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Old 9 November 2008, 08:22 AM   #1
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so what exactly happens to a watch when it exceeds it water depth rating ? any pics ?

What kind of pressure is received at 1000ft, the rating of the sub ?

And anybody got pics ?
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Old 9 November 2008, 08:33 AM   #2
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They fill up with water..

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Old 9 November 2008, 08:37 AM   #3
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The case bends inward. There was a Rolex ad that showed a case that was exposed to excessive pressure, even theough the case was bent the watch still remained watertight.
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Old 9 November 2008, 08:43 AM   #4
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So water gets inside and that's it? The watch doesn't get crushed to size of a penny?
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Old 9 November 2008, 08:47 AM   #5
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Nope...........once the pressure inside equals the pressure outside, the forces balance out...

So, once the seals give out...that's the end of the event..
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Old 9 November 2008, 08:48 AM   #6
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check out search terms "rolex crushed oyster"
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Old 9 November 2008, 08:54 AM   #7
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check out search terms "rolex crushed oyster"
Sure...but these are from depths that you will never see, nor will you be able to recover your watch..

(basic Explorer at 2,000 ft)

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Old 9 November 2008, 08:58 AM   #8
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The crushing would only happen if the watch was released instantly well below its depth rating. The point is moot because a human would not live long enough to bear witness to this. As posted by SLS, Rolex have shown pictures where both the (acrylic) crystal and the base were bend inward. Meaning that the seals (o-rings) held up.

The fact that a liquid cannot be compressed is used by some manufacturers to produce watches filled with a special silicone oil. There's only a small air bubble to compensate for expansion caused by changes in temperature. These watches retain there integrity up to 12,000 meters but I consider that cheating.
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Old 9 November 2008, 12:23 PM   #9
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it implodes?
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Old 10 November 2008, 11:11 AM   #10
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you tell us if you ever get that low...lol.
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It will implode, but if you are wearing it at that depth you will have long since resembled a bowl of spaghetti.
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Old 10 November 2008, 12:45 PM   #13
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It's becomes a good indicator of time of death. Once the fish are done with your corpse.
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