healthcare I want. And I’m rich!

superpop · 13 December 2022, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chewbacca

Hold on, you can get a CT on teeth? My lousy dentist just does X-rays.

I hope whatever is wrong gets sorted but this is the type of healthcare I want. And I’m rich!

Take it easy Chewy, a CT scan typically involves substantially more X-Ray dose. Not something you want unless you absolutely have to have a CT.

brandrea · 13 December 2022, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chewbacca

Hold on, you can get a CT on teeth? My lousy dentist just does X-rays.

I hope whatever is wrong gets sorted but this is the type of healthcare I want. And I’m rich!

All that fur blocks out the gamma

Chewbacca · 13 December 2022, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by superpop

Take it easy Chewy, a CT scan typically involves substantially more X-Ray dose. Not something you want unless you absolutely have to have a CT.

So, Rolex is safe.

And me, not safe?

Then Rolex is superior!

Quote:

Originally Posted by brandrea

All that fur blocks out the gamma

And everyone knows gamma rays make you stronger. Life isn’t fair!

Tach24LMS · 13 December 2022, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by superpop

Take it easy Chewy, a CT scan typically involves substantially more X-Ray dose. Not something you want unless you absolutely have to have a CT.

A cone beam CT (CBCT) scan of the head & neck has much less radiation than a traditional full CT scan. It's used to diagnose pathology, and mostly to evaluate for dental implant placement/bone grafting etc.

I have 6 of them in my offices and use them for planning my implant surgeries in software.

They are fine for watches and for people.

Achtung6 · 13 December 2022, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by superpop

Take it easy Chewy, a CT scan typically involves substantially more X-Ray dose. Not something you want unless you absolutely have to have a CT.

A medical CT scan perhaps. But cone beam CT as used in dentistry does not. The OP said he had a cone beam CT or CBCT scan taken. The x-ray energy with a modern CBCT is confined to a 10x10cm (or so depending on the scanner) which is usually big enough to image the upper and lower jaws. The dose used is not any greater than a full set of images taken the old fashioned way (FMX or full mouth series of 2d xrays).

Chewbacca · 13 December 2022, 03:44 PM

This is the oddest medical thread in watch forum history.

Tach24LMS · 13 December 2022, 11:40 PM

I'm going to guess Achtung6 is a dentist, as am I.

Everything both of us have said is correct.

drrd · 14 December 2022, 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tach24LMS

I'm going to guess Achtung6 is a dentist, as am I.

Everything both of us have said is correct.

So long as people understand a full mouth series is about twenty images. CT is definitely higher dose than a plain x ray.

OP, was your watch in your mouth by any chance? Not that it matters, your watch will tolerate ionising radiation much, much better than you will.

dj_kyuan · 14 December 2022, 02:44 AM

Absolutely no effect on your watch.

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13 December 2022, 05:43 AM	#1
marijn33 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: France Posts: 2	Impact of Cone beam CT scan on Rolex Hi all, I purchased a new Rolex Explorer 36mm (reference number 124270) a few weeks ago. I've recently gone through a Cone Beam CT scan, during which I had the watch on my wrist and in reach of the scanner (did not impact the CT scan of my teeth though :)) . Could this have potentially harmed the watch in any way? Many thanks in advance for the response. Kind regards, Marijn

13 December 2022, 06:06 AM	#2
Tools TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: May 2007 Real Name: Larry Location: Mojave Desert Watch: GMT's Posts: 43,514	There isn't anything on your watch that a CT scan can affect. __________________ (Chill ... It's just a watch Forum.....) NAWCC Member

13 December 2022, 06:59 AM	#7
joa "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Europe Posts: 505	don't do this with an MRI though :) __________________ RLX: 116520 White, 116520 Black, 116710BLNR, 126710BLRO, 116400, 126610LN, 114060 \| AP: 15300ST \| PP: 5711/1A-011, 5146G-010

13 December 2022, 07:14 AM	#8
enjoythemusic 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Real Name: Steven Location: Glocal Posts: 21,190	Yeah, not with MRI. Nothing good comes from that. roflol __________________ __________________ ----> Was Great Seeing Everyone At The TRF December 9 Tampa Meetup <---- https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=968133 Love timepieces and want to become a Watchmaker? Rolex has a sensational school. www.RolexWatchmakingTrainingCenter.com/ Sent from my Etch A Sketch using String Theory.

13 December 2022, 07:45 AM	#9
DJ2020 "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2020 Real Name: Wayne Location: NC Watch: 226570 Posts: 3,484	Been threw lots of CT scans with my watch on. No problem for most watches. Now a MRI on the other hand? Might want a Omega or Tudor Metas certified. Even then I would be worried the metal in the bracelet would whirl your arm around your body like a twist tie on a loaf of bread. I don't want to try it. __________________ In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. - Abraham Lincoln __________________________________________________ Rolex 226570, Explorer II Club

13 December 2022, 06:08 AM	#3
aboutadog 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Real Name: Jonathan Location: CA Watch: Subs Posts: 360	No. Don’t worry about it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

13 December 2022, 06:08 AM	#4
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13 December 2022, 06:14 AM	#5
marijn33 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: France Posts: 2	Thanks a lot for the quick reply and clarification - greatly appreciated.

13 December 2022, 06:55 AM	#6
pandajoe "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: Toronto Watch: DJ Sub Pepsi SkyD Posts: 96	No magnets with a CT scan - your 100% good

13 December 2022, 10:02 AM	#10
JDsnewwatch "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2019 Real Name: JD Location: NJ Watch: 116710LN with BCL Posts: 430	Agree, CT scan is basically a fancy x-ray. No magnets. You should be fine.

13 December 2022, 10:08 AM	#11
Chewbacca Banned Join Date: May 2012 Real Name: CJ Location: Kashyyyk Watch: Kessel Run Chrono Posts: 21,112	Hold on, you can get a CT on teeth? My lousy dentist just does X-rays. I hope whatever is wrong gets sorted but this is the type of healthcare I want. And I’m rich!

13 December 2022, 03:44 PM	#17
Chewbacca Banned Join Date: May 2012 Real Name: CJ Location: Kashyyyk Watch: Kessel Run Chrono Posts: 21,112	This is the oddest medical thread in watch forum history.

13 December 2022, 11:40 PM	#18
Tach24LMS "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: West Virginia Posts: 337	I'm going to guess Achtung6 is a dentist, as am I. Everything both of us have said is correct.

14 December 2022, 02:44 AM	#20
dj_kyuan "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Netherlands Posts: 25	Absolutely no effect on your watch. Verzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met Tapatalk

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