Rolex watches have a range of resistance and wear-resistant design options that make them more robust than the average watch. Rolex themselves have made various advances in the materials they use and how they arrange the manufacture of their watches to protect them for a lifetime of use.
Water damage is very difficult to prevent, and a single accident can ruin an expensive watch. How does Rolex take this into account in the manufacture of their watches? Are the Rolex replica watches water resistant, and to what extent?
Technically speaking, no watch is waterproof. Every watch has a limit to how much water pressure it can withstand, and although many Rolex watches can withstand incredible depths, eventually, water will force its way in. This is an often overlooked caveat between the terms “water resistant” and “water resistant,” but it is so important that it has been illegal to call a watch water resistant in the United States since the Federal Trade Commission decision in 1960.
However, all Rolex watches are water resistant, although the effective depth varies from one Rolex collection to another.
The water a watch can withstand is measured in meters, sometimes written as much (meters of water). Regarding water resistance, 10 meters is roughly equivalent to a pressure of 1 bar. For reference, the necessary pressure for a central heating system in a typical home is 1-2 bar. For a Rolex watch with a water resistance of 100 meters, imagine it can withstand at least five times the pressure of your home heating system!
Rolex is arguably the pioneer of water-resistant watches. As you know, the Rolex Oyster case was the first water-resistant (as it was then called) case ever used in a watch. It was designed to be hermetically sealed and worked by placing the watch components in the middle of the case so that the closely connected case components protected them.
The bezel and case back are screwed tightly into the middle of the case, which has a hole in the middle into which the winding crown is screwed. Everything combined to create a watertight seal, and this original design has since been improved.
Now, innovations like Rolex’s Triplock winding crown offer even more protection against water. The Triplock system adds a sealing zone to the case, greatly increasing its water resistance.
No watch can be truly waterproof, but Rolex watches can withstand so much water that such nuances rarely occur.
The Rolex Cellini has a shallow water-resistance rating of 50 meters, which is still quite a bit of protection for the everyday wearer. It can withstand brief submersion in water, and it is unlikely to damage anything by wearing it while swimming. Nonetheless, it is unsuitable for diving or extended use in deep water.
Generally speaking, a Rolex watch can withstand something stronger than a low-pressure splash of water in the shower. However, it is important to remember that stainless steel is not rust-proof.
