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22 June 2018, 01:54 AM | #1 |
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Hi guys. Just curious how often you guys get your stainless models polished. I bought my SD43 to wear everyday. No matter how careful you are it picks up scratches. I know gold and other PM are a lot softer and shouldn’t be polished often. Is once a year for a stainless model too much?
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22 June 2018, 01:55 AM | #2 |
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never (maybe at service)
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For me never, unless it was so beat up that I couldn’t stand to look at it
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22 June 2018, 02:01 AM | #5 |
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I wouldn't worry about the scratches so much. The first few are always the hardest as they just "stick out" to you and also the watch is still new so they bother you more. Once it settles in and you pick up more scratches they actually become quite nice and the watch is now "yours" and has its own "fingerprints" that make it unique to you and your life. These are watches. meant to be used. They aren't paintings being hung on a wall to forever be admired but untouched. these are "moving art" let it age my buddy let it age!
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With the dive watches you have no need to worry much about upkeep. The brushed surfaces pick up small scratches, but the longer you wear, the more those scratches fade by "re-brushing" themselves from abrasion. Gashes are different though, but I wouldn't consider them normal wear and tear. |
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What about capecod? Is that considered polishing?
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22 June 2018, 02:15 AM | #10 |
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Every service, so about 5 to 6 years. But I will only ever allow Rolex to do the polishing.
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Yes, way too much.
When your watch stops working correctly it may be time for a service. That's the only time you should have it polished imo. No amateurs, only via the official RSC.
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22 June 2018, 02:30 AM | #13 |
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Got it! Thanks guys! Yeah the first few scratches hurt, lol
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Just as general information:
I have seen some watches polished by some RSCs that were really quite bad. For a vintage piece in particular, I would only allow polishing by a specialist- ABC watchworks comes to mind, and I believe LA watch works (a spin-off I believe) also do the work with the necessary care and attention needed. Just throwing that out there as there were a few "RSC only" comments. And I'm sure this does not apply to all centers either, so PLEASE research before you send a watch to be polished- by anyone! |
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I think it also depends on the reference.
You could probably polish a 116610 Sub ten times and the lugs would still be fat.
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22 June 2018, 04:13 AM | #17 |
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Som will say never. But for me, a slight polish is good as part of maintenance, when the watch goes to RSC or your favorite maintenance shop, every 5-7 years or so.
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22 June 2018, 04:51 AM | #19 |
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Rolex's stainless steel alloy is severely hard. What passes for a scratch to me, look extremely fine, and truly hard for me to see. What I call a gash are too deep to buff out so there's nothing I can do about them, so no polishing for me. When I do wipe off the schmutz, I use a soft cotton cloth. Just like the sapphire crystal, the case is hard material.
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The OCD scratch-retentive crowd on this forum would have you believe that if you look at a Rolex bracelet too intently, it will round-off the edges and the watch is ruined.
I say, it's your watch, polish it as much as you want. Preferably do it yourself with a capecod and just be reasonable about it, don't sit there for 30 minutes with your body weight pressing down. And of course, tape off the brushed portions - you don't want to polish those. Or the crystal. I've found great results by just using a good cleaner, like Varaet and/or a subsonic bath (bracelet only). It doesn't get rid of scratches, but the watch looks so much better that you don't notice them so much.
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22 June 2018, 06:01 AM | #21 |
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Polishing a watch is only allowed during a complete service. I follow the Rolex way (or I'll lose my job)
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22 June 2018, 06:04 AM | #22 |
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Depends on the scratch I got the first scratch on my new OP34 while putting on my parachute, I like that memory/scratch.
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If you polish your watch enough, it will vanish into thin air. Then, you won't have a watch anymore! Before it vanishes, it will turn "bubbly" and lose its lines.
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22 June 2018, 12:51 PM | #25 |
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I can see going very lightly on PCLs once in a great while but I'd be afraid to polish my stainless, I definitely wouldn't want it to get shiney.
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never for me but wifes pasha yes
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Not for me
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