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MortgageGuy · 29 June 2010, 01:08 PM

Check out what happened to my bracelet on my V serial GMT ceramic

I dont know what happened

Any ideas????

kyle L · 29 June 2010, 01:09 PM

If you don't know, I certainly have no idea.

Was it in the fire or something?

tgoose1 · 29 June 2010, 01:15 PM

Is it stained or have a rough feel to it?

MortgageGuy · 29 June 2010, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyle L

If you don't know, I certainly have no idea.

Was it in the fire or something?

You got it right away Kyle... Damn, your good

ayres · 29 June 2010, 01:16 PM

could you please provide some other pics? i'm a bit unsure of what i'm looking at. is it darkened?

plus, the orange, incandescent lighting does not help in discerning the coloration.

kyle L · 29 June 2010, 01:18 PM

Kind of has the same effect as Jocke's watch:

http://www.rolexforums.com/showpost....09&postcount=2

scl6118 · 29 June 2010, 01:19 PM

What are we looking at? Can you put the watch under better lighting?

sakuraba · 29 June 2010, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scl6118

What are we looking at?

I think the last link has a discoloration. Looks like burnt metal?

sleddog · 29 June 2010, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sakuraba

I think the last link has a discoloration. Looks like burnt metal?

Exactly....Or an electrical arc burn???
Need clearer pics!!! Are you sure you don't know how this happened.....Just looked down and there it was....

MortgageGuy · 29 June 2010, 02:24 PM

Oh no, I know what happened, I just wanted to see how good you guys were... Sorry I got delayed and could not get back here.

Remember my loctite thread? Well, I used the wrong loctite and the links got stiff (to say the least) and nothing would loosen it... Warm water, soap, acetone, gasoline... NOTHING.

When all else fails use FIRE... I held a flame to the watch for about 5 minutes to burn the loctite off, not sure if it was the smartest thing to do or not

but it worked, it loosened the link and now it is not stiff... All the black discoloration came off with a bit of rubbing and it looks like new again.

So who wants to buy a perfectly new GMT Ceramic???

Just kidding... I love it. It was so stiff that I could not wear it so this is what I did. Funny thing here, some are scared to allow anyone other than ROLEX to regulate their watch and I hold open flames to mine

Moral of the story USE THE CORRECT LOCTITE AND ONLY A LITTLE!!!

sakuraba · 29 June 2010, 02:26 PM

Maybe you should have used Rob's blow dryer.

Hooper · 29 June 2010, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MortgageGuy

Oh no, I know what happened, I just wanted to see how good you guys were... Sorry I got delayed and could not get back here.

Remember my loctite thread? Well, I used the wrong loctite and the links got stiff (to say the least) and nothing would loosen it... Warm water, soap, acetone, gasoline... NOTHING.

When all else fails use FIRE... I held a flame to the watch for about 5 minutes to burn the loctite off, not sure if it was the smartest thing to do or not

but it worked, it loosened the link and now it is not stiff... All the black discoloration came off with a bit of rubbing and it looks like new again.

So who wants to buy a perfectly new GMT Ceramic???

Just kidding... I love it. It was so stiff that I could not wear it so this is what I did. Funny thing here, some are scared to allow anyone other than ROLEX to regulate their watch and I hold open flames to mine

Moral of the story USE THE CORRECT LOCTITE AND ONLY A LITTLE!!!

My friend, I think maybe the Loctite should be locked away

chriseskew24 · 29 June 2010, 01:20 PM

fire???

andrew79 · 29 June 2010, 02:27 PM

This must be another "every rolex tells a story" thread ! very brave .....

sleddog · 29 June 2010, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MortgageGuy

Oh no, I know what happened, I just wanted to see how good you guys were... Sorry I got delayed and could not get back here.

Remember my loctite thread? Well, I used the wrong loctite and the links got stiff (to say the least) and nothing would loosen it... Warm water, soap, acetone, gasoline... NOTHING.

When all else fails use FIRE... I held a flame to the watch for about 5 minutes to burn the loctite off, not sure if it was the smartest thing to do or not

but it worked, it loosened the link and now it is not stiff... All the black discoloration came off with a bit of rubbing and it looks like new again.

So who wants to buy a perfectly new GMT Ceramic???

Just kidding... I love it. It was so stiff that I could not wear it so this is what I did. Funny thing here, some are scared to allow anyone other than ROLEX to regulate their watch and I hold open flames to mine

Moral of the story USE THE CORRECT LOCTITE AND ONLY A LITTLE!!!

I knew something wasn't right!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by sakuraba

Maybe you should have used Rob's blow dryer.

Not mine Jib,the wife's!!!!
I have a head like JJ's....................

sakuraba · 29 June 2010, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sleddog1000

Not mine Jib,the wife's!!!!
I have a head like JJ's....................

Sorry Rob!

I meant for him to have used your hairdryer advice

Was typing too fast for my own good again!

JJ Irani · 29 June 2010, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sleddog1000

I knew something wasn't right!!

Not mine Jib,the wife's!!!!
I have a head like JJ's....................

MortgageGuy · 29 June 2010, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sleddog1000

I knew something wasn't right!!

Not mine Jib,the wife's!!!!
I have a head like JJ's....................

You know the scary part??? Right after I held the flame over it and let it cool off a bit I ran it under cold water... BIG MISTAKE.. I had touched the hot steel and my fingerprints were still on it... I could not get them off. I rubbed and rubbed and they wouldnt come off...

You dont want to know how I got them off but I did

JJ Irani · 29 June 2010, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MortgageGuy

You dont want to know how I got them off but I did

I would like to know how you got those fingerprints off!!

sleddog · 29 June 2010, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MortgageGuy

You know the scary part??? Right after I held the flame over it and let it cool off a bit I ran it under cold water... BIG MISTAKE.. I had touched the hot steel and my fingerprints were still on it... I could not get them off. I rubbed and rubbed and they wouldnt come off...

You dont want to know how I got them off but I did

Let me guess.........More flame???

sleddog · 29 June 2010, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sakuraba

Sorry Rob!

I meant for him to have used your hairdryer advice

Was typing too fast for my own good again!

I knew what you meant.........

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

JJ,oneday everyone will want to be like us!!!

MortgageGuy · 29 June 2010, 02:40 PM

Same watch, same pic...Who needs RSC

MortgageGuy · 29 June 2010, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sleddog1000

Let me guess.........More flame???

Yup... Could not get the fingerprints off no matter what I did so I just lit her back up and did it again. This time I did not touch it and just let it cool down by itself for about 10 minutes and then wiped it clean. You may not be but I am very impressed with myself

Usually when I try to fix something it only gets worse

Speed · 29 June 2010, 02:46 PM

My local RSC put Loctite on my PAM screws when polishing / putting on a strap. Kinda wish they had not done so.

Was advised to put a match to the screws for 1-2 seconds. Hmm. Too chicken. I want to switch straps from a Black Gator to a Brown Gator, but don't want to botch anything up... AAAAARGH

sleddog · 29 June 2010, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speed

My local RSC put Loctite on my PAM screws when polishing / putting on a strap. Kinda wish they had not done so.

Was advised to put a match to the screws for 1-2 seconds. Hmm. Too chicken. I want to switch straps from a Black Gator to a Brown Gator, but don't want to botch anything up... AAAAARGH

A Hairdryer Bill.....Trust me,works everytime!!

MortgageGuy · 29 June 2010, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sleddog1000

A Hairdryer Bill.....Trust me,works everytime!!

WRONG

Not when you dip the screws in loctite 242... Trust me, hairdryer wont work... With the correct loctite, YES. No more loctite for me

sleddog · 29 June 2010, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MortgageGuy

WRONG

Not when you dip the screws in loctite 242... Trust me, hairdryer wont work... With the correct loctite, YES. No more loctite for me

Keyword....."Correct" loctite!!!

(Still I did think it would work on the 242 as well)

bodybump · 29 June 2010, 02:53 PM

who ever gave you that loctite must be in nicorette gum!!!!

MortgageGuy · 29 June 2010, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bodybump

who ever gave you that loctite must be in nicorette gum!!!!

HUM, wish I could remember who that was... for all this grief, I may just pop on down to FLORIDA or wherever they may live...

kyle L · 30 June 2010, 12:22 AM

Now I know two people to never send my watches to, you and Jocke.

29 June 2010, 01:08 PM	#1
MortgageGuy "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Adam Location: Orlando, Florida Watch: Me Posts: 9,935	GMT's are HOT Check out what happened to my bracelet on my V serial GMT ceramic I dont know what happened Any ideas???? __________________ The richest people in the world look for and build NETWORKS, Everyone else looks for work... Robert Kiyosaki

29 June 2010, 01:19 PM	#7
scl6118 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Real Name: Shawn Location: United States Watch: SS GMT IIC Posts: 1,624	What are we looking at? Can you put the watch under better lighting? __________________ Current: SS GMT IIC Former: Panerai 114 Former: Breitling Hercules :

29 June 2010, 02:24 PM	#10
MortgageGuy "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Adam Location: Orlando, Florida Watch: Me Posts: 9,935	Oh no, I know what happened, I just wanted to see how good you guys were... Sorry I got delayed and could not get back here. Remember my loctite thread? Well, I used the wrong loctite and the links got stiff (to say the least) and nothing would loosen it... Warm water, soap, acetone, gasoline... NOTHING. When all else fails use FIRE... I held a flame to the watch for about 5 minutes to burn the loctite off, not sure if it was the smartest thing to do or not but it worked, it loosened the link and now it is not stiff... All the black discoloration came off with a bit of rubbing and it looks like new again. So who wants to buy a perfectly new GMT Ceramic??? Just kidding... I love it. It was so stiff that I could not wear it so this is what I did. Funny thing here, some are scared to allow anyone other than ROLEX to regulate their watch and I hold open flames to mine Moral of the story USE THE CORRECT LOCTITE AND ONLY A LITTLE!!! __________________ The richest people in the world look for and build NETWORKS, Everyone else looks for work... Robert Kiyosaki

29 June 2010, 02:26 PM	#11
sakuraba "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2009 Real Name: Jib Location: SJ, California Watch: sun dial Posts: 8,189	Maybe you should have used Rob's blow dryer. __________________ F 14000 AirKing black F 16710 GMT Pepsi F 16570 Explorer II white T 16600 SD D 16610 LV "fine quality is remembered long after the pain of spending money" -Steve Mulholland

29 June 2010, 02:27 PM	#14
andrew79 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Real Name: Andrew Location: Indonesia Watch: Rolex Posts: 2,277	This must be another "every rolex tells a story" thread ! very brave ..... __________________ Baume & Mercier Riviera Rolex GMT II c, DJ 116234, Sub 16610, EXP 2 16570 Panerai 111 , 232

29 June 2010, 01:09 PM	#2
kyle L "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: USA Watch: Rolex Explorer I Posts: 10,278	If you don't know, I certainly have no idea. Was it in the fire or something?

29 June 2010, 01:15 PM	#3
tgoose1 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Louisiana Watch: Rolex Submariner Posts: 668	Is it stained or have a rough feel to it?

29 June 2010, 01:16 PM	#5
ayres "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: honolulu Watch: whatever runs Posts: 551	could you please provide some other pics? i'm a bit unsure of what i'm looking at. is it darkened? plus, the orange, incandescent lighting does not help in discerning the coloration.

29 June 2010, 01:18 PM	#6
kyle L "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: USA Watch: Rolex Explorer I Posts: 10,278	Kind of has the same effect as Jocke's watch: http://www.rolexforums.com/showpost....09&postcount=2

29 June 2010, 01:20 PM	#13
chriseskew24 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Real Name: Christopher Location: fort lauderdale Watch: Bunches Posts: 1,860	fire???

29 June 2010, 02:40 PM	#22
MortgageGuy "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Adam Location: Orlando, Florida Watch: Me Posts: 9,935	Same watch, same pic...Who needs RSC __________________ The richest people in the world look for and build NETWORKS, Everyone else looks for work... Robert Kiyosaki

29 June 2010, 02:46 PM	#24
Speed "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: USA Posts: 19,706	My local RSC put Loctite on my PAM screws when polishing / putting on a strap. Kinda wish they had not done so. Was advised to put a match to the screws for 1-2 seconds. Hmm. Too chicken. I want to switch straps from a Black Gator to a Brown Gator, but don't want to botch anything up... AAAAARGH

29 June 2010, 02:53 PM	#28
bodybump ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 2024 SubLV41 Sponsor & Boutique Seller Join Date: Sep 2008 Real Name: Oscar Location: Florida Watch: Me!!! Posts: 23,233	who ever gave you that loctite must be in nicorette gum!!!! __________________

30 June 2010, 12:22 AM	#30
kyle L "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: USA Watch: Rolex Explorer I Posts: 10,278	Now I know two people to never send my watches to, you and Jocke.

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