DD in the water

[520lux]

I read a lot of folks say don't do it but, what is the point of a high end watch that can't go in the pool? IF this is the case ROLEX should lower the prices if they can't handle a little water. Not to stir up the pot but I have never worried about something like this with any of my watches and never have had any problems. I just assume its a ROLEX there supposed to me made like tanks. Am I missing something other than the age of the watch that still seems not that old?

Hell Im going to San Diego this weekend with my TTDJ and I was planning on taking kids to beach, sea world, pool….should I be worried about getting this watch submerged in waters?

[joli160]

DD in the pool, why not ? I do it and sauna as well, no issues, and mine is from the nineties.
A pressure test does never hurt and is a cheap insurance.

[OmegaJJH]

You know how your watch say's "Oyster" on the dial - There's your answer !

[1William]

I am sure it would be fine but I would not do it. I have other watches that I swim and do water activities with. If you are concerned about leaving it in the room, don't. Put it in a small bag and lock it in your car or take it to the pool. It goes without saying every expensive watch I own is insured. Hope yours is.

[Racerdj]

This should help out.

[brandrea]

Do you know the complete service history of the watch?

[abrasive]

Originally Posted by blackhorse 6

better to have the watch pressure tested, then strap it to your wrist for the entire weekend rather than leaving it unattended in the room. Even if you use the small safes provided in most nice hotels, i wouldn't feel comfortable leaving it behind.

+1

[madmole]

You can buy your own pressure testers for $150 on fleabay, they work fine to 60m which is good enough for swimming and diving. Then you can test all your watches yearly and feel secure

[77T]

Originally Posted by madmole

You can buy your own pressure testers for $150 on fleabay, they work fine to 60m which is good enough for swimming and diving. Then you can test all your watches yearly and feel secure

IIRC, those are wet testers where the case is immersed. Not really for an average watch owner because the watch will be immersed inside the pressure chamber with water.

Wet tests should be done after a case passes the dry test, and preferably on an empty case. This means the movement should be removed from the watch just in case there's some failure point and the watch floods. This isn't really within most owners skill set.

Otherwise, leaving the movement inside the case guarantees a large repair bill if one sees bubbles...

[madmole]

The wet testers are designed so that air leaks out, not water in. They are perfectly safe to use. No point in testing an empty case as your going to disturb the o-rings that seal the back to put the mech back in

The watch is pressurised while in the air above the water. If not sealed high pressure air gets into it (or it stays at 1atm). After its left a while to equalise, it's plunged into the water at the same time as the pressure is slowly released. If it's watertight then nothing happens. If it's not sealed then the high pressure air inside streams out, you see the bubbles and release the watch out of the water before the air coming out stops, so no risk of water getting in. Simple but effective

[AK797]

Originally Posted by Racerdj

This should help out.