Induction Cooking tops.

[Rori]

A question to the experts. I recently naught an induction too “used magnet to heat metallic cookware base”
I wondering if may watches will get magnetized when I’m using it!


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[HHIslander]

Originally Posted by Rori

A question to the experts. I recently naught an induction too “used magnet to heat metallic cookware base”
I wondering if may watches will get magnetized when I’m using it!


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I’ve been using induction with a watch on for many years and never had a problem. I researched this before we bought ours and came to to the conclusion that magnetism is a possibility, but a very remote one. I couldn’t find one example of it happening in the real world.

Enjoy induction, it’s the best.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Rori

A question to the experts. I recently naught an induction too “used magnet to heat metallic cookware base”
I wondering if may watches will get magnetized when I’m using it!


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Would doubt if you would have any problem but simple answer take your watch off if you use it .

[Flintstone]

You’re fine. Just don’t drop it in your chili.

[sj24k]

I’m not an expert on magnetism, but have been wearing fine watches and cooking on induction for years and have never once even considered this, let alone noticed any issues.


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[Rori]

Originally Posted by HHIslander

I’ve been using induction with a watch on for many years and never had a problem. I researched this before we bought ours and came to to the conclusion that magnetism is a possibility, but a very remote one. I couldn’t find one example of it happening in the real world.

Enjoy induction, it’s the best.

It’s really the best. How could I have missed this technology is beyond me. Love it especially now that my house is running on pure solar system.


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[Rori]

Originally Posted by padi56

Would doubt if you would have any problem but simple answer take your watch off if you use it .

Or wait until the watch goes nuts :-)


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[Rori]

Originally Posted by sj24k

I’m not an expert on magnetism, but have been wearing fine watches and cooking on induction for years and have never once even considered this, let alone noticed any issues.


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Thanks


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[Rori]

Originally Posted by Flintstone

You’re fine. Just don’t drop it in your chili.

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[drrd]

Aren’t these things very high frequency? I would imagine they’re probably a much better demagnetiser than a magnetiser. They don’t magnetise pans for example.

I’d also imagine the heat they can generate would rapidly destroy a steel watch if you could get one to activate with the watch in contract with it. But they probably have safety features to activate only when a suitable plan is in place.

[PhilippeD]

Originally Posted by drrd

Aren’t these things very high frequency? I would imagine they’re probably a much better demagnetiser than a magnetiser. They don’t magnetise pans for example.

I’d also imagine the heat they can generate would rapidly destroy a steel watch if you could get one to activate with the watch in contract with it. But they probably have safety features to activate only when a suitable plan is in place.

Wow you really have thought this through. This actually makes a lot of sense.

[TunaTuna]

Depends how close you actually plan on getting your watch to the cook top. Don't put the watch on the cook top, hot ot cold, that will definitely magnetize the watch

[Dirt]

I had the same concerns as yourself upon getting our first induction cooktop.
I cook whilst wearing my watches(Rolex with 31xx movement) all the time with induction cooktops(we have multiple properties) without the slightest issues with timekeeping of our watches.
Even when the cooktops are cranked up to transwarp drive(that's what I call the "P" setting) and the pots are literally humming on the cooktops for a boost of power on the largest(highest power) hob.
My wife wears her Rolex(22xx movement) whilst cooking as well without any issue

I also occassionally wear other watches with mechanical movements without issue(GS 9S64 movement and early Omega Co-axial which is based on an ETA 2892)

The back story in full.
My concerns were originally piqued when reading the operating instructions. The first one we bought was a very high end European brand and in typical European fashion they cover their asses for everything.
The thing that jumped out at me from the Owners manual was a warning about using the cooktops with a Heart Pacemaker and as we don't have pacemakers in our household i wasn't initially concerned but then I thought about our watches.
I made some enquiries through my wife who works in the upper echelons of health in our state in order to fully assess the risks for a watch owner, but on the basis of a potential health risk for people with Pacemakers as our intention was to put induction cooktops in rental properties from a safety point of view due to the residual heat factor.
My wife asked the cardiac bofins around the top hospitals and they all said they've never ever heard of any issues with Pacemakers and induction cooktops.
After that we went ahead as planned with the introduction of induction cooktops utilising 2 different brands and no issues as we occassionally live out of a bag temporarily in the properties whilst doing renovations.
For reference, only the original European brand has a warning printed in the manual. I guess we paid a premium for the lawyer's contribution on that one

For reference, I think the issue has come up on the forum in the very distant past with no issues ever being reported.
Statistically speaking, one is much more likely to have a problem with their 32xx movement that's not related to induction cooktops than anything else including Pacemakers and magnetism

[Dirt]

Originally Posted by PhilippeD

Wow you really have thought this through. This actually makes a lot of sense.

Yes, especially when taken at face value
It gets complicated when there is a garbage warning in the Owners manual that tips one off about potential health issues

All food for thought though(no pun intended)

[fskywalker]

No issues here neither!!!


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[Andad]

I have just placed a Rolex SS bracelet on my induction cooktop and wound it up.

Nothing happened at all except for the alarm that told me there was no utensil present.

Not enough Fe present in the SS to activate the power.

[JasoninDenver]

You will love the induction cooktop. It is awesome and my watch has seen no adverse effects. Sometimes I wake up naked in the back yard with an omelette pan in hand, but the watch has been fine.

[drrd]

Originally Posted by drrd

...But they probably have safety features to activate only when a suitable plan is in place.

That sounded a bit menacing; pan, of course ;)

[Zyfon]

I know a lot of chefs who wear nice watches all the time. None of them have had any issues.

[Jpccarguy]

Originally Posted by padi56

Would doubt if you would have any problem but simple answer take your watch off if you use it .

As always, Peter illustrates Occam's Razor in action.

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by Rori

… Love it especially now that my house is running on pure solar system.

We’ve done the same here

[Rori]

Originally Posted by brandrea

We’ve done the same here

Time to get a hybrid or ev car :-)


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