Veraet Questions

[piper]

Based on things I read in the forum that Veraet was a great way to clean a Rolex, I bought some and tried it on my watches. I found that Veraet worked great on my SS watches - made them look shiny and new. But on my YG GMT I found it did not work well, and the watch retained some smudges and didn't look that good. In fact, I found a very mild shampoo with water seemed to make the YG look much better than the Veraet.

Does anyone have any experience with this. Is Veraet recommended for YG, or does it work better on SS?

My method was to spray the watch with Veraet, then lightly clean the watch with my hand, then rinse the watch with cold water. Is that the best way other forum members have found?

Thanks in advance for your help.

[DJJon]

I have a TT with jubilee. I learned about Veraet from TRF and just love the product.

First I do a soap & warm water (quickly), then use the Veraet with a soft toothbrush. When that's done I dry off (quickly) with a standard towel, then use the cloth that came with the spray.

The watch looks brand new afterwards. Takes 5 mins. I dot his about every 7-10 days, the watch gets a lot of wrist time during the week.

[xjeeunitx]

I'm very skeptical of this item. How in the world would this solution to a better job than watered down liquid soap and soft bristle toothbrush? Can someone explain this to me? Please enlighten me. Maybe, I'm missing something.

[GradyPhilpott]

Originally Posted by xjeeunitx

I'm very skeptical of this item. In what way possible, could the solution do a better job in cleaning a stainless steel watch than watered down liquid soap and soft bristle toothbrush? Can someone explain this to me?

Not quantitatively, I'm sure.

[Dan Pierce]

I just use liquid soap, Swiss made, specially designed for delicate chronometers of course. Wouldn't want to harm a watch that's been in the ocean deep, on top of Everest, or the vast reaches of outer space.
dP

[xxthe_remedyxx]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

I just use liquid soap, Swiss made, specially designed for delicate chronometers of course. Wouldn't want to harm a watch that's been in the ocean deep, on top of Everest, or the vast reaches of outer space.
dP

LoL. I use Veraet myself. It's actually a great product. I cleaned my wife's watch after God knows how long. I sprayed it with the Veraet solution and brushed it with their soft brush about 5 minutes after letting the solution sit. The amount of "stuff" that came out was amazing. The watch looked brand new afterwards.

Could I have achieved the same results with soap and warm water? Probably.

[Route 66]

Originally Posted by xjeeunitx

I'm very skeptical of this item. How in the world would this solution to a better job than watered down liquid soap and soft bristle toothbrush? Can someone explain this to me? Please enlighten me. Maybe, I'm missing something.

I can say from personal experience that it doesn't seem to leave the film behind that you get from any of the soaps that I've tried.

[mjclark32]

I've used soap and water, shampoo, dishwasher liquid, veraet... I think it all comes out pretty similar to one another.

[Annan]

Originally Posted by DJJon

I have a TT with jubilee. I learned about Veraet from TRF and just love the product.

First I do a soap & warm water (quickly), then use the Veraet with a soft toothbrush. When that's done I dry off (quickly) with a standard towel, then use the cloth that came with the spray.

The watch looks brand new afterwards. Takes 5 mins. I dot his about every 7-10 days, the watch gets a lot of wrist time during the week.

X2....with the exception that I do not use soap, just Veraet.

[sheldonsmith]

I have had good luck with it as well. Email them at [email protected] and see what they say. I know he has a chemist who makes adjustments to the formula to make it greener, as well as preventing the smudging.

The technique I have found that works well is to spray the solution into a microfiber cloth and use the wet cloth to wipe down the watch (similar to using a warm wet washcloth on your face). This works especially well on the brushed surfaces.

-Sheldon

[kilyung]

I used a bottle with really no discernible difference from soap/water but then I ultrasonic my bracelet every quarter so I'm just comparing the case.

[drothrauff]

Hello! I wanted to jump on here and comment as the founder of Watch Spray. Usually I stay out of these conversations, but since I am passionate about this subject and I LOVE RolexForums.com I thought I would chime in.

According to my chemist, if there were smudges on your gold watch, this indicates that all of the residue (body salts and oils) may not have been cleaned off the watch. What did you use to dry your watch? Were there any oils/chemicals in the cloth that you used? Did you rinse your watch with water?

I developed Watch Spray to beautify and emulsify dirt/oil from 316L/904L grade steel, platinum, gold, titanium and mineral/sapphire/acrylic crystals. Would you be willing to send me the bottle of Watch Spray so that I may have it examined? I will pay for the return shipping and I will send you free of charge a new bottle of Watch Spray along with a free Microsilk HD2 cloth. I'd like to get to the bottom of this! And, I want you to be a happy Veraet user.

As with soap: You can use soap to clean your watch, but why would you want to? Hand/body soap contains glycerin that is more ideal for skin, not metals and crystals. Dish or detergent-based soap acts as an ultimate degreaser and is more intended for general cleaning such as dishes, outdoor furniture, tables, etc. In the kitchen, it strips all oils from your pans. All serious car enthusiasts know about the disadvantages of using dish soap over time and how it gravely affects your vehicle’s paint (dulls paint over time). I wanted to offer a safer, cleaner alternative designed to beautify watches’ metals and crystals. Every time I clean my Rolex Submariner, I find comfort using a product that I see can through (clear/transparent) and that smells like a gentle, premium cleaner should. I never found it appealing to use the bar of soap next to the sink or the majenta-colored dish detergent that smells like grapefruit. We all have beautiful watches that were made exceptionally well and that can withstand a lot of abuse. As my pride and joy, I want my Rolex Submariner to look new as long as I have it and I want to have the mental peace that I am using the best product money can buy.

[JustABreathAway]

Well, after reading the OP's post, I had to admit to myself that his description of his gold watch not being fully cleaned by the Veraet spray did in fact resemble my experience with the cleaner. I fully sprayed my YG DDII with the cleaner, rinsed it off thoroughly with warm water, and dried the watch with the Veraet microsilk HD2 cloth, and then further polished my watch with a second, dry VMHD2 cloth. The watch was clean and felt pleasing on my wrist, but wasn't as blingingly clean as I thought it should be. I just accepted the results of this process as the best around.
However, after reading this thread, today I tried something different. I followed the routine I had been using above, but before I dried my watch, I used 1 pump of Dawn dish soap after spraying and then rinsing off the Veraet cleaner. I thoroughly rubbed in the Dawn throughout the watch, rinsed in warm water, used the VMHD2 cloths to dry and then polish. What do you know, the most sparkling, radiant, blingtastical YG DDII I had ever seen.
I do like the Veraet spray, but there's no denying that my watch looks much cleaner and more beautiful after using the Dawn dish soap. Thank you OP for allowing me see what I had been looking at all along!

[tdegroot]

Originally Posted by piper

Based on things I read in the forum that Veraet was a great way to clean a Rolex, I bought some and tried it on my watches. I found that Veraet worked great on my SS watches - made them look shiny and new. But on my YG GMT I found it did not work well, and the watch retained some smudges and didn't look that good. In fact, I found a very mild shampoo with water seemed to make the YG look much better than the Veraet.

Does anyone have any experience with this. Is Veraet recommended for YG, or does it work better on SS?

My method was to spray the watch with Veraet, then lightly clean the watch with my hand, then rinse the watch with cold water. Is that the best way other forum members have found?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Sounds like you answered your questions. Although I have just stainless steel, I find that just washing them in the shower and then drying with a bath towel works just great for me.

[HongNinja]

VERAET is the best cleaner I've ever come across. Maybe Don(the owner) can explain better, but I do know it works fantastic. I'm the guy always cleaning my watches, and in the past used mild soap and a soft toothbrush, until the day I found VERAET.

I bought their kit of microfiber towels(AMAZING) along with the toothbrush and pad. I figured I'd go all out. Soooo happy I did. I bought the bigger bottle, and it has lasted forever. When you're done with the spray, the microfiber towels finish it off perfect.

I know there are skeptics out there, but I'm telling you this stuff works beautiful. Not to mention, their customer service is top notch. Don truly cares and stands behind is product.

Come on guys, for $30 give it a shot. Getting my car washed and waxed will cost more today. My Rolex is worth is for sure!

Just my .02

[HongNinja]

Originally Posted by xxthe_remedyxx

LoL. I use Veraet myself. It's actually a great product. I cleaned my wife's watch after God knows how long. I sprayed it with the Veraet solution and brushed it with their soft brush about 5 minutes after letting the solution sit. The amount of "stuff" that came out was amazing. The watch looked brand new afterwards.

Could I have achieved the same results with soap and warm water? Probably.

I had same experience! I cleaned my wife's watch and it was gross how much crud came off. I had to really wash the VERAET brush afterwords it got so dirty. Showed how well it gets really dirty watches clean. I can't say enough about this product.

[HongNinja]

ALSO! Check VERAET.com. My SD is used in some example pictures. I'm so proud! Haha

[s_kingdom]

Most soaps contain glycerin and dyes that will lead to a build up of film in between crevices. Even if you think you have rinsed your watch thoroughly, a film is left which over time develops into black soot due to the pH changing with skin oils and salts on your wrist. Veraet really is the best way to clean your watch.

[petesjag]

Im a car enthousiast and know quit a bit about washing and polishing. I would never use dishsoap to clean my classic car for a number of reasons, one of which you mentioned above. If one should not use soap on a car and all enthusiasts know this rule of thumb, then why would it be ok for a Rolex? I bought vaeret a year ago and have been super pleased with the product and the cloths that they sell..

[JustABreathAway]

Originally Posted by petesjag

If one should not use soap on a car and all enthusiasts know this rule of thumb, then why would it be ok for a Rolex? I bought vaeret a year ago and have been super pleased with the product and the cloths that they sell..

I am a car enthusiast as well. I love my white E90 M3 and my wife's 2012 CLS 550 4MATIC Launch Edition is a wonderful fusion of art and automobile. I would certainly never use non-automotive soap to have these cars cleaned, but that's because the exteriors are glass, rubber, and metal covered in clear-coated paint. My watch is gold - hard (albeit a soft hard) metal. My AD actually recommended mild dish soap over any other cleaning tool, saying this is the information passed on to them from Rolex. Now, what an AD says is worth whatever it's worth to you, but such is the information they gave me.

I should say that I still plan on using Veraet solution as part of my cleaning regimen for my watch. Veraet, water, dish soap, water, Veraet cloths to dry and polish. Empirically, this is what get's my watch the cleanest. As the OP stated, Veraet cleaner worked great for his SS models but left his Gold less than radiantly sparkling clean. My experience with my Gold was the same, and I own no SS watches for comparison. Their cloths are great, and my watch rests on their watch pad at night, so I certainly use their products. Cheers!

[DCgator]

Good info. Have been using Dawn dish soap (couple of drops) and toothbrush on all my sports watches since forever. I will try Veraet and the cloths they offer.

[piper]

Just want to emphasize that Veraet worked fantastic on my SS watches. They looked incredible after using it.

However, the whole point of my post was that my YG GMT did not respond the same way as the SS watches - the YG did not sparkle and look like new, like the SS watches did, after using Veraet. I wondered if others had same experience with YG. JBA confirms my experience with YG.

Veraet makes my SS watches sparkle and look new. It did not do that for my YG watch. My YG looked better with Dove and warm water.

BTW, I use the Veraet clothes to dry.

[sid8]

feels nice, smells nice, looks nice when polished. Veraet watch spray is not expensive so why not enhance the rolex experience rather than using a lump of soap or something you wash dirty dishes with.
treat yourself its nice stuff

[DJJon]

As I posted earlier, my regimen is to start with a quick soap cleaning, then add the Veraet and let it finish the job. Soft toothbrush only with the Veraet step.

My TT DJ has Brushed SS, Polished SS and Polished 18K Gold. All 3 types of surfaces look brand-new when done.

JustABreathAway and I are in agreement that empirically what is best is using both soap & water and Veraet. (Note JABA uses the soap step after Veraet, I've been using it first - but will switch the order next time to compare).

I get comments on my watch - not 'nice Rolex (or Datejust)', or 'classic', or 'handsome', or whatever - just "Wow your watch really sparkles!" That should be the best possible endorsement for this product !

[MoBe]

Dishsoap and water work perfectly on my Submariner so I just can`t see why buying an expensive cleaner would be anything but more costly.

[JustABreathAway]

Originally Posted by DJJon

JustABreathAway and I are in agreement that empirically what is best is using both soap & water and Veraet. (Note JABA uses the soap step after Veraet, I've been using it first - but will switch the order next time to compare).

Well very good! Let us all know what you think after switching up the order. As I said, today was my first run with the Dawn soap, so maybe I'll play around with my order as well.

[rockyn]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

I just use liquid soap, Swiss made, specially designed for delicate chronometers of course. Wouldn't want to harm a watch that's been in the ocean deep, on top of Everest, or the vast reaches of outer space.
dP

[kkwn98]

Originally Posted by MoBe

Dishsoap and water work perfectly on my Submariner so I just can`t see why buying an expensive cleaner would be anything but more costly.

At $8.95 a bottle, I would hardly call it an "expensive cleaner".

[chirojared]

Varaet is great! Just purchased the kit recently and my watches look brand new again. Customer service is wonderful. Would highly recommend Varaet products.

[JustABreathAway]

Some replies here make me smile and think that all pertinent information needs to be stated in the first 5 words (or maybe less) of a post. Chuckle chuckle