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Swearengen · 22 May 2020, 04:21 AM

Just curious to know how many of you find your watches get magnetised?
I have need to de-magnetise two this year as they were running erratically. Once de-magnetised they both were back to their normal rate. I suspect its the magnets it the phone and tablet PC case are to blame.

dan.t · 22 May 2020, 04:27 AM

I had an old Date Just from the 80s become magnetized. It's day-to-day time keeping was about +7-15 minutes a day. Since then, I have not had any magnetized.

NachoNeal · 22 May 2020, 04:28 AM

Maybe there's something else going on, because I'm messing with my phone and other computer related crap all day long too, and I never have an issue.

kieselguhr · 22 May 2020, 05:10 AM

beshannon · 22 May 2020, 05:18 AM

Never have had a problem, around pc's speakers, tablets, phones, monitors all day long

Ricky Rolex · 22 May 2020, 06:09 AM

No probs with my Explorer so far in over a year.

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AJMarcus · 22 May 2020, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Swearengen

Just curious to know how many of you find your watches get magnetised?
I have need to de-magnetise two this year as they were running erratically. Once de-magnetised they both were back to their normal rate. I suspect its the magnets it the phone and tablet PC case are to blame.

It’s frankly more rare than you think. The oyster case is pretty solid with or without the cage. In over 20 years I’ve never had a Rolex magnetized and I’ve been through plenty airports .

ronricks · 22 May 2020, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Swearengen

Just curious to know how many of you find your watches get magnetised?
I have need to de-magnetise two this year as they were running erratically. Once de-magnetised they both were back to their normal rate. I suspect its the magnets it the phone and tablet PC case are to blame.

Older iPad models had strong magnets that one could inadvertently magnetize their watch. This has since been fixed in the later iPads.

Swearengen · 22 May 2020, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ronricks

Older iPad models had strong magnets that one could inadvertently magnetize their watch. This has since been fixed in the later iPads.

I think it might be the magnets in the case for my Galaxy 5 table.

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thesingularity7 · 22 May 2020, 08:25 AM

I've never had any of my watches get magnetized and I work around a lot of computers and electronics / electrical systems.

Until recently I didn't even realize the affects it could have on a watch. I came across this video (unfortunately not in English, but I could still understand the point) showing what a magnet can do to a running movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptlbQsLohko

Dirt · 22 May 2020, 08:59 AM

It happened to me once when I was doing some deep spring cleaning and I moved a couple of large Hi-Fi speakers around.

Pauln · 22 May 2020, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by beshannon

Never have had a problem, around pc's speakers, tablets, phones, monitors all day long

Me too

timemaestro · 22 May 2020, 10:06 AM

It has happened to me just once.

Likestheshiny · 22 May 2020, 10:14 AM

Never happened to me.

But remember, it's enormously unlikely to happen to a modern Rolex anyway. Unless you're wearing vintage (or another brand, of course), you won't have a problem.

thesingularity7 · 22 May 2020, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Likestheshiny

Never happened to me.

But remember, it's enormously unlikely to happen to a modern Rolex anyway. Unless you're wearing vintage (or another brand, of course), you won't have a problem.

Yeah, I tend to agree with this.

I've even heard that the current Milgauss line of watches is immune to magnetic fields that are a lot stronger than 1000 gauss. I haven't found any evidence to substantiate this, but this article hints at it: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a-...odymium-magnet

upsidedownbelt · 22 May 2020, 11:29 AM

Once in 14 years of wearing Rolex.

Swearengen · 22 May 2020, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Likestheshiny

Never happened to me.

But remember, it's enormously unlikely to happen to a modern Rolex anyway. Unless you're wearing vintage (or another brand, of course), you won't have a problem.

Happened to my 1680 recently

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Derbyshere · 22 May 2020, 04:55 PM

My grails do just fine around tablets, phones and computers.

padi56 · 22 May 2020, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by beshannon

Never have had a problem, around pc's speakers, tablets, phones, monitors all day long

Same here in well over 40 years of wearing.

tomallen · 22 May 2020, 10:49 PM

As a toolmaker I am in constant use of magnetic chucks and sine plates, I never had a Rolex become magnetized

Ian Macdermott · 23 May 2020, 12:22 AM

I have been wearing a watch since the age of 10 so in well over 55 years of wearing any watch have never had one magnetised, this includes old Timex and other cheaper brands.

Yoda_Eating_Pizza · 23 May 2020, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Swearengen

Just curious to know how many of you find your watches get magnetised?
I have need to de-magnetise two this year as they were running erratically. Once de-magnetised they both were back to their normal rate. I suspect its the magnets it the phone and tablet PC case are to blame.

Very timely thread. I literally just degaussed my Omega SMP yesterday. Noticed it gained almost a couple of minutes in two weeks. Did the compass test, and it moved the needle.

Haven't had a problem with modern Rolex, though since I have the compass out, I'll test it for fun.

Oldfellow · 23 May 2020, 09:33 AM

I haven’t had any issues with Rolex, however have had to demagnetise two other watches.
The cause of magnetism was the cover of an iPad case, which has since been removed.

22 May 2020, 04:21 AM	#1
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22 May 2020, 04:28 AM	#3
NachoNeal "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Real Name: Neal Location: Point Loma Watch: ing the river flow Posts: 2,856	Maybe there's something else going on, because I'm messing with my phone and other computer related crap all day long too, and I never have an issue. __________________ . Sub No Date (14060); Tudor Ranger; Explorer (124270); Day Date (18238) stolen by wife; CasiOak.

22 May 2020, 05:18 AM	#5
beshannon "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Brian Location: Northern Virginia Watch: One of Not Many Posts: 17,892	Never have had a problem, around pc's speakers, tablets, phones, monitors all day long __________________ IWC Portugieser 7 Day, Omega Seamaster SMP300m, Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Complete Calendar, Glashutte PanoInverse, Glashutte SeaQ Panorama Date, Omega Aqua Terra 150, Omega CK 859, Omega Speedmaster 3861 Moonwatch, Breitling Superocean Steelfish, JLC Atmos Transparent Clock

22 May 2020, 06:09 AM	#6
Ricky Rolex "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: London Watch: Various Posts: 1,214	No probs with my Explorer so far in over a year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Have previously owned & own ♛GMT II Coke 16710♛ ♛DateJust 16030♛ ♛Explorer 214270 mk2♛ Submariner 116610LN♛ 126711CHNR ♛

22 May 2020, 10:49 PM	#20
tomallen 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Real Name: Tom Location: Connecticut Watch: Rolex SubC,GMTIIC Posts: 966	As a toolmaker I am in constant use of magnetic chucks and sine plates, I never had a Rolex become magnetized __________________ Unless you are the lead dog the scenery never changes

22 May 2020, 04:27 AM	#2
dan.t "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: USA Posts: 13	I had an old Date Just from the 80s become magnetized. It's day-to-day time keeping was about +7-15 minutes a day. Since then, I have not had any magnetized.

22 May 2020, 05:10 AM	#4
kieselguhr "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2013 Real Name: Nick Location: Las Vegas Watch: 1601 Posts: 10,619

22 May 2020, 08:25 AM	#10
thesingularity7 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2019 Location: USA Posts: 669	I've never had any of my watches get magnetized and I work around a lot of computers and electronics / electrical systems. Until recently I didn't even realize the affects it could have on a watch. I came across this video (unfortunately not in English, but I could still understand the point) showing what a magnet can do to a running movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptlbQsLohko

22 May 2020, 08:59 AM	#11
Dirt "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Brisbane Watch: DSSD Posts: 8,061	It happened to me once when I was doing some deep spring cleaning and I moved a couple of large Hi-Fi speakers around.

22 May 2020, 10:06 AM	#13
timemaestro Banned Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: chicago Posts: 120	It has happened to me just once.

22 May 2020, 10:14 AM	#14
Likestheshiny "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: _ Posts: 1,877	Never happened to me. But remember, it's enormously unlikely to happen to a modern Rolex anyway. Unless you're wearing vintage (or another brand, of course), you won't have a problem.

22 May 2020, 11:29 AM	#16
upsidedownbelt "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: USA Watch: 116618LB Posts: 573	Once in 14 years of wearing Rolex.

22 May 2020, 04:55 PM	#18
Derbyshere Banned Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: USA Posts: 189	My grails do just fine around tablets, phones and computers.

23 May 2020, 12:22 AM	#21
Ian Macdermott "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2015 Real Name: Willy.B.Banned Location: Sheol Watch: ing the detectives Posts: 2,721	I have been wearing a watch since the age of 10 so in well over 55 years of wearing any watch have never had one magnetised, this includes old Timex and other cheaper brands. __________________ Welax no one other than wobblers muggers and sad WIS types notices your Wolex. The rest of the populace are way too busy staring at their shiny new iPhone 24s or worrying about paying the gas bill..

23 May 2020, 09:33 AM	#23
Oldfellow 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Australia Posts: 2,192	I haven’t had any issues with Rolex, however have had to demagnetise two other watches. The cause of magnetism was the cover of an iPad case, which has since been removed.

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