water stains on glass after swimming in pool

[rootbeer7]

Toothpaste is perfect. Happened to my Panerai on holiday. Pool chemicals mixed with burning sun baking it onto glass.

[HiDive]

Tell your kids to stop peeing in the pool. Always rinse your Rolex in fresh water. I swim a nautical mile twice a week in the ocean and never have this problem, a rinse in fresh water cleans it right up. And fish f@#k in there. By the way, if you use a screwdriver to clean your Rolex then you are crazy. What are you sticking your arm into that requires this?

[Rori]

Originally Posted by Rogerdodger1

This weekend was swimming in the pool now the glass has some water stains that won’t come off. I am assuming that this happened because i didnt dry the watch after getting out of the pool. So far i’ve tried the following:

- wristclean
- little bit of vinegar
- little bit of rubbing alcohol
- microfiber cloth
- water only

Any advice is greatly appreciated
Thank you TRF!

Make sure it’s not water condensation on the inside of the crystal.


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[Rogerdodger1]

Originally Posted by Speedbird-1

OP didn't make clear that his watch had a Saphire Crystal 'glass'.

Fairly important point, for any uninformed members and their 'Acrylic' watches.

Sorry yes that is correct i did leave that out of the top portion.
In this case sounds like CLR is worth a shot

[Rogerdodger1]

Originally Posted by TurboWatch

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Never tried on my early plastic subs or sd, but have been using this on my sapphire subs and sd for years. My Rolex watchmaker recommended it. Just wet a piece of cloth and rub it on....

Thank you ill order some CLR on amazon
By the way it will be on my 2016 gmt2 so sapphire glass should be safe

[Bill_H]

I've used both vinegar and CLR to remove stubborn mineral deposits on my sink and the trick was to soak a paper towel and lay it on the buildup for a while so the chemicals have time to dissolve the calcium.

[Burlington]

I would try first with some mechanical abrasion as Bas suggests.

Sapphire is much harder than any steel so you can’t scratch it.