Tile Floor + Sapphire Crystal = Pain

[jm433]

Dropped my watch while changing at the gym

Now I know what they mean when they say sapphire resists scratches but shatters more easily than acrylic. As if the economy weren't enough to depress me....guess I'll be propping it up by dropping some cash at the RSC.

Funny thing is I can't feel any edges on the cracks, must have shattered internally. And it's still keeping perfect time....

[JJ Irani]

Oops and OUCH!! That does look bad. Sorry that had to happen to you, my friend. I'm afraid the RSC will insist on a full service in such cases, in the event some tiny fragments have entered the movement through the date window.

Good luck - JJ

[chevycorvette]

i dropped my explorer 6 feet to the ground. a month ago.

still under warranty, and i brought it to beverly RSC. they ask for warranty card, and did not charge me a dime. even, i told them, i dropped it.

for your broken crystal. u need $555 out from your pocket

[Andad]

Ouch, sorry to see that.

Personally I'd hack it now and take it to the vet.

[Chris B]

Oweee, that's awful!!!

I am never ever ever ever gonna clean my watch in the shower again & risk that happening.

Thanks for sharing, hope its not at RSC for too long, at least the replacement crystal will have the cool " S " in the etched coronet

[gmtobsessed]

Damn!
Hopefully not take long to replace.

[KenrickJ]

Aww :(

[jm433]

Originally Posted by Chris B

Oweee, that's awful!!!

I am never ever ever ever gonna clean my watch in the shower again & risk that happening.

Thanks for sharing, hope its not at RSC for too long, at least the replacement crystal will have the cool " S " in the etched coronet

Didn't know about the S -- do that put that in to show that it's a replacement?

[jm433]

Originally Posted by directioneng

Ouch, sorry to see that.

Personally I'd hack it now and take it to the vet.

Hacked. Think I could have risked damaging the movement if I'd left it running? Crystal shards through the date window as JJ was saying?

[Chris B]

Originally Posted by jm433

Didn't know about the S -- do that put that in to show that it's a replacement?

That's correct

Hopefully one of the guys will post a pic of a replacement sapphire etching

[Yume-sama]

Oh man. Ouch.

I dropped my Platinum DD on a marble floor, face down. My life flashed before my eyes, it was slow motion... I screamed NOOOOO and attempted to dive for it. It landed and crashed, and I was afraid to look... I couldn't look. I got the courage to do it after a couple of seconds which seemed like hours... and luckily it wasn't broken. I can only imagine your heart ache.

[SLS]

Pull the crown all the way out and stop the movement and have it checked out ASAP. Sorry to hear that happened.
~Scott

[dkpw]

Sorry to see that James - but you'll have a new one on there soon - probably expense you could have done without.

There is an interesting pattern to the cracks. It looks as if the watch landed so flat that the cyclops hit first, as the pressure cracks seem to emanate from beneath the now frosted magnifier.

[marshallr47]

Sorry to hear that. You should stop the movement just in case any fragments entered through the date window. Best of luck to you.

[Chris B]

Originally Posted by jm433

Didn't know about the S -- do that put that in to show that it's a replacement?

Here you are

http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=33493

[simoesm]

Outch!!! It must have hurt or still hurting. Sorry about that.
I also wash my Sub in the shower at the gym. I must reconsider...
Hope they change it quickly and you do not have to wait long.

[Nigel Tufnel]

Hack it immediately! I did the same to an old Submariner, and the entire movement consumed bits of crystal. It was the never the same after repair.

[Erix]

OOOuuuch..feeling your pain. (in the wallet also).

[VDENTALS]

TILE VS SAPPHIRE

[hflee55]

ouch! my eyes!!!

[jdc]

Ouch, that is horrible, as others have said hack it and get it repaired ASAP

[toph]

ouch

[pricojorge]

Originally Posted by VDENTALS

TILE VS SAPPHIRE

i just cried... alot

[Eli]

Everytime the pictures show up a puppy dies.

[elijahenoch]

I feel for you !

[Crazy Cajun]

Sorry to hear this. Get it repaired quickly or you'll have athletes foot start to form.

[DSJ]

What's interesting to see is how the shatter appears to have originated from the cyclops, meaning that the impact was focused on that point. Theoretically, I am curious that given the exact same fall/impact on the watch, what the difference would have been if it was sans Cyclops?

On a reality note though, I feel your pain, and agree that you should stop the movement and take it in right away.

[Dalton]

Hey James. That really blows. Hopefully the broken glass didn't scratch the dial either. Let me know if ya wanna switch that crystal out with an original replacement. Good Luck!

[bodybump]

Oh man!!!!

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by Nigel Tufnel

Hack it immediately! I did the same to an old Submariner, and the entire movement consumed bits of crystal. It was the never the same after repair.

Very valid point. Sorry I didn't mention this yesterday, but it's important that the watch be STOPPED to prevent further damage in case fragments of the crystal have entered the movement via the date window.

JJ