Star69 Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 just had a little holiday at the sea - tried to beat my PO up - but no, it survived everything its waterproof and lost only 5 secs in 10 action-days Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stockey Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 Congrat,you have one of the best rep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crick0234 Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 the hardest part about taking my PO to the beach is cleaning teh damn sound out of my bracelet! *ugh* Nice 45 PO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leifhaus Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 did you test the watch for waterproofness before taking in the water or just live dangerously? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarini Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Hmm my He Valve was opened when i got it a screw it in tight but still i woud be scared to go into the water (sea/pool). Does ure He Valves also unscrew that easy and what u did just screw it in and jumped in ? I woud love not to take the watch of when near water but if i leake it that woud just break my hart ... regards laz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubus Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 hel valve is so called major cause of leaking. F/e Andrew says that watherproof test the do means that they have to close and seal He Valve dead btw great PO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolexman Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Without a WP test I had no problems with swimming and diving.. The UPO is great. Just tighten the Caseback, HEV and crown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star69 Posted April 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 thx ! i glued the HE in - greased the O-Ring - and tested it before in warm water - no bubbles - ok Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ylfig Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 nice, i think have to do that now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 You are a brave man for swimming with rep. Glad it worked out for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ylfig Posted April 26, 2007 Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 Brave, brave man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xac Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 I can't imagine these watches NOT being waterproof. A $10 timex is waterproof to 30m, $30/$40 Fossil chronos are waterproof to 100m. Why wouldn't these high quality reps be? Just for kicks I dropped a $20 Rolex rep I bought on the streets of NYC in a cup of water and left it overnight, in the morning, no leaks. I won't hesitate to swim with my UPO, but my HE does screw down pretty tight, which makes me a little more at ease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leifhaus Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 I can't imagine these watches NOT being waterproof. A $10 timex is waterproof to 30m, $30/$40 Fossil chronos are waterproof to 100m. Why wouldn't these high quality reps be? Just for kicks I dropped a $20 Rolex rep I bought on the streets of NYC in a cup of water and left it overnight, in the morning, no leaks. I won't hesitate to swim with my UPO, but my HE does screw down pretty tight, which makes me a little more at ease. I dropped my new 4th generation 42mm PO in 180 degree water to test waterproofness. I saw a couple of bubbles coming out of the HE valve even though it came in the mail screwed down tight. I don't know if those bubbles were residual air or an actual leak, I didn't keep it in long enough to find out. Any other suggestions for home testing waterproofness? I went swimming in the ocean with my Alpha PO, no problems there and that's a $30 watch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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