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Old 25 August 2005, 12:38 PM   #1
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My Ommie clasp today after 3 months...

Here's what my PO clasp looks like today after almost 3 months of use. I've been as careful as I could with this scratch magnet....and it hasn't been easy!!

PS: That's my handwriting in the background. LOL!!

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Old 25 August 2005, 12:44 PM   #2
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Looks good JJ. Now quit worrying about scratches. I took 5 yrs of scratches out of my Bond SMP clasp in about 5 minutes with a scotchbrite pad. Just wear it an enjoy it....fix it later.
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Old 25 August 2005, 12:46 PM   #3
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True, but a person of my fastidious nature would enjoy it better when it's scratch-free...all the time.
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Old 25 August 2005, 04:50 PM   #4
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Yes thats the beauty of brushed SS, the scotchbrite pads works wonders.
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Old 25 August 2005, 10:52 PM   #5
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Hmmm, JJ, it looks to me as though that bracelet is too far gone to be repaired properly. I recommend you dump that thing as soon as possible and get a nice black bezel GMT-II. The bracelet on that baby will not scratch no matter how much you wear it or beat it up.
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Old 26 August 2005, 03:50 AM   #6
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i cant believe you have worn it for 3 moths and so few scratches.. you must really baby these watches!
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Old 26 August 2005, 04:49 AM   #7
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i cant believe you have worn it for 3 moths and so few scratches.. you must really baby these watches!
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Yes, Mamas, to me a watch is a thing of beauty - not a tool. It's there primarily to tell the time, date and give its owner a feeling of euphoria and elation sporting something so exquisitely made. That's the way I feel about any good watch, car, stereo and just about anything that has a mind of its own!!

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Old 28 August 2005, 06:53 AM   #8
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Hey JJ,

Exactly as the boys have said above,wow,that is looking after it.

You could always put a strip of clear sticky tape on the clasp at the start of the working day and remove at the end.You wouldn't see the right type of tape.



BTW.But I suppose you could also wear one glove that covered your watch.
It works for Michael Jackson.
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Old 28 August 2005, 04:38 PM   #9
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Hey JJ,

Exactly as the boys have said above,wow,that is looking after it.

You could always put a strip of clear sticky tape on the clasp at the start of the working day and remove at the end.You wouldn't see the right type of tape.



BTW.But I suppose you could also wear one glove that covered your watch.
It works for Michael Jackson.
Hey Aaron,

Funnily enough, your comments have a tremendous amount of truth in them.

When the watch was very new, I would actually stick a small piece of cello tape over the clasp whenever my work involved some moving of cartons, etc. around the museum.

Now, of course, I don't do that any longer, but I do have to wear white gloves whenever I'm handling delicate artefacts so the gloves do protect my watch at all times.

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Old 29 August 2005, 05:35 AM   #10
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Looks great JJ, keep it that way.
I'm the same way with my watches I always baby them and can't stand scratches.
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Old 29 August 2005, 07:21 AM   #11
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Looks great JJ, keep it that way.
I'm the same way with my watches I always baby them and can't stand scratches.
Aaaah....a man after my own heart!!
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Old 30 August 2005, 03:01 PM   #12
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I do have to wear white gloves whenever I'm handling delicate artefacts so the gloves do protect my watch at all times.
Get over it, JJ - your watches may be your babies, but they don't count as delicate artefacts!
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