[jpointus]

My Sea Dweller got really dirty with old grease and oil from my motorcycle the other day when an oil line broke in my hands. The watch was due a clean anyway. I usually clean it with mild soapy water and a toothbrush then thoroughly rinse it.

But this time was different (I'd drunk a good sized Martini, and without thinking I started cleaning with a Cap Cod cloth and then I caught myself after a couple of minutes...(I'm a diver and I'm used to religiously rinsing all gear including watches as we're told to.)...so I immediately started rinsing the SD in water and toothbrush.

My question is this:

Will the brief exposure to the Petroleum distillates have compromised any of the gaskets? (The back plate and crown were sealed at the time)

I know there are lots of folks on this forum who use such cleaning agents to polish, but I have never done so I have seen enough degraded gaskets from all kinds of gear to know not to put any chemicals anywhere near diving gear.

I'm not interested in hearing from folks who have used cape cod cloths and report that's "everything seems fine to them", and "not to worry".

I'd really be appreciative if someone with professional authority could chime in and give me a steer on this as I will probably use their reply to decide whether I go get some new gaskets installed. (The current gaskets are about two years old from last servicing).

Many thanks!