Condensation inside watch

[BE57 TOY]

Hi all

Unfortunately I have condensation just appear inside my watch (see pic)

Had the watch about a year and always done the washing up with it on, assume having the battery changed last week has stopped the water reistance of the watch.

Is they any way to get rid of this?? I tried the hair dryer but it came back seconds after going.

TIA

[hilly10]

As far as I know if the moisture as got inside and especially in the movement with it being quartz it's not going be much good.

[BE57 TOY]

hilly10 said:

As far as I know if the moisture as got inside and especially in the movement with it being quartz it's not going be much good.

It's ok at the moment and it probably was more of a slash than being submerged in water!

Although it's going to only be worthy of the bin if the condensation doesn't go.....

[glazbagun]

Pull the crown out as though you're setting the time, the. Leave it on a hot radiTor for a few hours. If you feel confide t about taking the back on and off then that won't hurt either.

[ExplorerII]

Take it back to where you got the bty changed, assuming you didn't do it yourself.

[Pip1968]

I cannot see it marked as waterproof but may be water resistant so I would pop it to a jewellers and get the back taken off. Then leave it to dry ~ possibly use a hair dryer and once happy get the back put back on.

Pip

[ADP68]

Can't help with the watch, but is your user name your no plate? There's a car in Marylebone, always outside an interior design shop, with the same plate!

[Kaelic]

take the back off and put it in a sealed container with dry white rice for a day or so or if you can get some of those little silica packs you get in packaging.

[Variomatic]

You really need to get the back off to allow it to dry out properly. Taking the movement out of the case is even better, but not essential. With it open, it'll dry out fine in an hour or two somewhere reasonably warm (but avoid anywhere that may be humid like kitchens). If you have a desk lamp with a "proper" bulb in (not an energy saver) then placing it with that shining on it from about 4 or 5 inches away is good - the heat of the bulb will dry it very thoroughly in an hour or so, without any risk of overheating it.

Once it's dried, you need to decide what to do about future water resistance. Is the back seal obviously damaged? Is it missing completely? If the answer's yes to either of those then there's a fair chance that replacing that one O ring will put it back as it should be. If it's not obviously faulty or missing then really you'd need a wet pressure test to see exactly where the leak is - it could also be the crown or glass seal. It'd be a bit of a coincidence if one of those failed shortly after a battery change, but it's certainly not unheard of.

The good news is that, if it's still running, it's unlikely to have done any serious damage yet. But the longer you leave the water in there the more chance there is of it doing so!

[BE57 TOY]

Thanks all. The condensation has gone today but I will take it to the watch repairer and tell them what has happened and get them to look at the seal.

I've tried to take the back off unsuccessfully myself using tiny screwdrivers!