Talk about toughness 🙄

[travisb]

Good update! Glad to hear.

[1William]

Glad it worked out. Great watch.

[subtona]

Tough watch for sure.

Wear the snot out of that one.


If you ever want to pop off that cyclops let me know :)

[Roddypeepa]

Glad it’s ok but definitely a replacement job. The crystal protrudes slightly above the bezel presumably to protect it but I can totally see how this could happen


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[spinnaker226]

Originally Posted by Redemption144

Here I was saying how tough the Rolex EXII could be inherently by its design…
Has anyone had issue with sapphire crystal edge chipping with any of their watches? Especially right on the beveled chamfer. Seems odd for an impact to be there and nowhere else.
Been wearing EXII for years and never had a chipping issue like this (16570, 216570 and now on this brand new 226570). Especially because this one is fairly new (few months old but I mainly wear my polars) and I don’t wear it much. The bezel isn’t even scratched on the 24h 1pm where the crystal is chipped. Surely I would also remember hitting the watch to cause that?
Anyways - it is odd. Probably will bring it in as it might be a leak cause down the road.

i would have it replaced. the last thing you want is a leak or for the crystal to shatter and then you have much more damage with potential shards making their way into the movement

[Redemption144]

Originally Posted by subtona

Tough watch for sure.

Wear the snot out of that one.


If you ever want to pop off that cyclops let me know :)

Ah! I am tempted to!

[fskywalker]

Originally Posted by Redemption144

Just to give an update because it ended up a bit surprising.
Brought it to Rolex in … April 2024. I procrastinated and don’t wear it often enough. Rolex obviously deemed it a dramatic crack with potential water intrusion (��)… the watch was less than a year old ��. Left the watch with them.
2 weeks later they call me with the crystal replaced. Cost was $147 all included. I was surprised. Like very surprised. I paid and I have been wearing the watch all summer.

Problem solved !


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[AF_Rob]

I've chipped crystals in the past but never that bad. Glad Rolex sorted it for you.

[Redemption144]

Originally Posted by AF_Rob

I've chipped crystals in the past but never that bad. Glad Rolex sorted it for you.

Yes - they did really well, and not too much money all things considered. Supposedly because it was still under "warranty" so I only paid for the crystal and the rest was "free".

It was nice having the watch back and I have been wearing it a lot more now that it lost the new watch smell so to speak!