Patek Diver at Basel

[JP Chestnut]

Someone flooded a 1.5 year old nautilus and ruined it. They contact patek who said "seals went bad should have checked them and replaced at one year".

These high end watches are delicate.

Lol
Please tell me you're joking

No. It was on TRF. There are a decent number of patek horror stories on there.

[Panerai7]

that's like any watch. there was a moron from Australia on there or WUS, timetide something, anyway he put on a self adhesive sticker on Pelagos crystal for no good reason, maybe like a screen protector... and after he removed it he claimed that Pelagos fogged up but it was glue residue from the sticker, idiot

[blkgsl]

Someone flooded a 1.5 year old nautilus and ruined it. They contact patek who said "seals went bad should have checked them and replaced at one year".

These high end watches are delicate.

Happened on my 2 year old 5712 as well. But to be frank, it was my fault - I forgot I was wearing it during a pool party - for some reason I thought I had a Sea Dweller on .

[blkgsl]

that's like any watch. there was a moron from Australia on there or WUS, timetide something, anyway he put on a self adhesive sticker on Pelagos crystal for no good reason, maybe like a screen protector... and after he removed it he claimed that Pelagos fogged up but it was glue residue from the sticker, idiot

I can't stop laughing during a meeting now, thanks Art...

[Chocodove]

Someone flooded a 1.5 year old nautilus and ruined it. They contact patek who said "seals went bad should have checked them and replaced at one year".

These high end watches are delicate.

Happened on my 2 year old 5712 as well. But to be frank, it was my fault - I forgot I was wearing it during a pool party - for some reason I thought I had a Sea Dweller on .

This is both tragic and hilarious

[hoppyjr]

Someone flooded a 1.5 year old nautilus and ruined it. They contact patek who said "seals went bad should have checked them and replaced at one year".

These high end watches are delicate.

Happened on my 2 year old 5712 as well. But to be frank, it was my fault - I forgot I was wearing it during a pool party - for some reason I thought I had a Sea Dweller on .

Crown unscrewed?

[blkgsl]

Someone flooded a 1.5 year old nautilus and ruined it. They contact patek who said "seals went bad should have checked them and replaced at one year".

These high end watches are delicate.

Happened on my 2 year old 5712 as well. But to be frank, it was my fault - I forgot I was wearing it during a pool party - for some reason I thought I had a Sea Dweller on .

Crown unscrewed?

It's simply poor water resistance (rated to 60m) - usually, I don't like to take anything less than 200m into shower or pool. Washing hands is fine, but not full submersion.

[hoppyjr]

Someone flooded a 1.5 year old nautilus and ruined it. They contact patek who said "seals went bad should have checked them and replaced at one year".

These high end watches are delicate.

Happened on my 2 year old 5712 as well. But to be frank, it was my fault - I forgot I was wearing it during a pool party - for some reason I thought I had a Sea Dweller on .

Crown unscrewed?

It's simply poor water resistance (rated to 60m) - usually, I don't like to take anything less than 200m into shower or pool. Washing hands is fine, but not full submersion.

Wow. One would think 60m would be sufficient for pool duty. That sucks.

[mtpenate]

It normally is -_____-

Never thought I'd see those two (especially the SNK) next to each other helping out with the same thing. Really cool shot btw.

[dnslater]

The "can't shower with watch XYZ" threads are my pet peeve.
So much I made a series of posts diving with 30m WR watches just to troll.
You can probably find the first one on wus in the dive watch sub forum, if I'm not mistaken it's called "can I dive with a 30m wr watch"
Or something.

I remember enjoying those. I have a 10 year old kinetic diver that I did a bunch of tests on several years back. And this was after having the case back opened a few times and not relubing the original gaskets. Put it through the heat cycle in my dishwasher and threw my clothes washer and not a hint of fog.

[streetracer101]

Someone flooded a 1.5 year old nautilus and ruined it. They contact patek who said "seals went bad should have checked them and replaced at one year".

These high end watches are delicate.

Happened on my 2 year old 5712 as well. But to be frank, it was my fault - I forgot I was wearing it during a pool party - for some reason I thought I had a Sea Dweller on .

Crown unscrewed?

It's simply poor water resistance (rated to 60m) - usually, I don't like to take anything less than 200m into shower or pool. Washing hands is fine, but not full submersion.

Wow. One would think 60m would be sufficient for pool duty. That sucks.

What's the point of a water resistance rating if it's blatantly inaccurate? A watch rated at 10m should be able to survive being submerged in a pool.

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[DEMO]

Meh, this one looks bland to me. And I don't care for the generic numbers on the dial.

[marchone]

Someone flooded a 1.5 year old nautilus and ruined it. They contact patek who said "seals went bad should have checked them and replaced at one year".

These high end watches are delicate.

Happened on my 2 year old 5712 as well. But to be frank, it was my fault - I forgot I was wearing it during a pool party - for some reason I thought I had a Sea Dweller on .

Crown unscrewed?

It's simply poor water resistance (rated to 60m) - usually, I don't like to take anything less than 200m into shower or pool. Washing hands is fine, but not full submersion.

Wow. One would think 60m would be sufficient for pool duty. That sucks.

What's the point of a water resistance rating if it's blatantly inaccurate? A watch rated at 10m should be able to survive being submerged in a pool.

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I inadvertently jumped into a pool while wearing my Speedy Pro. 50m WR. Got out as soon as I realized it but no problems ensued. Unlike that experience, I fogged up my Seamaster Bond twice (!) in hot tubs.

[blkgsl]

Yeah, fwiw, I look at this as a guideline and assume it stands true when watch is new. As watch ages, go up on the "meter rating" accordingly. As a result, I like to use 200m as a rough guideline for pool activity . Likely overly cautious, but at least I'm not authoring a thread on WUS asking whether splashback from toilet is within tolerance for a Ball Skin Diver!

https://www.thrillist.com/gear/what-you ... mbers-mean

[marchone]

https://www.thrillist.com/gear/what-you ... mbers-mean

I'm glad I don't dive.

[PGERRITY]

Getting my PADI Open Water cert as we speak last day tomorrow. 4 dives this vacation in Jamaica with the SRP779. New hobby for sure.


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[hoppyjr]

Put Another Dollar In!

Congrats tho.

Got mine in Maui in '98. Fun times.

[PGERRITY]

hmmm... sounds about right so far...


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[marchone]

Put Another Dollar In!

Congrats tho.

Got mine in Maui in '98. Fun times.

Don't take a watch.

[PGERRITY]

Put Another Dollar In!

Congrats tho.

Got mine in Maui in '98. Fun times.

Don't take a watch.

All the instructors are wearing gshocks lol.


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[hoppyjr]

Put Another Dollar In!

Congrats tho.

Got mine in Maui in '98. Fun times.

Don't take a watch.

All the instructors are wearing gshocks lol.


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I wore a Tag 2000. It flooded.

[namor]

RE: seals - I wore a Seiko 6159-7010 diving for 18+years without service of any kind. Kept COSC time and didn't leak as deep as 110' salt water. The problem is not with the PP's seals, its the quality and design of the watch.

[mikeylacroix]

RE: seals - I wore a Seiko 6159-7010 diving for 18+years without service of any kind. Kept COSC time and didn't leak as deep as 110' salt water. The problem is not with the PP's seals, its the quality and design of the watch.

Its the velocity brah

[jeckyll]

The "can't shower with watch XYZ" threads are my pet peeve.
So much I made a series of posts diving with 30m WR watches just to troll.
You can probably find the first one on wus in the dive watch sub forum, if I'm not mistaken it's called "can I dive with a 30m wr watch"
Or something.

I remember enjoying those. I have a 10 year old kinetic diver that I did a bunch of tests on several years back. And this was after having the case back opened a few times and not relubing the original gaskets. Put it through the heat cycle in my dishwasher and threw my clothes washer and not a hint of fog.

That is still my favourite wus thread if all time.

Blah blah smrt phone

[jeckyll]

RE: seals - I wore a Seiko 6159-7010 diving for 18+years without service of any kind. Kept COSC time and didn't leak as deep as 110' salt water. The problem is not with the PP's seals, its the quality and design of the watch.

Seiko >> Patel

Blah blah smrt phone