Condensation - advice please

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Spruce

·Aug 5, 2024·Sunburst dial fan

Just noticed a spot of condensation on my watch crystal. I’ve no idea why it’s there.

Anything I should do - apart from just waiting?

 

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Watch my Whisky

·Aug 5, 2024

Smarter people than I will chime in, but if there is water inside I would have it looked at by a watchmaker so as to not incur any damage to the dial or the widgets that make the thing work.

 

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ghce

·Aug 5, 2024

Spruce

Just noticed a spot of condensation on my watch crystal. I’ve no idea why it’s there.

Anything I should do - apart from just waiting?

If the back is easily removed take it off and put it somewhere warm ( and dust free) till the water evaporates out, then take it to your watch maker to replace the seals and check.

 

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Spruce

·Aug 5, 2024·Sunburst dial fan

Watch my Whisky

Smarter people than I will chime in, but if there is water inside I would have it looked at by a watchmaker so as to not incur any damage to the dial or the widgets that make the thing work.

Thanks for this. I was puzzled because it hadn’t been near water (or a boiling kettle either) but it’s cleared now and I’ll ease my foot off the panic pedal and monitor it for a while before sending it off.

It was serviced last year, it’s a monocoque case so I think a little wait and see but, I certainly appreciate your advice and may well follow it sooner rather than later.

 

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p4ul

·Aug 5, 2024

Sorry it is finished, DM me for my address and I will dispose.

 

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Spruce

·Aug 5, 2024·Sunburst dial fan

p4ul

Sorry it is finished, DM me for my address and I will dispose.

😁😁😁

 

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STANDY

·Aug 5, 2024·schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector

If it had that much condensation I would be having it looked at as soon as possible, especially being a black dial 😉

 

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TIMElyBehaviour

·Aug 5, 2024

You don’t need to go near water, just being in a humid location and having it on the wrist with poor seals will fog it up. It happened with 6426 I used to own.
If you have the skill to do so, open the back and let it dry for a day, watchmaker for seal replacements.

 

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JimInOz

·Aug 5, 2024·Melbourne Australia

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If it had that much condensation I would be having it looked at as soon as possible, especially being a black dial 😉

What he said.

 

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Donn Chambers

·Aug 5, 2024

Did you happen to go from a highly air conditioned area into a highly humid area? Because that will do it.

and was it on the outside or inside of the crystal? Outside is okay (it’s just the humid air condensing on the cold crystal). This happens to me all the time here in Florida — the cold air in my car blows right on my wrist and watch crystal, I leave the car and BOOM fog on my watch crystal AND eyeglasses.

Inside the crystal is bad.

 

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Canuck

·Aug 5, 2024

The moisture is likely still in there! With the watch on the wrist, the case back is the warmest part, and the crystal is the coolest. So that is where the moisture condenses. Now, the moisture has likely dispersed to the dial, hands, and steel parts. Have it attended to, stat!

 

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Pastorbottle

·Aug 5, 2024

Yeah I agree that you need to take it to the watch doctor ASAP, and in the meantime it would be better if the case back was removed and the watch is placed some where warm and dry until you can take it.

 

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Dan S

·Aug 5, 2024

There is moisture inside the watch. It will condense if the watch gets cold enough, and the moisture could condense in other places.

Pastorbottle

Yeah I agree that you need to take it to the watch doctor ASAP, and in the meantime it would be better if the case back was removed and the watch is placed some where warm and dry until you can take it.

As noted above, there is no case-back.

 

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Pastorbottle

·Aug 5, 2024

I must've missed the bit about the watch being a front loader!

 

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JwRosenthal

·Aug 5, 2024

Ziplock of rice- now, crown in set position so it can at least act as a desiccant. Then bring watch bag of rice to watchmaker. Whomever serviced it may not have replaced the crown.