Rolex and Computers

[Rolex Lover]

I have a question, folks!!! I know that any magnetic field has a bad effect on Rolex, or lets say any mechanical watch. Do computers have bad effect also -specially alptops- on mechanical Rolex watches?????

Thanks,
Ahmed

[postiff]

Originally Posted by Rolex Lover

I have a question, folks!!! I know that any magnetic field has a bad effect on Rolex, or lets say any mechanical watch. Do computers have bad effect also -specially alptops- on mechanical Rolex watches?????

Thanks,
Ahmed

good question. I know my grandfathers DJ is all outta wack froom him working on computers. not sure about laptops.

good thing i got a new one...

[bodybump]

get a Malegoose ahmed!!!

[Rolex Lover]

Originally Posted by bodybump

get a Malegoose ahmed!!!

[haakon59]

If you take the case off to fix one it could be an issue. I haven't had any problems with just using a computer normally. I suppose if you work in an office around a lot of computers, then you might see an issue, but in my case, I haven't had this happen so far.

[haakon59]

If you take the case off to fix one it could be an issue. I haven't had any problems with just using a computer normally. I suppose if you work in an office around a lot of computers, then you might see an issue, but in my case, I haven't had this happen so far.

[aelvin]

i work in a server room most of the time with MANY servers computers around. I haven't had any problems at all with all my mechanical watches..

[aelvin]

i work in a server room most of the time with MANY servers computers around. I haven't had any problems at all with all my mechanical watches..

[anglykos]

.....only if a server falls on your wrist...

[gregdolley]

No. I work with computers all day long. I also go inside server rooms at DC's (data centers) - haven't had any problems. I can tell you from an engineering perspective that any magnetic field around the computer is too small to affect a mechanical watch. The IC's on motherboards need to be protected from magnetic fields also and, as such, they put a bunch of capacitors under and around the chips to dampen the magnetic field. If there was a magnetic field strong enough to affect your watch, then the computer itself would be malfunctioning too.

-Greg

[finn]

I work around a lot of computers and have no problem with my Rolex.

Maybe I will wear my Milgauss as my daily work watch from now on

[Drumr]

Ive thought about this given the fact that my unibody macbook pro uses magnets to detect the lid being shut and as a way to keep the lid shut. Also, if you have an imac, the glossy plastic/glass (not sure exactly what material it is) over the screen is held on with magnets!

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Rolex Lover

I have a question, folks!!! I know that any magnetic field has a bad effect on Rolex, or lets say any mechanical watch. Do computers have bad effect also -specially alptops- on mechanical Rolex watches?????

Thanks,
Ahmed

To really temporally magnetise any modern day watch you would have to put watch in quite a strong magnetic field.Myself before I retired I worked in the steel industry very close and working with very powerful magnets.These magnets were capable of lifting over 15 tons, never had any problem with Rolex or any other mechanical watch I was wearing.One of the first signs of a watch being magnetised, it will run very very erratic speed up normally and not by just a few seconds.0r it will come to a complete stop and refuse to start, all swiss watches they have to meet the Swiss standard for anti-magnetic watches.Which is to withstand a strong magnetic field of 4800 Amps per meter,and to keeps on running with a maximum deviation of 15- 30 seconds per day.Now this test I am 100% sure that 99.9% of all average watch wearers would never subject or come into contact with such a strong magnetic field.