Bit of a scare in the shower!
Disclaimer: I shower with some of my watches, especially ones with > 200 m WR. Unlike most individual diver watches, this particular one has actually accompanied me on a dive last April and worked perfectly fine. It's rated to 600 meters.
While showering today, I glanced at the crown, as I always do, to ensure it was screwed down. What an idiot I felt like when I hadn't screwed it down after winding it this morning! I had already been in the shower a couple minutes and was certain I had killed the watch.
Fortunately I looked in the caseback and couldn't see any water. I'm wondering, should I open up the crown and set the watch out someplace safe to let it "breathe" just in case? Have any of you been as absolutely dimwitted as me and done something like this before?
Biologist and amateur watch enthusiast.
It’s not the water you have to worry about it is the steam/condensation. You are likely fine, but keep an eye on it.
May be try the old trick of bag of rice??
May be try the old trick of bag of rice??
I thought about that - heard it's the go-to response to wet mobile phones.
I thought about that - heard it's the go-to response to wet mobile phones.
Silica gel, cat litter, dry rice etc can remove moisture. May be open the case back, wrap in wool and drop it in a container with these absorbent materials for a week?
Man, I’m the wrong sort of watch collector. I’m still trying to figure out what the problem is. If it’s rated to 600m, it should be good for 100m with the crown open right?
Man, I’m the wrong sort of watch collector. I’m still trying to figure out what the problem is. If it’s rated to 600m, it should be good for 100m with the crown open right?
I have no idea. Maybe it is? If that’s the “case” (pun intended) then it would certainly give me some peace of mind!
Man, I’m the wrong sort of watch collector. I’m still trying to figure out what the problem is. If it’s rated to 600m, it should be good for 100m with the crown open right?
Sadly not. With the crown open there is a chance of the elements getting in regardless of rating as there is no path of resistance. Again, in this case there is likely a small risk of water getting in given how much we tend to move our arms when showering and the crown, even open, will have a little protection. It would be a different story if it had been fully submerged. My concern with watches in the shower is always the condensation from steam. If it is not sealed the steam will wreak havok on the movement. I don’t live in my ADs, but I’ve witnessed several people over the years bring their watches in for condensation/water damage due to showers. Always chronos or minimum water rated watches. Last one was a guy bringing in a Frank Muller.
Edit: Some watches do have an inner seal (O Ring) that can stop moisture, IE most Rolexes, but it largely depends on make.
Sadly not. With the crown open there is a chance of the elements getting in regardless of rating as there is no path of resistance. Again, in this case there is likely a small risk of water getting in given how much we tend to move our arms when showering and the crown, even open, will have a little protection. It would be a different story if it had been fully submerged. My concern with watches in the shower is always the condensation from steam. If it is not sealed the steam will wreak havok on the movement. I don’t live in my ADs, but I’ve witnessed several people over the years bring their watches in for condensation/water damage due to showers. Always chronos or minimum water rated watches. Last one was a guy bringing in a Frank Muller.
Edit: Some watches do have an inner seal (O Ring) that can stop moisture, IE most Rolexes, but it largely depends on make.
I was kidding. That was more a comment about my inability to worry very effectively than an actual guess at water resistance with the crown open.
Not sure any of this is correct, but I saw a video on a so-called watch expert saying don't shower with your watches no matter what the WR because of the steam and the soap. Again, have no knowledge if this is correct or not, but since I heard it, I no longer shower with my watches.
I'd keep an eye on the watch and in no case would put it with rice. Rice has some micro dust particles that might end up entering the watch too, causing damage in the future. If wanting to do something like that it would then have to be silica gel instead.
Keep and eye on the watch and if moisture builds up under the glass take it to your watchmaker to open and dry the case and movement.
This said, and as @TimexBadger mentioned, it's best not to shower with any watch because of the heated water, steam and soap. Those elements can really interact in a negative way with the joints, crown and gaskets of the watch.
Is that a blue tint to the case back or am I the only one to notice it's full of water 😂. Good luck with any precautionary measures. I'd go for the unscrew the crown and sit in a bowl of rice option. Let us know how you get on.
That looks like a C60 Sapphire. I have one too. I love me the C60 Sapphire.
I've read that some manufacturers test water resistance with the crown unscrewed, though they don't advertise that fact. Water resistance comes from the gaskets, the screw down is to prevent actuating the crown under water. I'm not brave enough to test this supposition, but I did once run a 100m water resistant watch under the tap with a the crown unscrewed, and no harm came of it.
I wear my watches 24/7 - in the shower, when sleeping, in the pool and ocean. Once did the same as you, noticing the crown unscrewed on my C65 bronze while in the shower. Nothing came of it. I'm guessing you'll be fine.
i wear my seiko 100wr alot in shower in/cold or in hot water no any issues experience with it
My own rule and advice never wear any watches in the shower. Even if the watch meant for water but it only takes one tragic mistake. I hate to take a scare like that and ruin my day.
Not sure any of this is correct, but I saw a video on a so-called watch expert saying don't shower with your watches no matter what the WR because of the steam and the soap. Again, have no knowledge if this is correct or not, but since I heard it, I no longer shower with my watches.
am I the only one who wears their watch in the ocean, comes out of said ocean, and then rinses off in some sort of way whether it be by hose or shower and have never thought twice about the watch I’m wearing And its ability to ’withstand’ the abuse I’m giving it? by showering?
I understand the OP said the crown was open, but it seems like there are some folks here who are against showering with watches totally. am I reading this correctly?
I never shower with a watch on