Clasp issue...NOT HAPPY

DrmMaster · Jan 23, 2014

I havent worn this for 30 days yet...I assumed this clasp was stainless steel. However the plating on this monkey metal crap is comming off. Because of the way it sits on my wrist.

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toastido · Jan 23, 2014

Maybe it's just me, but I don't see any plating coming off in your pictures...

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DrmMaster · Jan 23, 2014

See the corner..it looks like brass under whats comming off

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Dmac1984 · Jan 23, 2014

DrmMaster said:
I havent worn this for 30 days yet...I assumed this clasp was stainless steel. However the plating on this monkey metal crap is comming off. Because of the way it sits on my wrist.

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http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2546044

mhoepfin · Jan 24, 2014

Actually I like a somewhat worn looking petina, but haven't seen anything like brass, just a few scratches.

chuko303 · Jan 24, 2014

You must use yours a lot at work or something man I used mine for work till I got laid off couple weeks ago the gear is a tough watch I have no problem that you do I do see it tho must suck. Don't look bad unless your really anal about small stuff

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DrmMaster · Jan 25, 2014

Anal yes I guess. But its more of the principal I guess.

I wear it everyday yes. Which is only since Christmas day. I work in a office nothing labor intensive...I understand it will have scratches and so on. But this being non stainless means this will continue until the whole thing looks like crap. I mean this is the same sht you get in a 10.00 drugstore watch.

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undrwater · Jan 25, 2014

DrmMaster said:
Anal yes I guess. But its more of the principal I guess.

I wear it everyday yes. Which is only since Christmas day. I work in a office nothing labor intensive...I understand it will have scratches and so on. But this being non stainless means this will continue until the whole thing looks like crap. I mean this is the same sht you get in a 10.00 drugstore watch.

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I wonder if there were different clasps made with different materials. I have a few deep scratches on my clasp, and nothing showing through but more SS (maybe not true SS, but it's not plated). I'm around salt water a lot (scuba diver), and this been chrome plated brass (or some other metal?), I would have seen some oxidation.

chuko303 · Jan 25, 2014

Yea I have 0 sign of anything just scratches happen ed when working but nothing serious

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edwmsjr · Jan 25, 2014

Forgive me for asking what may seem like a silly question, but did you remove the protective plastic from the clasp when you unboxed it? I only ask because I remember not even being able to tell if there was a protective covering on mine until I really tried to peel it off. I was just thinking that if you missed that, maybe it's just the plastic peeling off. Just a thought.

hurdlejade · Jan 25, 2014

edwmsjr said:
Forgive me for asking what may seem like a silly question, but did you remove the protective plastic from the clasp when you unboxed it? I only ask because I remember not even being able to tell if there was a protective covering on mine until I really tried to peel it off. I was just thinking that if you missed that, maybe it's just the plastic peeling off. Just a thought.

same here. i thought i took all the plastic out, turns out i was still wearing some pieces of it for over a month..

DrmMaster · Jan 26, 2014

Definatly not plastic...and it is progressing heres a few shots...note3 camera shots btw..awsome quality.

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chuko303 · Jan 27, 2014

Wow dude that's mess there should be some sort of spray for stuff like that I'm sure it will work.

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ronfurro · Feb 9, 2014

That clearly looks like corrosive reaction. Either your presperation or something that you regularly apply to your hands, like soaps, lotions or perfumes can amplify the natural corrosive nature of human sweat. I have seen pictures (Google it) where stainless steel diving watches had the whole back of the case eaten away by some peoples, natural, reactivity to metals, particularly when dissimilar metals are in contact with each other.

undrwater · Feb 12, 2014

ronfurro said:
That clearly looks like corrosive reaction....
...particularly when dissimilar metals are in contact with each other.

This is huge. Salt water and dissimilar metals can set up some crazy reactions. Do you wear a bracelet, cufflinks, home arrest bracelet?

Chemicals too. Good luck.

Harleyfltri · Feb 18, 2014

I know exactly how you feel. My gold Seiko started losing all of it's plating on the band and to replace it was $75.00. I have the rose gold gear and I'm waiting to see how long the plating lasts on it. The gear always has the correct time and date so I feel like I'm already ahead. Getting it for half price at Best Buy didn't hurt either.

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