MAJOR Ploprof Issue!!

[sfa437]

Do NOT get your Ploprof wet.

The crystals are of laminate construction- sapphire on top mineral on bottom. This has been confirmed by two dealers. The adhesive is apparently water based.

I thought this was important enough news to post here to make sure the word got out- don't want anyone's looking like mine...

The bezel just has fingerprints but the concentric circles of the crystal de-laminating have spread since these photos were taken.

 

[trksh-bzr]

PRICEDROP!!! title could also be; don't get your ploprof yet!! sorry to hear though!
the big current hype causes me to think that a lot of guys already have or ordered this watch....hope someone can source them a good saphire for replacement...a job for taka perhaps

 

[mapman57]

Jeeez if this was a Toyota I would be expecting the RECALL letter to drop on the may any moment......great share SFA

PS stick with that super UPO in that pool from now on

 

[sfa437]

It totally stinks as the rest of the watch is built like a missle sub!

Who would have thought- waterproof case but leaks into the crystal itself??

 

[trevor2079]

A diver's watch that you can't get wet. Gotta love this hobby. ;-)

 

[R2D4]

Thanks Sfa. I hope Taka can get up to speed on this quick. Good luck brother.

 

[Q5?]

Thanks for the report sfa!

 

[sfa437]

Thanks R2.

If Taka does decide to do a run of these could ya kick me a PM? I only get on here every so often.

 

[sfa437]

I'm looking onto seeing if the 21j crystal will fit. It's mineral but it's solid which will solve the issue of water based adhesives holding the effing thing together :lol:

 

[fakemaster]

A diver's watch that you can't get wet. Gotta love this hobby. ;-)

They're not diver's watches. They're replicas of diver's watches.

That's messed up sfa.

 

[sfa437]

They're not diver's watches. They're replicas of diver's watches.

That's messed up sfa.

Yeah it's a rep.... but a water based adhesive on any watch is nuts :lol:

Someone on RWG got his wet and didn't have the same issue but the fact that it exists should be enough to keep people from dunking theirs.

 

[fakemaster]

Yeah I agree. It's like making a boat out of cardboard.

 

[sfa437]

And the delamination continues....

 

[alvinado]

lol sfa, keep us posted...

 

[levelmanroger]

Sucks for you, but it's funny as hell!!! What corner WON'T those Chinese cut?!?!?

 

[sfa437]

Yeah I know- using Elmers as crystal adhesive :lol:

Wish I could figure out how to get the damn bezel off. Been driving me nuts all day!

 

[ricciola73s]

Thanks SFA437, your testimoniance are very important for the community.
I think that if the dealers not talk with Factory and resolve this big problem of PLoprof is not good affair buy one!
The ploprof are a diver watch, if i not go to dive with it, are failed watch!
Also on the web site of dealer are write on the ploprof feature that this watch are diver!
So i attend what do you think the ADMIN of community!
For me PLOPROF i attend that factory resolve this problems!

 

[amptor]

wow that is garbage. if i bought this watch first thing i'd be doing is getting it wet, although not diving....ugh..glad I didn't buy one.

 

[jiddy]

This is equal hilarious and sad...
Seriously fubar
Guess they were REALLY in a hurry to get the watch out.
Buying V1´s seems very much of a gamble, close to pull the trigger on one to give to my brother, but think I will wait quite some time more it seems...

Hope you get the crystal sorted out sfa!

 

[takashi]

Possible fix is to separate the glass, clear out the glue and epoxy them back using Gorila glue.