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27 October 2020, 04:46 AM | #1 |
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Can this Pelagos be rescued?
Hi, one of my buyers decided to get his Pelagos polished to new now it looks like stainless steel, is there any way to restore back to the matte finish? How much would Tudor charge to perform this refinishing?
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27 October 2020, 05:22 AM | #2 |
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27 October 2020, 05:23 AM | #3 |
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Just needs to be brushed out. Very easy with a green and then maroon scotch write pad.
The titanium oxidizes quickly so it will pick up the patina quickly. Nice watch btw...watch the lume in the bezel...its known to fall out |
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Restoring a brushed finish is easy
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Wear it. It will brush back on its on
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According to Bas RSCs don't touch the titanium cases.
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How did this polishing idea occur in the first place?
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Ahhh, I thought maybe he wanted it to look like stainless but then regretted the idea. WIS.....
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That’s a poor polish job, getting the right finish won’t be hard for someone who knows what they are doing.
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after first round with green scotch-brite...
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i think it's now somewhat respectable:
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roach7 - I have a Pelagos and I think you have got that looking pretty decent now.
Titanium behaves very differently to other common watch materials. Some say it’s very scratch resistant. It’s not, it’s quite soft, but I’ve seen the odd Breitling Aerospace that’s had really hard use and not shown it. What seems to happen is that scratches initially show up bright, but over time the metal oxidises and they become almost invisible. I scratched the bracelet on my Pelagos, and initially polished it out with an ink eraser. That made it about 80% better, but over a couple of months it became invisible. Having done what you have, I’d just leave it now. I suspect it will look near perfect over time! |
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jeweler ... or butcher ?
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When dealing with linear brushing, I have found the easiest way to maintain a straight "BRUSH" is to hold the bracelet or watch in your hand, put the brushing material on the work surface and secure it in place (Tape, clamp, whatever).
Then in ONE MOVEMENT brush the item by pulling it straight towards yourself. One, LONG, STRAIGHT as possible, movement. Take the bracelet off the clasp and do each side independently. Also do the Clasp Independently. I rebrushed this old 70's seiko bracelet this way.
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Geez! Put some trigger warnings next time - that polished bracelet gave me a painful spasm!!
Your refinishing job has made it look better, no question about it. However, to restore the original matte finish on the bracelet, I strongly suggest using a finer grade of Scotchbrite and pay very close attention in getting a very smooth unidirectional brushing motion with even pressure - echoing what SN13 said above. Now it seems that the grain is a bit swirly and rough. Please see below the bracelet of my Pelagos that I refinished over a year ago using grey Scotchbrite (ultrafine). It has already picked some scuffs over time, but I think the ultrafine worked well on it.
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