New Speedy Fogging after exposed to rainstorm then long air travel...

ChuckMK23 · Sep 20, 2016

Thank you all for the good advice. Will visit local AD.

Was the air travel (10 hours) a factor you think?

Mouse_at_Large · Sep 20, 2016

It shouldn't be. After all, these are marketed as being able to withstand the rigours of space travel so a short (in comparison) airline fight should be well within its capabilities.....

padders · Sep 20, 2016

Mouse_at_Large
It shouldn't be. After all, these are marketed as being able to withstand the rigours of space travel so a short (in comparison) airline fight should be well within its capabilities.....

It is primarily because they are designed to withstand the rigours of EVA that the case isn't made more water and therefore airtight. Some lack of hermeticity is needed to allow outgassing or else the crystal will pop off every time it is exposed to space. That said, they are 50m rated so should be able to take a bit of exposure to rain, or splashdown in the pacific, unlike the Bretiling which Scott Carpenter wore which was destroyed by Seawater, probably contributing in some small way to Omega getting the official Nasa watch gig.

al128 · Sep 20, 2016

Be prepared to find new disclaimers on the omega website to allow for the question "when was the last time you had it rain tested?" 😒

Weird shit is those cases we see in the past weeks were all pretty much brand spanking new watches...🙁

Archer · Sep 20, 2016

ChuckMK23
Thank you all for the good advice. Will visit local AD.

Was the air travel (10 hours) a factor you think?

Possibly - since this is not a ton of moisture based on the photos, my guess is that there was a bit of moisture still hanging around the crown or inside the caps of the pushers, and pressure changes may have sucked it into the case. That's my SWAG anyway...

Unless there is some obvious sign of damage to the case (dent somewhere from a drop, ding in the crown or pushers, etc.) I would expect this to be covered. Let us know how you make out...note that the AD may charge you for shipping the watch to the service center...

Cheers, Al

al128 · Sep 20, 2016

Archer
Possibly - since this is not a ton of moisture based on the photos, my guess is that there was a bit of moisture still hanging around the crown or inside the caps of the pushers, and pressure changes may have sucked it into the case. That's my SWAG anyway...

Cheers, Al

The watch - when boarding a plane - will have higher air-pressure than the cabin (cabin pressure is 7-8000 ft equivalent) - and should hence blow the water out ...

... unless, of course, he flew out of La Paz ... ::rimshot::

Nobel Prize · Sep 20, 2016

al128
The watch - when boarding a plane - will have higher air-pressure than the cabin (cabin pressure is 7-8000 ft equivalent) - and should hence blow the water out ...

... unless, of course, he flew out of La Paz ...

I know I know!!!

He washed his hands on the plane and the got off of the plane and then the water particles where sucked in!!

🍿

Archer · Sep 20, 2016

al128
The watch - when boarding a plane - will have higher air-pressure than the cabin (cabin pressure is 7-8000 ft equivalent) - and should hence blow the water out ...

... unless, of course, he flew out of La Paz ...

When pressure outside the watch falls (ascent) air will slowly come out of the watch - to say it would "blow the water out" is quite frankly ridiculous. When the pressure rises (descent) then air+water flows in as the pressure slowly equalizes. Trust me, after cleaning 100's of Speedmasters, water can stay in those pusher caps for a very long time...

shoota70 · Sep 21, 2016

That is why I wear my Speedy's on leather - to remind me that this watch is not for water.

bravojonybravo · Sep 21, 2016

take the rice,uncle Benn is ok,pull the crown and live the watch in rice 24h,rice will pull humidity.

ChuckMK23 · Sep 21, 2016

Local AD referred me to this chart - and that showering and swimming is considered perfectly safe.... just FYI. I am certain people have seen this chart before... but good reference none the less