pannie owners: crystal scratch

[bogey]

hey guys. i got a scratch on the crystal of my less than a month old pam48... ouch... i hit the doorknob and i thought that it was nothing since the crystal is sapphire. wrong... there's now a scratch that i can't feel but can see.... bummer.. it's really annoying... how do i get it off? how did it scratch in the 1st place since the crystal is sapphire... thanks... just for curiosity sake how much would a replacement crystal cost? I figure the scratch must be in the anti-reflective coating (????) but i could be wrong...

[cbrenthus]

Hope this helps:

http://forums.timezone.com/index.php...=1932539&rid=0

[bogey]

thanks for the link. excuse the ignorance but would you know what the "diamond paste" is really used for ( so i can figure out where to buy some)? thanks again.

[ohlins]

if u cant feel it, it's very likely that u scratched the AR coating.......you may have to change the crystal

[djemmtee]

ouch, door knobs are my worst enemy! i would never know how to use that diamond paste so i would send it into panerai to fix.

[bogey]

Originally Posted by ohlins

if u cant feel it, it's very likely that u scratched the AR coating.......you may have to change the crystal

oo please no... that would turn out to be quite expensive

[bogey]

Originally Posted by djemmtee

ouch, door knobs are my worst enemy! i would never know how to use that diamond paste so i would send it into panerai to fix.

same here... hate doorknobs... but this is the first time i got a scratch on the crystal... did scratch up the bezel of my sub though, at least the replacement bezel was relatively cheap

[amanda]

Originally Posted by djemmtee

ouch, door knobs are my worst enemy! i would never know how to use that diamond paste so i would send it into panerai to fix.

Yeh a guy I work with broke several bones in his hand when he bashed his hand into one

[cbrenthus]

Originally Posted by bogey

thanks for the link. excuse the ignorance but would you know what the "diamond paste" is really used for ( so i can figure out where to buy some)? thanks again.

I guess its used for polishing stuff I only found that link a little while ago when I thought my crystal was pitted.

I found this on ebay, though:

http://cgi.ebay.com/DUTCH-Diamond-Po...QQcmdZViewItem

[amanda]

Hey bogey - how big is the scratch? Do you think you could live with it, maybe once you've gotten over the grief of hitting the watch... the scratch wont matter as much?

Just a thought. Although I know from my scuffs on mine, they still bug me lots.....

Originally Posted by bogey

thanks for the link. excuse the ignorance but would you know what the "diamond paste" is really used for ( so i can figure out where to buy some)? thanks again.

Used in metallurgical applications as well as for other things. Here is a supplier:

http://www.tedpella.com/polish.htm

You can also get diamantine powder at places like Otto Frei.

[bogey]

Originally Posted by amanda

Hey bogey - how big is the scratch? Do you think you could live with it, maybe once you've gotten over the grief of hitting the watch... the scratch wont matter as much?

Just a thought. Although I know from my scuffs on mine, they still bug me lots.....

it's really not that big... it just bugs me to know it's there...GRRRRRRR

[bogey]

Originally Posted by Avalon

Used in metallurgical applications as well as for other things. Here is a supplier:

http://www.tedpella.com/polish.htm

You can also get diamantine powder at places like Otto Frei.

thanks for the link.. although, does it matter if the compound is colored? coz the link sells colored compounds....