TJGladeRaider Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 After the interest that was generated here when I started waterproof testing watches, Joshua offered to have his watch smith service and mod some watches prior to delivery. I ordered several that were to be fully serviced, timed and properly waterproofed. I am particularly anxious to see how the Rolex Sub Mods turn out - but these are what I received thus far. Here are pics of the Omega SMP GMT These SMP GMTs are one of my favorite reps - if I could get the richness and waves in that dial to show up on camera, the pics would be much better. I will be testing it to see how well it tracks with the US Govt Official Time Clock and I will be testing it to see of it is waterproof. I'll just edit this post when I have those pics/results finished. I have finished the waterproof tests - just like the prior SMP GMT that I tested, this watch is perfect. It really annoys me that I cannot make that rich wavy background show up on pics. I have set all the watches to match the Official US Time Clock - we'll see how they do in a week. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJGladeRaider Posted April 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 I modified the original post to include the waterproof tests Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r11co Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 EEEK - I am sure the crown ain't screwed in right on the GMT in your pics.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marrickvilleboy Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 EEEK - I am sure the crown ain't screwed in right on the GMT in your pics.... I second this comment! lucky ur watch is still ticking mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshore Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 Yep- that crown probably isn't screwed down hard- but don't forget- this is exactly what this type of test is geared to. If the watch had a leak ( faulty seal or failure to tighten crown) The 1st sign would have been bubbles from the seal area. Then you simply lift it out of the water - BEFORE the pressure gets to ambient! No harm done. In this case the seal was holding anyway! Clever thinking on the part of the designers EH! I can however offer a couple of scenarios, when it could all go pear shaped- but would hate to put anyopne off WP testing! But this method sure as hell beats a fishing line with 300M of line- aboard a boat- sitting in 300M of water- with a watch attached to the hook end!!! offshore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r11co Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 Waterproof test is really a misnomer in this case. Airtightness is really what is being tested. Still, it works for me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJGladeRaider Posted May 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 I don't know where all the pictures went. Anyway, you are all absolutely correct - I did not have the crown screwed in all the way. I'd have to check the pictures, but I probably did the WP test after synchronizing all the watches with the US Time Clock. Still, not so much as a bubble. That means the watch is airtight without the crown screwed in. I find that to be truly remarkable. If bubble had come rushing out like a blown air hose, no harm would have been done. If you note the time elapse, I bleed the air pressure very, very slowly. So long as you catch it while the air pressure is dropping and remove the watch, you won't get water incursion. It's been a few days now and the watches are all keeping time nicely, but I'll report at the end of the week. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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