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Problem with Rolex 116660 Crystal

Hesekiel

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Hi Ya'll!
Just a few weeks ago I got a Rolex 116660 Deepsea with the thick crystal. I like it so much that I wore it almost daily. Photo 1 shows a wristshot from yesterday afternoon.

Then, later yesterday night, I went grocery shopping and looking at my watch it looked a bit blurred. Back home I cleaned it with window cleaner and the softest rag known to mankind and went to bed.
This morning the crystal still looked blurred, like I'm losing my eyesight, so I this afternoon I took another wristshot plus two closeups showing the crystal from side angles.

It looks like I wiped the crystal with an oily rag, but I have not. Neither did I expose the watch to humidity. I have no clue what I'm dealing with and how to proceed. Should I try polishing it with Polywatch or wouldn't that work on a crystal? Any ideas what's happening here?

Thanks!

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The above photo shows the wristshot from yesterday afternoon, when the watch seemed to be okay.

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The above is a wristshot from this afternoon, so one day later. You can see that it's getting blurried.

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More angle

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Extreme angle.

HELP ME!
 
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ChronoKitsune

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You could try polishing the crystal? There are a few articles online that teach you how to polish watch crystals at home...

If the glass is permanently damaged you could try source the parts from the Sales section on the forum, you could try ask for the part form the TD's, or you could see if a trusted RWI watch repair guy can do it for you or source the part...

Best of luck
 

p0pperini

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You could try polishing the crystal? There are a few articles online that teach you how to polish watch crystals at home...
Sure, if they're plexiglass (plastic). You can't polish a sapphire crystal.

It looks like condensation to me. I'd try loosening the caseback and leaving the watch in a sealed box for several hours with either those little silicon dehumidifier bags, or (uncooked) rice.

EDIT: Good advice from fredflinstone below regarding pulling out the crown, which I forgot to add here.
 
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