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21 January 2017, 04:17 PM
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How do you clean your Rolex?
Colleague of mine has some buildup of gunk on crystal, how would you get it off? He's tried most of the initial things already.
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21 January 2017, 05:01 PM
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Soap, warm water and a toothbrush is all you usually need
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21 January 2017, 05:23 PM
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Honestly... Shower with it on then towel dry it. Finally you can rub it down with a soft cloth
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21 January 2017, 07:07 PM
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21 January 2017, 07:12 PM
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21 January 2017, 07:12 PM
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I wash with hand soap and then wrist clean twice a week, I finish off with glass cleaner on the crystal. I know it sounds a bit much but i enjoy cleaning it, And it looks brand new with no dirt on it at all.
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21 January 2017, 07:51 PM
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How do you clean your Rolex?
What initial things? Did he give the gunk a stern "get off my lawn"?
Water, toothbrush, soap done. Or wear it in the shower. If that doesn't do it we need more information. |
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22 January 2017, 08:08 AM
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The alcohol helps kill the germs.
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22 January 2017, 08:27 AM
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Mine has a daily shower, sometimes two showers a day. Some days, I take it off and rub it down with some shower gel. It has been getting Source, Watermelon and Jojoba recently.. Sometimes it gets shampoo. Sometimes it gets a scrub with an old toothbrush (and shower gel) too, it's always clean.. no build up of crap, ever. Right or wrong, I won't change my habit.. |
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22 January 2017, 08:30 AM
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22 January 2017, 08:31 AM
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22 January 2017, 10:28 AM
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I usually follow the manufacturer's instructions:
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Member #1,315 I don't want to get technical, but according to chemistry alcohol IS a solution! |
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22 January 2017, 10:36 AM
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Wash under tap water, occassionally with toothpaste.
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22 January 2017, 10:39 AM
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Nvm
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22 January 2017, 11:01 AM
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Monthly 10 minute bath in lukewarm water and a couple drops of non-detergent dish soap, followed by a gentle wash with a soft rag and dry down with a microfiber cloth
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22 January 2017, 02:14 PM
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22 January 2017, 06:40 PM
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Spray cologne, under tap water and cloth to wipe it off
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22 January 2017, 06:49 PM
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22 January 2017, 07:08 PM
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With spit.
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22 January 2017, 08:15 PM
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I use WristClean.
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22 January 2017, 09:09 PM
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22 January 2017, 09:18 PM
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22 January 2017, 09:45 PM
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Dish soap and warm water, dry with clean soft cotton cloth ...old t-shirt works great
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22 January 2017, 09:52 PM
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I rinse it with warm water all over, then use a soft watch brush that looks like a toothbrush (that I got once from an AD). I put some liquid handwash (normally Molton Brown) on the brush and use that all over the watch. I then rinse thoroughly and dry with a soft cloth.
It's amazing the crap that comes out the bracelet of a seemingly clean watch. This is how I've always done it and they come up looking beautiful and smelling like Molton Brown....always a benefit haha! |
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22 January 2017, 10:35 PM
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22 January 2017, 10:48 PM
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22 January 2017, 10:52 PM
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Ultrasonic the bracelet one every few months. Shower/wrist clean with soft toothbrush in between.
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22 January 2017, 10:53 PM
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22 January 2017, 11:04 PM
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Every time i say that I'll buy a ultrasonic cleaner and every time I forget it as the time passes by. This time I'll go and buy it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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22 January 2017, 11:15 PM
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I wear my Rolexes daily, and I wash the one I've been wearing once a week.
I literally use just hot water and a toothbrush, nothing else. Doesn't need soap given that the watch will have been washed in the same way the week previous. |
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