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4 December 2017, 04:27 AM | #31 | |
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4 December 2017, 04:56 AM | #32 |
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This thread beggars belief.
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I've got quite a bit of leftover peanut oil from my turkey fry a couple of weeks back. Adds a bit of flavor to the watch I think.
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Not as a diver but a former physics major I think helium could escape from case back but as long as it equalizes with hev before any damage to crystal or watch occurs it has served its purpose and the watch would be fine. Now whether the picture depicts that is quite another debate. It could and is likely to be just be air bubbles when submerging the watch.
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Like water it would take simplest escape route that is the HE valve. a
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Interesting read...
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It’s all about the helium
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4 December 2017, 08:08 AM | #41 |
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I can't believe I'm reading this I'm actually lost for words
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4 December 2017, 08:17 AM | #42 |
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If a watch is submerged wouldn’t the external pressure in the watch increase?
It would be the regular atmospheric pressure, plus the weight of the water above it. Since water is much heavier than air, the outside pressure would be much higher. The escape valve operates when the pressure inside the watch is higher than the pressure outside the watch, so it would be less likely to vent underwater than not. Is this correct, or am I missing something? |
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The He valve is NOT for while in the water but afterwards decompression! Watch is waterproof
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this thread is pure gold haha!!
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weapons grade bullonium ,,,
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5 December 2017, 07:24 AM | #48 |
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Defective watch..Obviously OYSTER has been engraved too deeply, and hi press helium is even coming out there ! Fill watch with oil, your day will appear longer.
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As luck would have it, your car's blinker fluid maintenance schedule matches the helium refill schedule of Rolex. When performing He refill maintenance on Rolex, remember to check the blinker fluid viscosity in your car as well and replenish/exchange as necessary.
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I thought blinker fluid was only part of the severe service schedule otherwise it's deemed to be "lifetime fill".
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You have to flush blinker fluid, drain and refill leaves 30% of your old blinker fluid.
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Me too! - My original post was a genuine question - 'Could Helium escape from the case back' as Rolex's own advertising material appeared to suggest at first glance. Unfortunately the thread seems to have been hijacked by the 'lets see who can reply with the silliest comment' brigade. Not wanting to single any one out in particular, but a member actually suggested they could tell their watch was getting heavier as corrosion formed inside due to a faulty HE valve...???? Seriously??? Having said that, there are some genuine reply's and I can see the point some members have made that the bubbles have been placed there just for effect and basically I shouldn't read too much into it which I accept. Regards |
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HEV only allows gas out when differential is high enough. If the case back is loose enough to allow gas out it is definitely no longer resistant to water intrusion.
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SD43 Helium Valve Question???
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I respect Megan for her watch knowledge, however, no I could not catch whether she was trolling or was trolled and passes that nonsense to other TRF members.
There are 2 ways how to avoid helium issues with watches: 1) Rolex way: helium molecules are very small and are able to penetrate watch case. During decompression this helium would damage watch (padi explained all reasoning very well). That's why Rolex watches have this helium release valve. Definitely, nobody fills in watch with helium on purpose as Megan mentioned :) 2) Seiko way: Seiko watches with 1000 m. depth range are very tightly sealed and do not allow helium molecules to penetrate the watch. Accordingly, during decompression there is no issue as watch does not have helium inside. Last week I have got PADI Open Water Diver certification (it allows me to dive up to 18 m depth). Next year I in tend to get Advanced Open Water dive certification and Deep Dive PADI specialty. This will allow me to dive up to 40 m depth which is recreational diving limit. Below 40 m start technical diving (only a small percentage of divers are technical divers). Not many of tech divers go below 100 m depth. These depth limits such as 4000 m, 1000 m, 600 m end etc. are just marketing as in reality 300 m. depth limit (Submariner has it) is more then sufficient even for technical divers. Saturation divers are super specialized breed and their numbers are very small. Also, diving watches as diving tools already are history. Now divers rely on diving computers who can calculate many parameters required for diving, surface intervals and etc. Accordingly, nobody uses dive watch and diving tables as primary tools for diving. |
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The bubbles are just there to show the picture was taken to mimic the fact that it is under water. No need to blow this out of proportion.
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