washing your rolex

[mtgmt]

how often do you guys wash or take your watch in to have it sonicly cleaned. i use some soap and warm water about once a week and give it a bath. what about the rest?


mt

[Omega_Precision]

the only cleaning i give it is when i'm in the shower with my watch on. I don't scrub it but it comes out clean after showering with your watch.

another way is to put it in the dishwasher, it comes out clean too...

[Kirby]

I just leave my sub in my jeans pocket in the washing machine about once a week. I figure if it can handle depths of 1000 ft., a foot or two in the machine won't hurt it. It comes out looking (and smelling) great.

EDIT: For the record, and before anyone thinks I'm crazy, I'm only kidding around. Depending on how much I wear it, and what I'm doing with it on, I'll wash it every couple weeks with water, soap, and a bristle brush.

[bodybump]

For me..once evry 2 weeks...warm water and soft bristle brush... and soap...

[mtgmt]

kirby,

how can stand the sound of the dumpdumpdumpdump as the watch goes round and round??
mt

[TheVTCGuy]

I take mine to the local car wash....

[cody p]

once a week, but i hope to do it less frequently in the future.

[kixo]

About once a month, I fill a tall glass with dish soap and very warm water. I then suspend the head of the watch over the water by sliding two chopsticks underneath it, and then balance it over the rim of the glass.

This leaves the bracelet hanging fully submerged in the water.

I let it sit overnight. YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE the crap that comes out from the bracelet crevices using this method. A lot of it dislodges and sinks to the bottom of the glass, giving visual proof of the amount of dirt and oils that get trapped with normal wear. Added plus -- it grosses out the wife in the morning, especially when I use our Waterford crystal! Nothing but the best for Rolex.

I then give it a gentle scrub with a soft toothbrush and rinse. About every 3-4 months, I remove the bracelet from the watch head and just soak the bracelet. A lot of dirt can accumulate behind the end links and between the lugs.

[Andad]

Wow, I do exactly the same but with a single malt 20 year old Scotch.

[Adam K.]

Never have your watch cleaned in an ultra-sonic--bracelet (removed) is fine.

However, a gentle wash under the tap with a soft toothbrush and a tiny bit of dish soap followed by a thorough rinsing does wonders.

Not only does the watch look better, it feels a helluva lot better too without buildup of grime, dead skin cells, and other such crap.

[marshallr47]

Warm water, hand soap and a tooth brush is all you need.

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by TheVTCGuy

I take mine to the local car wash....

[Jedi]

I just checked my Sub Date after reading this thread. It's currently sitting on it's NATO strap, looking a bit beaten and scratched (the sides of the case mainly) with a small ding on the bottom left lug and a couple of small chips on the edge of the crystal. All this became deadly obvious after it went into the shower with me after my last day's diving.

Next time I won't wash it for a few weeks and see what the 'patina' looks like then

[shaggy]

i get a shower with it on every day
then i simply slip it off and dry it whilst get myself dry

[Erix]

Eeeehhh...never actually wash my watch, it gets a cleaning when it goes into the shower with me, otherwise nothing.

[GMTMaster3]

Anyone thought of taking it to the Dry Cleaners.... (ul get it PRofessionally CLeaned)

[Alcan]

I use the Larry (Tools) Rolex Washamatic and Instant Rewinder (patent pending).

[xtra3cats]

Originally Posted by TheVTCGuy

I take mine to the local car wash....

Self-service or touchless ??

[2th Dr]

Originally Posted by Alcan

I use the Larry (Tools) Rolex Washamatic and Instant Rewinder (patent pending).

OMG! Seriously though, great picture!

[FLAJIM]

Warm water and soft soap, soft towel. Looks great, no problems so far.

Be Safe JIM

[Rolexitis]

Sometimes shower with it, but I use a toothbrush and soap about twice a week.

[RolexBuckeye]

Originally Posted by kixo

About once a month, I fill a tall glass with dish soap and very warm water. I then suspend the head of the watch over the water by sliding two chopsticks underneath it, and then balance it over the rim of the glass.

This leaves the bracelet hanging fully submerged in the water.

I let it sit overnight. YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE the crap that comes out from the bracelet crevices using this method. A lot of it dislodges and sinks to the bottom of the glass, giving visual proof of the amount of dirt and oils that get trapped with normal wear. Added plus -- it grosses out the wife in the morning, especially when I use our Waterford crystal! Nothing but the best for Rolex.

I then give it a gentle scrub with a soft toothbrush and rinse. About every 3-4 months, I remove the bracelet from the watch head and just soak the bracelet. A lot of dirt can accumulate behind the end links and between the lugs.

I take a soft toothbrush and a mild dish washing soap once a week, but this sounds like another good way of cleaning. Why don't you submerge the entire watch in the glass? Is it because you dont want the head submerged in soap? I think it would be a good way to clean under the bezel without popping it off, no?

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by Rolexitis

Sometimes shower with it, but I use a toothbrush and soap about twice a week.

You should use TOOTHPASTE with that toothbrush when you brush your teeth, Matt!!

[Rolexitis]

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

You should use TOOTHPASTE with that toothbrush when you brush your teeth, Matt!!

You're killing me! I brush my teeth on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

[Alcan]

Originally Posted by 2th DR

OMG! Seriously though, great picture!

The pic is Larry's, and he claims it'll wind any Rolex to full power reserve in 3 milliseconds.

[Jimbits76]

I've said it before and I'll say it again...

From a post last summer...

I get sixteen vestal virgins to wash mine. Each rubs up a lather on their nubile thigh then allows my watch to brush gently against their delicate skin...only once!!!!!!!

Once that stage is done, I get an old crone to beat it with a salt encrusted Codfish forty times, no more, no less. It has to be forty. Any number other than forty and the moon will fall into the sun and we will all be destroyed from the resulting supernova.

Stage three is to rinse the watch thoroughly in the clear crystal glacial streams of the Antarctic ice flows. The watch is designed to take the extreme cold and if you add a stick of gum it leaves it feeling minty fresh.

Stage four...the watch is then place onto the supple forlock of an Alpaca. The exercise not only winds the watch but the soft fur gently dries the steel case.

Stage five. One hundred kittens are fed yellow skittles candy and they use their sweet baby kitten breath to air dry my beloved watch. This allows all droplets of moisture to leave the bracelet. You have not experienced dry until you feel 'kitten-dry'!

Finally the crystal is inspected for damage and gently given a buff by seven diamond mining dwarves. Diamond mining Dwarves are the best at knowing their quality crystal and minerals although they are desperate to leave at five pm as they need to get home to their lady friend "who was as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as ebony wood"!!!!!!

These yahoos posting here with their soap and water have no idea about cleaning these fantastic, extremely valuable and much better than all other brands timepieces.

Good luck with the cleaning!

J

[Quicksilver]

Originally Posted by Jimbits76

I've said it before and I'll say it again...

From a post last summer...

I get sixteen vestal virgins to wash mine. Each rubs up a lather on their nubile thigh then allows my watch to brush gently against their delicate skin...only once!!!!!!!

Once that stage is done, I get an old crone to beat it with a salt encrusted Codfish forty times, no more, no less. It has to be forty. Any number other than forty and the moon will fall into the sun and we will all be destroyed from the resulting supernova.

Stage three is to rinse the watch thoroughly in the clear crystal glacial streams of the Antarctic ice flows. The watch is designed to take the extreme cold and if you add a stick of gum it leaves it feeling minty fresh.

Stage four...the watch is then place onto the supple forlock of an Alpaca. The exercise not only winds the watch but the soft fur gently dries the steel case.

Stage five. One hundred kittens are fed yellow skittles candy and they use their sweet baby kitten breath to air dry my beloved watch. This allows all droplets of moisture to leave the bracelet. You have not experienced dry until you feel 'kitten-dry'!

Finally the crystal is inspected for damage and gently given a buff by seven diamond mining dwarves. Diamond mining Dwarves are the best at knowing their quality crystal and minerals although they are desperate to leave at five pm as they need to get home to their lady friend "who was as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as ebony wood"!!!!!!

These yahoos posting here with their soap and water have no idea about cleaning these fantastic, extremely valuable and much better than all other brands timepieces.

Good luck with the cleaning!

J

And how long does this process take

[nko51]

I use a Branson 200 ultrasonic cleaner whenever it gets to dirty.

[Jimbits76]

Originally Posted by Quicksilver

And how long does this process take

It takes a whole year to clean one Rolex....hmmmm that sounds familiar!

J

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by Jimbits76

It takes a whole year to clean one Rolex....hmmmm that sounds familiar!

J

Sure does.....and you're nuts

How's that darling little boy of yours? A big hug and a kiss to him and, what the heck, since you're about it, a big hug and a kiss to your lovely wife too!!