Rolex and steam?

[sco]

Originally Posted by wantonebad

Or, since there is zero reason to needlessly strain your watches gaskets you could always take it off since you are at home.

Agreed, 99.9% of the time it's off.

I think I was just more or less venting on waiting on the stupid part, like this thread was just taunting me

[Rolexdaydateii]

I use an ultrasonic cleaner filled with hot water for jewlery etc.
I once cleaned my Ddii on the bracket meant for watches with the case supported just above the water. Instead of + 1.25 seconds a day it ran -30 seconds or more for couple of days I don't recall exactly may have been even been 30 minutes. Gave me a little scare and I will never put my watch through another heated situation again. I've seen once seen a presidential being worn at the sauna my first thought was how pointless you can give the vanity a break for a hour pal. There may be times when your overseas etc and you don't want it off your wrist I'm sure it could take alot but why. Heat may be good or bad for the lubricants and heat is what is generated from friction assisting wear

[05carbondrz]

Originally Posted by Rolexdaydateii

I use an ultrasonic cleaner filled with hot water for jewlery etc.
I once cleaned my Ddii on the bracket meant for watches with the case supported just above the water. Instead of + 1.25 seconds a day it ran -30 seconds or more for couple of days I don't recall exactly may have been even been 30 minutes. Gave me a little scare and I will never put my watch through another heated situation again. I've seen once seen a presidential being worn at the sauna my first thought was how pointless you can give the vanity a break for a hour pal. There may be times when your overseas etc and you don't want it off your wrist I'm sure it could take alot but why. Heat may be good or bad for the lubricants and heat is what is generated from friction assisting wear

It was not the heat,It was the micro vibrations caused by the Ultrasonic cleaner.

[wantonebad]

Originally Posted by 05carbondrz

It was not the heat,It was the micro vibrations caused by the Ultrasonic cleaner.

X2

Putting an automatic mechanical watch head in an ultrasonic cleaner is a bad idea whether submerged or not. It's a micro machine that relies on precision fit of it's parts and perfectly placed pivot points with lubricants that aren't made for being oscillated that way. Can't put a mechanical watch in or on an ultrasonic cleaner. Bracelet, yes, watch head, No no no!!

[Rolexdaydateii]

The watch head is not submerged it sits well above the water line. The watch was hot and almost hurt to handle because it was sitting over the hot water

[Rolexdaydateii]

Yes good point, now that you mention vibrations may even go through the bracelet. I purchased the bracelet removal tool so I will never have that issue again

Originally Posted by wantonebad

X2

Putting an automatic mechanical watch head in an ultrasonic cleaner is a bad idea whether submerged or not. It's a micro machine that relies on precision fit of it's parts and perfectly placed pivot points with lubricants that aren't made for being oscillated that way. Can't put a mechanical watch in or on an ultrasonic cleaner. Bracelet, yes, watch head, No no no!!

[breitlings]

without being too strident -- boiling a watch is different than steaming it, if you put your watch on a steamer for an hour id bet youd find trace amounts of water.

there is no surface tension no ionic bonding of the molecules which are excited and will not stop till they hit something. they have far more energy. in no way ever should you equate wr to steam resistance, just as u shouldnt be worried to wear a rolex near ice.

wearing a rolex often in steam is a fantastic way to ruin it. look up deguy's thread about his case needing to be laser welded.
and no ur watch cant take what a human can. i can drop 10-20 feet and be ok. your watch cannot.

[GB-man]

All I know is I take my rolex and patek in any shower, hot tub, pool, lake or ocean without a second thought.

[Rolexdaydateii]

I wash my rolex under the tap all the time heating is a different story for me.
I use to wash all my watches under a tap until my franck muller got foggy. The muller was not serviced and was a gift.

Originally Posted by GB-man

All I know is I take my rolex and patek in any shower, hot tub, pool, lake or ocean without a second thought.

[watchluxus]

I always wear my watch in the sauna, steam room, and pool :)

[breitlings]

Originally Posted by watchluxus

I always wear my watch in the sauna, steam room, and pool :)

2 of those dont have steam.

[watchluxus]

Originally Posted by breitlings

2 of those dont have steam.

Of course, just talking about water/steam in general.


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[kirksingleton]

I wear my sub everywhere except for steam bath and golfing

[silverbullet818]

Rolex great on all steamy situations!!!! LOL

[GB-man]

Originally Posted by Rolexdaydateii

I wash my rolex under the tap all the time heating is a different story for me.
I use to wash all my watches under a tap until my franck muller got foggy. The muller was not serviced and was a gift.

Noted

[Mosbrook]

I can't believe this thread has two pages. A hot steam bath is maybe 120f at most. Any cheap rubber seal will hold steady into the 250-300f range. I'm confident Rolex uses a material that's fairly better than that, so you're good.

[Andad]

Originally Posted by Propofol

Not true. Vapor pressure is higher with steam.

E.g., the fastest/best way to 'boil' an egg is actually to cook it in 0.5 inches of water. Don't ever "boil" an egg, i.e. submerge it in boiling water like cooking pasta.

The boiling water has less energy than 0.5 inches of water, so the egg will cook faster in the steam environment of 0.5 inches of water, rather than in a bath of boiling water.

Don't cook your Rolex.

You know there is a joke section on TRF?

[Tools]

Originally Posted by Mosbrook

I can't believe this thread has two pages. A hot steam bath is maybe 120f at most. Any cheap rubber seal will hold steady into the 250-300f range. I'm confident Rolex uses a material that's fairly better than that, so you're good.

I agree. That and most posters don't know what they are talking about..

Steam cleaning your Rolex is common at Dealers and it will not hurt your watch in any way.. Water molecules do not change in size or shape or suddenly squeeze into spaces they cannot occupy. Jewelry machine steam pressures are pretty insignificant. Steam baths are even less significant to your watch - they really don't care..

[Abdullah71601]

Originally Posted by superdog

I am not disputing your science. And I am certainly ignorant to the facts relating to boiling an egg.

But are you sure the science is applicable? If a watch can be submerged to 100 feet, steam can still potentially effect it?

A non-diver Rolex Oyster is water resistant to 10 Bar of pressure (100 meters, 329 feet), and that rating may have more to do with crush depth than flooding. The vapor pressure of steam in a sauna is irrelevant in that context.

[Verdi]

It's ok!

[APguy]

Ive took the BLNR in the steam room any times with no issues. Although it does have a sign saying no jewellery.........

[Rachaphon]

Originally Posted by wantonebad

Or, since there is zero reason to needlessly strain your watches gaskets you could always take it off since you are at home.

My thought exactly!

[beer]

is it safe to play xbox with your Richard Mille

[pd999]

Originally Posted by wantonebad

since there is zero reason to needlessly strain your watches gaskets you could always take it off since you are at home

Best ever advice; please heed

[Rolexdaydateii]

Okay I went to the steam room four very hot rounds I will report back next few days of There are any changes. Don't know why maybe it's all these stories of thefts and locker thefts I been reading in past while. I usually put it in my shoes but I thought ran through my mind how bad it feel to come out and have my watch missing

[tmehanna]

The trouble with saunas and steam rooms is the watch gets so hot it starts to burn your skin, so I would not recommend wearing any watch to either.

[Chadridv]

Originally Posted by directioneng

Google Viton and check out the specs.

I was just thinking about this thread the other day and wanted to confirm this with the group.

So you're saying all rolexes use Viton for gaskets, not natural rubbers? Has this always been the material used and does Tudor use this too?

I did quickly Research Viton and although it's clearly advertised to have a very high resistance to steam it will still break down and crack after hundreds of hours of exposure. If you took a steam shower everyday after a couple years you might run into some issues with cracking. Have a look at this...
http://www.viton-orings.co.uk/faq/viton_faqs/#faq_34_a

[Chadridv]

Originally Posted by Chadridv

I was just thinking about this thread the other day and wanted to confirm this with the group.

So you're saying all rolexes use Viton for gaskets, not natural rubbers? Has this always been the material used and does Tudor use this too?

I did quickly Research Viton and although it's clearly advertised to have a very high resistance to steam it will still break down and crack after hundreds of hours of exposure. If you took a steam shower everyday after a couple years you might run into some issues with cracking. Have a look at this...
http://www.viton-orings.co.uk/faq/viton_faqs/#faq_34_a

Anyone?

[Paul_I]

Originally Posted by wantonebad

Your Rolex can take any temperature/humidity extremes your body can, no worries!

[leftnose]

Originally Posted by Chadridv

Anyone?

Viton definitely breaks down over time due to exposure to "extreme" environments.

I'd like to know by what source do Rolex use Viton seals?

After all, there are other materials like Kalrez which far surpass the capabilities (and price) of Viton. Who's to say something else isn't used?