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ohmzx
·I would buy a Seiko monster or SKX and walk in a sauna or hot tub. That way i dont have to worry abour ruining the watch! Lol
Wearing an Omega in a hot tub/sauna?
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerThe only brand I know of that advertises the use of Viton seals is Sinn with their green seals:
The regular Speedmaster Pro uses nitrile seals for the case back, pushers, and crown. If it has a crystal gasket that would be a hard plastic seal (sapphire versions only).
The GSOTM uses hard plastic seals in some areas, like the snap on case back, but here is the seal in the pushers:
088NS2002 | GASKET O-RING NBR D2 1.4 L3 0.6
Nitrile again, same as the seal inside the crown. "Exotic" materials are limited on these to the ceramic in the case...
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efauser
·Why in the world would you want to?
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dougiedude
·Why in the world would you want to?
in a hot tub or sauna? I was recently at a boutique and the employees were a little weary of doing so.
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korenje
·@Archer, well rubber material "mostly" doesn't define hardness of it. it defines mechanical properties such as resistace to different acids/substances, heat resistance, friction resistance, tear resistance etc. while hardnes of any material can be from 20 to 90shore. but I am saddened that they use basic NBR. Viton is much better. Silicone (vmq) keeps it's shape for the longest I think.
I also assume they use PTFE or PEEK with ptfe or POM with ptfe for pusher buttons? which is not a rubber but hard plastic with very low friction.
didnt mean to be a smartass, but you might learn something new 😀
I also assume they use PTFE or PEEK with ptfe or POM with ptfe for pusher buttons? which is not a rubber but hard plastic with very low friction.
didnt mean to be a smartass, but you might learn something new 😀
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Archer
··Omega Qualified Watchmaker@Archer, well rubber material "mostly" doesn't define hardness of it. it defines mechanical properties such as resistace to different acids/substances, heat resistance, friction resistance, tear resistance etc. while hardnes of any material can be from 20 to 90shore. but I am saddened that they use basic NBR. Viton is much better. Silicone (vmq) keeps it's shape for the longest I think.
I also assume they use PTFE or PEEK with ptfe or POM with ptfe for pusher buttons? which is not a rubber but hard plastic with very low friction.
didnt mean to be a smartass, but you might learn something new 😀
I am well aware how hardness is measured - I am an engineer as well as a watchmaker and have used a durometer many times in the 23 years I was active as a project engineer. I didn't say anything about hardness defining properties. I simply said that other than nitrile O-rings, in some places hard plastic gaskets are used - this was not to describe their engineering properties but to simply differentiate them from a regular O-ring. They function in a completely different way than an O-ring does, for example on a sapphire crystal, or to hold a press fitted case back in place like this:
I've not measured the hardness, but these create an interference fit that requires a press to install the case back or crystal, and once deformed they have to be replaced (they are one time use only), where an O-ring can be used again if it's not been stretched, cut, pinched, or otherwise deformed:
These hard plastic gaskets are made of Hytrel (TPC-ET) on some seals for crystals, and others are just indicated as polyurethane.
I've already said the pushers use nitrile O-rings in them, like these:
It would probably be a good idea for you not to assume what people here know or don't know going forward. 😉
Cheers, Al
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korenje
·well usually people on watch forums are pretty ignorant and mostly snobs. good to see fellow engineer.
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korenje
·won't point out to rolex forum cuz that wouldn't be appropriate 😉
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BlackTalon
··This Space for RentHoly crap, that is just stupid. There are probably quite a few more engineers on OF then you would ever guess. And the better ones know what they don't know. And they also know not everyone who is an engineer is necessarily that intelligent.
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foxglove
·go for it and let me know how it goes...
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nonuffinkbloke
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tyrantlizardrex
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WHERE CAN I GET ONE OF THESE?!
I mean... so where's the cupcake ATM Andy?
Asking for a friend...
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flw
··history nerdWell, I'm not an engineer, so I look forward to learning all I can whenever I'm on here.
I don't imagine there are too many other medieval historians on here, though ...
I don't imagine there are too many other medieval historians on here, though ...
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Spy
·Who says Rolex is the ONLY watch that can stand up to a hot tub?
I wore my 2254 in a hot tub and then dove into a pool and then back to the hot tub and then back into the pool all in a matter of 30 minutes. The hot tub water was up to my neck with my SMP fully submerged, sometimes near the vent pumping water in the tub. Then I dove into the pool and swam across several times on the surface as well as below and even to the bottom, 12 feet deep. As stated, I did this several times. The result? My SMP remained WATERPROOF. No condensation, nothing at all! I took it to an AD and later the late OMEGA boutique in Natick, Massachusetts for testing. It passed with flying colors both times.
A Speedy in water is something I would not recommend. OMEGA diver would not be a problem.
I wore my 2254 in a hot tub and then dove into a pool and then back to the hot tub and then back into the pool all in a matter of 30 minutes. The hot tub water was up to my neck with my SMP fully submerged, sometimes near the vent pumping water in the tub. Then I dove into the pool and swam across several times on the surface as well as below and even to the bottom, 12 feet deep. As stated, I did this several times. The result? My SMP remained WATERPROOF. No condensation, nothing at all! I took it to an AD and later the late OMEGA boutique in Natick, Massachusetts for testing. It passed with flying colors both times.
A Speedy in water is something I would not recommend. OMEGA diver would not be a problem.
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