Cleaning my daytona
Discussion
Hi all,i'd like to give my daytona(rolesor)a good clean,as it's getting pretty grimy now.I'd like to put the bracelet in my wifes jewelry ultrasound cleaning bath,but i imagine you couldn't do this with the case?Whats the best method of cleaning all the nooks and crannies of the case without scratching it?Cheers,Mike
Fisher said:
It's a Rolex. It's waterproof.
Don't be shy, put it in the dishwasher.
I did this accidentally once. No harm done, clean as a clean thing just stepped out of a bath of cleaning stuff.
Really not a good idea. Using hot water causes expansion issues and can allow water past the seals. Don't be shy, put it in the dishwasher.
I did this accidentally once. No harm done, clean as a clean thing just stepped out of a bath of cleaning stuff.
Justayellowbadge said:
Fisher said:
It's a Rolex. It's waterproof.
Don't be shy, put it in the dishwasher.
I did this accidentally once. No harm done, clean as a clean thing just stepped out of a bath of cleaning stuff.
Really not a good idea. Using hot water causes expansion issues and can allow water past the seals. Don't be shy, put it in the dishwasher.
I did this accidentally once. No harm done, clean as a clean thing just stepped out of a bath of cleaning stuff.
I think the COSC rating system tests the watch at 40C. I don't know if the temperature is increased gradualy up to that as the faster you do it the more severe the inital expansion - not to mention the possibility of any condensation build up.
In theory - my SD is subjected to higher temps that that as I'm in Dubai where 40C is considered a cool spring day.
In theory - my SD is subjected to higher temps that that as I'm in Dubai where 40C is considered a cool spring day.
Some notes on watch care borrowed from another site:
How wet you can get your watch depends on how wet the watch was designed to get! As a general rule, a WR30m watch is designed to be splashed, a WR50m is OK for light swimming but not really prolonged immersion, a WR100m watch is fine for swimming and a WR200m can be considered a diver's watch as such. These are the basics. More importantly is where you get your watch wet...try to avoid dunking even a depth rated watch in hot water, like in the bath or shower; the heat can distort seals and soapy detergents can damage them. The chlorine in swimming pools isn't the greatest friend to watch seals either; it's best to thoroughly rinse off your watch in fresh water after swimming in a pool. Likewise after swimming in the sea, used fresh water to rinse out all that salt!
Heat in the form of saunas etc. isn't really recommended, particularly if you take a sauna and then enter the icy waters of the plunge pool! Quite simply, rapid hot to cold like that means that something may contract rather rapidly, if that something relies on a seal which has softened due to the heat then you are asking for trouble. Also, any watch will have some moisture in it simply because it has air in it; rapid cooling means this may condense, probably only to disappear again but it could leave a stain under the crystal or worse.
Heat in terms of wearing the watch in hot weather maybe can't be avoided, fair enough and as this is fairly constant compared to the above then shouldn't be too much of a problem. However, if at all possible, avoid leaving/wearing the watch in direct strong sunlight; firstly the watch is going to get very hot which won't do the lubricants much good; secondly, direct sunlight like that can prematurely age dials and cause dial lacquers to lift or micro bubble. This isn't to say that your watch should be kept under shirt sleeves whenever the sun is out! It's just a case of using common sense; don't fry your watch!
How wet you can get your watch depends on how wet the watch was designed to get! As a general rule, a WR30m watch is designed to be splashed, a WR50m is OK for light swimming but not really prolonged immersion, a WR100m watch is fine for swimming and a WR200m can be considered a diver's watch as such. These are the basics. More importantly is where you get your watch wet...try to avoid dunking even a depth rated watch in hot water, like in the bath or shower; the heat can distort seals and soapy detergents can damage them. The chlorine in swimming pools isn't the greatest friend to watch seals either; it's best to thoroughly rinse off your watch in fresh water after swimming in a pool. Likewise after swimming in the sea, used fresh water to rinse out all that salt!
Heat in the form of saunas etc. isn't really recommended, particularly if you take a sauna and then enter the icy waters of the plunge pool! Quite simply, rapid hot to cold like that means that something may contract rather rapidly, if that something relies on a seal which has softened due to the heat then you are asking for trouble. Also, any watch will have some moisture in it simply because it has air in it; rapid cooling means this may condense, probably only to disappear again but it could leave a stain under the crystal or worse.
Heat in terms of wearing the watch in hot weather maybe can't be avoided, fair enough and as this is fairly constant compared to the above then shouldn't be too much of a problem. However, if at all possible, avoid leaving/wearing the watch in direct strong sunlight; firstly the watch is going to get very hot which won't do the lubricants much good; secondly, direct sunlight like that can prematurely age dials and cause dial lacquers to lift or micro bubble. This isn't to say that your watch should be kept under shirt sleeves whenever the sun is out! It's just a case of using common sense; don't fry your watch!
Edited by Justayellowbadge on Monday 26th May 14:20
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