Wouldn't expect that to happen! ... gutted, you would hope there'd be no charge for something like that
Just noticed that the luminous inlay at 45 minutes on my Tudor Pelagos is no longer there. No glow. Didn’t know they could fall out...
Will pop into the service centre when I’m in London this week and see how much to get it repaired. Anyone else lost their lume?
Cheers,
Steve
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Wouldn't expect that to happen! ... gutted, you would hope there'd be no charge for something like that
I thought it was painted onto the bezel. Had no idea they could pop out. Did you knock it or anything?
Be interesting to see what Tudor say.
This is the fifth or sixth time I've seen this come up. It's a problem with the design.
I don’t recall knocking it against anything, but might have - the Pelagos is my most regularly worn watch so gets lightly bashed against things sometimes.
I thought the lume was moulded-in to the bezel so was surprised it could come out.
Steve
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Do you swim in a pool? One lost all its like after a summer of swimming.
i have seen it in watches from the far east ( armidas for example ) and i have repaired quite a few in this category . I would not expect this to happen in a Tudor
The problem is with the binder they have used in the luminova mix
Not the first time I see this, funny that BBBronze has issues when used in water too.
Rarely swim in a pool but I do use my watches in saltwater regularly. I do the recommended rinse in fresh water afterwards (mainly to stop bezel getting all bound up with salt crystals). Popping into the Tudor/Rolex service centre today to see what they say.
Steve
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Looks like another fragile rarity to look forward to in 30 years then!
“For sale Tudor Pelagos with original lume in bezel (insert double the price of others)”
“Does anyone wear their vintage Pelagos?”
“Is this an original Pelagos bezel?”
“How to re-lume Pelagos bezel”
Seems a shame that regular swimming in a dive watch results in that happening.
I’d love an eta one but if I did own one I’d now be thinking ‘better not get it wet’ or constantly checking the lume is still there, you shouldn’t be worrying about this type of thing with a supposed rugged tool Watch.
Be interested to hear what they have to say Steve
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What is the age of your Pelagos? I’ve previously heard of problems with a few of the very early watches.
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Mine is one of the first as well. Also swim with it every holiday. Curious how this is solved, probably just an incident.
It looks like an easy fix I would not worry about this
I can't help but chuckle at the 'but its a Tudor, this shouldn't happen' like comments.
Spending a bit more money and buying a prestige brand doesn't protect you from the fact there is a failure rate in all manufacturing. And once you use a machine out in the wild a brand name won't save you from additional problems.
Tudor will do its best, but sh!t will still happen.
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^^^ This indeed. Sage words.
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Exactly this. When mine went back due to a bezel issue the chap at the AD was very apologetic and I simply said if I bought a lambo things could still go wrong. It’s not important that it has broken its how the defect is dealt with that I care about. Just because it’s expensive and manufactured by a premium brand in the segment it does not guarantee nothing can go wrong.
Interesting to compare buying a watch from a dealer to buying a car from a dealer. When I bought my car there was a small issue with it and it took them a couple of weeks to fix it but they needed to keep my car while they did this as it involved the ECU in the engine. The comparison to buying a watch that has a fault is that they automatically offered me a pool car to drive about in while they fixed it.
Only new watch I had to take back was a Breitling superocean heritage and it got sent back to Breitling for work. Bottom line is that I had paid a large amount of money and had no watch for 5 weeks. Of course this being WIS I had other watches, but if I had no other watch I’m not sure I’d be happy at all with nothing in my bank and nothing on my wrist.
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Seen a number of threads on various forums displaying this issue with the Pelagos bezel loom.
Be interesting to see what RSC say.
I’m interested to see what their response is as I have an ETA powered Pelagos. If it’s a known inherent fault, then I hope they fix it free of charge even if the warranty has expired.
I have always loved the Pelagos, citing it before now as an achievable grail for myself, and I read most threads about it I come across.
There always seem to be some niggles from everybody who owns one, only small things here and there, but just enough that I'm really unsure if I wouldn't fall out of love with it very quickly.
But then again, where do you go for such a matte dial? It is a thing of total beauty.
Never had any niggle with mine, owned since 2011, and still very much apprciated. In fact, i think i will go and put it on now.
Dave
Never had an issue with mine and I have had it years. It's the perfect watch for me.
I too am intrested in what RSC say. It's how you deal with a problem that keeps customers coming back.
I hope the OP gets the resolution he wants.
Update - received message today (3rd May) to let me know that the bezel has been replaced free of charge and the watch awaits collection. I’m happy with that - can’t imagine that a Pelagos bezel is inexpensive if I’d had to pay for it.
Steve
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Could this be due to chlorine in swimming pools as opposed to water? I always wondered about brass, bronze and copper coming into contact with chemicals like that.
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That's interesting to know, thanks. And presumably brass would be the same?
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I can’t comment on the strap but that picture looks like exactly like galvanic corrosion. If I’ve remembered my chemistry correctly a thin piece of aluminium placed flat against a copper based alloy and then put in water (especially sea water) creates the perfect conditions for galvanic corrosion. It doesn’t need to include any acid or other obvious corrosive chemical. You have effectively created a battery and as metal ions flow from the aluminium anode to the bronze cathode the aluminium is destroyed.
(I think I’ve got my cathodes and anodes the right way round).
The bezel, like the case of the watch (except for the back which is stainless steel) is aluminized bronze. This material is highly corrosion resistant, and excellent for marine applications. It's especially popular with boat propellers. Look at the case-it's pretty much as messed up as the bezel insert. The insert itself is aluminum, and clearly far more susceptible to whatever the watch was exposed to. Your chemistry memories aside, I think Tudor probably tested the watch extensively in salt water before selling to the public. Pure bronze does have issues w/ salt water, but when alloyed with other metals (like aluminum) does quite well in the ocean.