Immediate Attention Serious Trouble

[piratedzeus]

watch fell in water, little bit of fog on crystal on the inside what to do.....

[piratedzeus]

Openend HE valve and crown as max as i could and now i am heating it up, with caution of course, RIGHT?

[eunomians]

Let it air dry. U can place it in a drawer with a can of dessicant to help. It should run again once it's dry. You should have it serviced since the oils have probably been stripped: u don't drive your car without any oil do you?

[Jetsons]

Try this....get a bag or two of silica gel ( the small bags that come in shoe boxes), pull the crown all the way out as you've done and place the watch in a plastic baggie with the silica gel bags. Seal the baggie and let the watch sit for the better part of a day. Best if you place the watch in a warm spot (sunlight)

I've done this before and it solved the problem.

Best of luck!

[Guest TTK]

Put it on a folded towel...and leave on the radiator.....!

[richard_uk]

Microwave it on full power for 30 seconds, do it in the evening and turn off the lights for a better effect

[piratedzeus]

lol great thanks everyone... i panicked and heated it up... REALLY UP... i only say toaster... well never mind.... no damage to the bezel... my luck

i opened the watch now... put it under cover ( dust )... on radiator... he valve and crown oopen... that should do it

THANKS and don't laugh about the toaster part

[HauteHippie]

LOL, guys...

Crack the case back, let it air dry. And then if you want it to last send it off for an ultrasonic bath and re-lube.

[jkerouac]

Microwave it on full power for 30 seconds, do it in the evening and turn off the lights for a better effect

I'd actually be curious to try that technique... if I had a watch and microwave that I didn't intend to keep.

[marrickvilleboy]

^

I think he said as a joke - looking at that big fat grin at the end of the sentence

[offshore]

I think he said as a joke - looking at that big fat grin at the end of the sentence

Shit....I hope so!

Offshore

[shultz]

Microwave it on full power for 30 seconds, do it in the evening and turn off the lights for a better effect

Richie, you're a bad boy

[fotoman]

I'd actually be curious to try that technique... if I had a watch and microwave that I didn't intend to keep.

i would also recomend doing it with a house and microwave you dont intend to keep

[rytox]

My UPO is foggy now.. Had a ski crash yesterday and my UPO ate some snow. It literally scratched down an iceway and is now foggy on the crystal inside.

I'm now gonna try the towel-radiator way with pulled crown and HEV cause I neither have access to silica gel nor to a caseback opener at the moment. Will tell how it works!

Cheers

rytox

[edit] seems like it worked perfect. It still has minus degrees out there and no fog inside my UPO anymore