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Old 15 February 2020, 03:19 AM   #1
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Daytona Gold Bezel

As I've mentioned in other threads, my Daytona is at the RSC. It's a two tone and I was wondering if anyone knows what they do to the tachymeter for the gold models. I'm assuming they polish any scratches out but I was wondering if they re-engrave/fill in the letters and numbers on the tachymeter as hard polishing can sometimes lead to engraving being buffed out, or whether they use a soft polishing technique for bezels.
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Old 15 February 2020, 03:27 AM   #2
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They do polish it, but I do not believe they do anything to the tach print. A couple polishes tends not to impact the text. After quite a few you observe the lettering get more faint. I believe RSC charges ~$1300 for a new PM bezel with trade in of the old. Once it gets bad (or before it does) you can just do that
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Old 15 February 2020, 03:31 AM   #3
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This is an interesting post. Not sure what they do. So many bezels on older Daytonas look over polished and the numbers look dulled. I just had mine serviced and asked for it not to be polished. Always a concern of mine with that watch.
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Old 15 February 2020, 03:45 AM   #4
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Here’s a thread by Bas, a Rolex watchmaker.

Servicing a white gold Daytona
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/top...ink_source=app
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Old 15 February 2020, 05:13 AM   #5
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This is an interesting post. Not sure what they do. So many bezels on older Daytonas look over polished and the numbers look dulled. I just had mine serviced and asked for it not to be polished. Always a concern of mine with that watch.
I agree with you there put me off ever even buying one untill the ceramic. Went with the 116515LN.
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