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 Posted: Tue May 31st, 2011 07:44 am
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 I have to chime in with the rest, Steve. That water testing is a very good business move and adds a lot of comfort to any potential buyer to assure him/her that the watch will do what it is rated to do.

Just a footnote, and I say this as a mere watch collector with only a rudimentary understanding of watch kinetics and construction --- I think aside from the seals, glass and case construction that you mentioned earlier, there's something about the bridges that play a role also---in the sense that they form a system (with the glass, case, seals) to respond very tightly to the pressures at those depths. I can be corrected by anybody, of course.

On showering with watches....big No NO. Steve is right. Steam and even soap can ruin seals.. This is a very big caution from Rolex.

Best thing to take to the shower or tub is only that rubber ducky



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