Watch Face Condensation

backboiler

Hello all,
anyone any idea of how to get water condensation of of a stainless steel watch marked "Water resistant 10 bar" / 100m?
The problem appeared after foolishly wearing it swimming in some very refreshing Icelandic thermal baths at a temperature of 40 to 60 C with a maximum depth of 1.5 metres. I suppose the above-normal temperature must have expanded something that allowed the seal to separate. After cooling the seal probably recovered and locked in the water vapour which has since condensed on the inside of the glass and, two weeks on, has not gone away.

hollowjourney

Hi
there is no easy way of fixing this issue. You could try leaving your watch in a hot press for a few days or drying it under a hair dryer (place it under the hair dryer for 10-20sec, leave it for a few minutes and repeat several times). Doing this might get rid of the condensation you can see under the glass but it won't get rid of the moisture that is in the movement. The only sure way of fixing your watch is to get it over-hauled by a watchmaker.......if you don't your watch will stop due to rust and the longer you leave it the greater the damage

backboiler

Oops, I've been bold and forgot to follow up check for an answer here. I hate when people fire-and-forget.
Thanks for the advice. I don't think the particular watch is worth the effort of a professional stripping so I'll just do the heating thing and hope for a the best.

Thomas_S_Hunterson

backboiler wrote: »

Oops, I've been bold and forgot to follow up check for an answer here. I hate when people fire-and-forget.

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Origipolo

Backboiler, I would get the watch to a repairer as soon as possible. The winding and setting mechanism will sure become a solid lump of rust before the year is out. There is a big difference between "water resistant" and "waterproof". Water resistant is just as is says and any more than a splash of water is really too much for a case. Sure you may get away with bringing it swimming for a while but the case back gasket will eventually break down. Most water resistant watches only have snap on case backs. The 10atm resistance is really misleading. Proper waterproof watches have screwdown case backs and the winding crown should ideally be of the screwdown type also.

DMCYA

Hey,

You should take your watch to a watchmaker and get him to take the case back off and dry it out for you, they have special dryers for such a job. Paul Sheeran's have a watch maker as do Weir's.

D Ya

old boy

google it, i have seen a diy thingy on some internet site by an asian guy, it was for a militria marina watch