Reply With QuoteSorry, never understood why anyone would wear a watch in the shower. Maybe on holiday after going the sea perhaps to clean it, but in Blighty on a cold dark Monday in July, take it off and put it on again after the shower.
Basic question; I ought to know the answer, but I don’t. Is it safe/wise to use your 10atm Rolex while showering? I was confident with my Seamaster, for obvious reasons, but what about the basic Oyster Perpetual models at just 100 feet? (Sorry, metres).
That includes lots of models, Daytona, Explorer, GMT, Milgauss and so on. And I’m assuming the watch doesn’t need a service so the seals should be fine.
Last edited by paskinner; 6th July 2020 at 09:16.
Sorry, never understood why anyone would wear a watch in the shower. Maybe on holiday after going the sea perhaps to clean it, but in Blighty on a cold dark Monday in July, take it off and put it on again after the shower.
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100m Paul, not 100ft.Originally Posted by paskinner
But sometimes I forget to take it off . Old age.
Of course it is safe, although other than if just to clean the watch, why bother?
Also more than suitable WR for swimming, or recreational diving, if that is your thing.
I would be happy showering/swimming/diving in a 10 ATM rated watch Paul.
mike
If it was new or recently serviced and pressure tested, and you had no other choice (at a gym, beach, other public / semi public place) then fair enough. At home, hotel room or other reasonably secure location, not a chance. Why risk it?
I have the opposite view, don’t understand why anyone would take a watch off for a shower unless not water resistant or leather strap.
To clean the top of the wrist area under where you where your watch properly for one.
If you're in and out a chlorinated pool or the sea all day long surely you have to wear your watch in the shower to cleanse the chemicals/salt off it, that's my mo anyway.
cold dark Mondays, in July, pfffft never gonna happen.
Last edited by Passenger; 6th July 2020 at 09:32.
Risk what?
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
+1, I don’t get it either. The watch described should be fine, but as a matter of principle I’m not in the habit of getting into a shower or bath wearing a watch. Likewise, I don’t see the point in wearing one to swim.
Mine isn’t that tight.
Unlike my ring, do people take those off too?
I sometimes even take my socks off to shower!
What other clothing/jewellery/wearable tech do people think is essential shower wear?
M
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The other day I found a Seiko given to me by my parents in 1978 - a sort of dress/sports design with a "water-resistant" back plate.
The grime-accumulations were spectacular, and since I had no idea how to dismantle it, I decided to chance it - soaked it in warm, soapy water and then scrubbed it with a toothbrush and handwash-liquid. Took two goes to get all the 40YO teenage squalor out of watch and bracelet. Prolly about an hour in soapy water all told.
I then popped the caseback off - and it was dry as a bone inside.
If a Rolex can't cope with a shower, I'd consider a different hobby, or at least brand...
What concerns me is that the force of a strong shower may be far greater than simply swimming. I’m never really confident about what ‘10atm’ really guarantees. You hear so many different interpretations.
Never worn a watch in a bath or shower in my life. I want to scrub clean my watch wrist or you get a disgusting crud build up that is foul
Simply, if you have concerns don't do it, nobody is forcing you.
And if it happens by accident, you can choose to ignore it, or rush to your nearest AD for a check. Again, your choice, depending on how concerned you are, because nobody here can predict the state of your watch's seals.
But assuming they are good, you should have no concerns with ANY watch rated for 100m.
BTW, if you think the seals are not to be trusted, you should get new ones fitted anyway, regardless of whether you shower, swim or dive with them, or not.
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
I wear my daily wearer everywhere: office, gym, DIY, gardening, fencing, on holidays to the beach, swimming, out to dinner, etc. If I'm involved in an especially sweaty activity I'll shower with the watch on to clean it. Otherwise I wash without it on. 10ATM is more than ample in a shower.
Your pool must have more secure lockers than my local one. I hesitate to leave a wallet with a few quid in there.
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Why else buy a significantly water resistant watch in the first place except for it's ability to handle a bit of wet...
The waterproofness of a watch depends on its design, and the integrity of its components.
A competent manufacturer will be sure their design is sound - and will engineer it to exceed its nominal ratings by a factor of at least 50%, probably 100% - otherwise they will be stuck with huge numbers of expensive warranty claims and a ruined reputation.
As for component integrity - this is why watches should be serviced regularly - the seals, grease and metal contact points all need to be clean, undegraded and corrosion-free.
So, if your watch is not from a credible manufacturer; or you neglect it - don't shower in it.
FWVLIW, I don't shower with a watch on, because the tiles, grout and glass in the shower are all potential sources of damage.
Here's Casio's take on it - most majors pitch it the same:
Whenever I read or hear this, I always associate it with Windsor Davies
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
Never take mine off. Sleep, shower and everything else I have a watch on.
This is bonkers. Was sure it was a troll question to start!
I’ am more or less like Wiiiiilllleeeeeyeeeeyeeey above. Never say Never, but rarely.
I used to swim in my Speedie pro (30m WR) and all sorts. If I was 30m down it would be because I was dead! Never had a problem.
If I have a watch that cannot keep pace with me, whatever I want to do whilst wearing it, it has failed selection and deserves to be flooded/damaged etc.
There is a very very old Seiko 5 that I have - with sentimental value and not serviced for ages. I might not swim in that, but only wear it very occasionally and could not replace it.
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Last edited by notenoughwrists; 6th July 2020 at 10:25.
What do you scrub it with, sounds like recipe for a sore wrist?
Rubbish.
I just sniffed mine now to check :)
(All well. Smells like Lime original source shower gel!
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Your watch isn't tight - unlike your ring?
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Was waiting for that!Your watch isn't tight - unlike your ring?
Wash it every day, have a sniff etc.
In Covid times, probably best to wear decent waterproof watches on washable straps and bracelets and giving them a good clean regularly. And by decent, 50m should be more than sufficient for a shower.
Pretty sure my ring is water tight... at least to the depths that I've ever dived.
I use a cheap wet tester that goes up to 6 bar (in hindsight I should’ve bought a 10 bar version), I generally test a watch case for WR after taking the movement out to work on it, a wet tester shouldn’t allow water in if it’s used carefully but I don’t take the risk, it’s possible to blow the crystal out of the watch and that will do it no good at all! After final reassembly I may give the watch a pressure test whilst safe in the knowledge that the glass and crown seals won’t leak, the only risk is that the caseback seal hasn’t seated correctly and that’s highly unlikely with most watches (there are exceptions)
Everyone dismisses 50m WR as being insufficient, but actually seeing a watch submerged under a pressure of 5 bar does focus the mind, if the watch passes this test it’ll be fine for most real life activities such as washing the car, bathing the dog , or swimming. I still take watches off to do these activities because I don’t like watches to get knocked about, but the WR isn’t an issue.
The biggest mistake is to assume a 30 year old watch that was originally rated to 200M must still be OK for washing the car or bathing the dog. If seals have aged badly and perished the WR is zero, doesn’t matter what the watch was originally rated to!
You must be that bloke in those porno films that always has a big watch on
Think about it.....(assuming seals etc are in good condition, crown in securely etc!)
WR 100m. Think about that. 100m deep - the depth of a 30 storey office block. Pressure 10 times normal atmosphere. The depths only highly experienced and well equipped divers go to, and need to decompress on the way back up. That's DEEP.
So I'm damned sure it can take water from a shower that's going to be nothing like that pressure!
I choose not to wear my watch in the shower or bath as (a) it’s weird (b) see a.
I sometimes even take my socks off to shower!
M
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I knew this thread would be a mixed bag of posts as soon as I saw it!
I have mostly dive watches, one or two of which are probably capable of going down to the bottom of the Mariana Trench(!), but I always take my watch off before showering. Why do I need a watch on in the shower? Tony's point about washing bits that might not otherwise see the light of day is also a good one! The only exception is when I swim and shower in the gym, then I wear a watch I can definitely keep on as I have no desire to have one stolen.
The one I was always super-paranoid about getting wet was a 2005 limited edition Speedmaster, which probably had the water resistance of a sieve...
Simon
That's funny, I wear my watch in the bath, shower, while swimming, washing the car, gardening, bike fixing, cycling, whatever, and I never get this disgusting crud build up of which you speak. Are you a particularly dirty individual?
safe - yes, assuming seals are checked OK.
wise - that's personal preference. I wear my watch in shower and bath. There are members who think it's weird.
Spray with WD40 before you go in.
Honestly! I expected better
One strange problem I encountered on an Omega 2254.50 was almost certainly caused by using it in a shower.
The bezel insert was sitting slightly proud of the bezel on one side. When I popped the bezel off and removed the insert it was full of white crud. The insert has small protrusions in the aluminium which helps it to locate, and it was evident that one had completely corroded. When aluminium corrodes it produces a white solid (aluminium oxide), I suspect this had happened, but that wouldn't account for the sheer qualntity of white crud I observed. Thankfully the bezel insert cleaned up nicely and went back in the watch without too much difficulty, so all ended well.
I questioned the owner about this, expecting him to say the watch had been used frequently for swimming. Leaving salty or chlorinated water to dry out under the bezel would produce a damp dirty environment that would lead to corrosion of the aluminium, I suspected that may have happened. However, the owner had owned the watch for approx. 10 years and didn`t use it for swimming but he showered in it regularly. I suspect the white crud was caused by a mixture of soap deposits and aluminium corrosion, I`ve never seen anything like it before but it certainly left a mess. In this case it's possible the issues had started prior to the current owner buying the watch, but I think that unlikely.
If folks insist on showering in watches be sure to rinse them afterwards with clean water. Same goes for swimming in either sea or swimming pools.
I sometimes wear my watches in the shower, particularly if ive missed giving them a good scrub in the morning.
Watch on in shower, take off when in the shower and give it a good clean with shower gel, replace while in shower. No drama.
Ah, but you must take it off to know.
Maybe if you NEVER took it off, you would... Possibly...
Schrodinger's cat, trees in the forest and all that...
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Very apt.Ah, but you must take it off to know.
Maybe if you NEVER took it off, you would... Possibly...
Schrodinger's cat, trees in the forest and all that...
M
That would be a very niche and worrying category you're into and also opens another thread. How deep is it safe to go while wearing a D-Blue?You must be that bloke in those porno films that always has a big watch on
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