Frozen Rolex

[George58]

stupid
keep taping an ice cube to your watch all day

[HogwldFLTR]

Is that the new Ice Breaker Master?

[77T]

Originally Posted by alphadweller

My YM was gaining 2.5 s/d on average after 11 days. I put it in the freezer 1h, came back to 2 s/d, from +27s to 25s. Working fine. Is it safe...?

An hour in the freezer isn’t sufficiently severe to cause permanent damage methinks.

Same if you boiled it.




But it’s also not necessary - prolonged freezing or routinely boiling is a risk not worth taking.


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[alphadweller]

The watch doesn't seem to have suffered damage as it's still running normally, keeping the same deviation rates of +2.5 s/d when worn and +1 s/d in 9up resting position.

This was done out of curiosity to test the resistance of the movement to extreme cold and check the effect on deviation. I'm surprised the movement was still ticking fine and the second hand moving while the watch looked frozen. Also, I didn't expect it to slow down that much (2s) in just 1h of being exposed to a freezing temperature.

This was done in the name of science, I'm happy with the result but I shall not repeat the experiment. So now that you know, no need for anyone to try that kind of stunt at home.

[77T]

Originally Posted by alphadweller

The watch doesn't seem to have suffered damage as it's still running normally, keeping the same deviation rates of +2.5 s/d when worn and +1 s/d in 9up resting position.

This was done out of curiosity to test the resistance of the movement to extreme cold and check the effect on deviation. I'm surprised the movement was still ticking fine and the second hand moving while the watch looked frozen. Also, I didn't expect it to slow down that much (2s) in just 1h of being exposed to a freezing temperature.

This was done in the name of science, I'm happy with the result but I shall not repeat the experiment. So now that you know, no need for anyone to try that kind of stunt at home.

That’s what I figured. I also have an enquiring mind..


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[ROlesorusLEX]

I was told by Erasto Mpemba that a "tropical" Rolex freezes faster than a "polar."

Of course, this was Tanzania in the 60s, so who knows?

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[fskywalker]

Originally Posted by Guybrush

The rare “polar” yacht master.

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[Robf52]

From Yachtmaster to Frostmaster.

[Solo118]

Love this... reminds me of the old thread where one member put their GMT in a dishwasher.

[bmiller]

Is this a new thing these days?

[mgsooner]

OP chuffs

[JuraDrinker]

Originally Posted by Tommy125

Is this a troll post? Lol.

But assuming is not, doing that could potentially cause ice particles to form inside the watch also, causing damage to the movement.

Agreed

Probably enough to begin to freeze the smallish amount of air inside the watch case no doubt - which once bought back up to temperature would condensate and potentially cause small areas of corrosion.

I'd recommend bringing that back up to room temperature *very* slowly.

Not really sure why you'd attempt this in order to slow the watch down. The different metals in the movement will all contract at different rates, especially given their intricate designs. If anything, I would have assumed this to make any timing error worse.

As for gaskets, the o-rings used in the case designs can withstand a lot more than this. Drying out is the only real concern, which is unlikely in this scenario.

[Peter99]

Originally Posted by Solo118

Love this... reminds me of the old thread where one member put their GMT in a dishwasher.

I hav'nt seen the dishwasher post but my Exp 32mm Mk1 did an accidental cycle in the clothes washer but on the first spin cycle the noise generated an emergency stop.
The drums rotation had unscrewed the crown and water/steam/condensation damage could be seen on the dial.
I was very fortunate that only a new crown, dial and hands were required plus a very small chip on the crystal, plus a service, these parts were all replaced, with the dial and hands upgraded to Mk2. Total about £1200 ($1450).
The RSC seemed impressed that if the crown had not unscrewed all would have been well.
PS I had pocketed the watch in a grubby demin jacket which had been swept up for a wash. A lesson learnt!

[RyanJ]

Originally Posted by zengineer

Are they still in business?

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2.2 billion francs in sales and 30% growth.

Seems like a fine business to me even if not number 1.