Please help!!

[titleist217]

Hey everyone! I got this scratch on my watch. No idea how it even got there. It’s not deep and you can’t feel it when you run your hand over, it seems like just the brushed part got scratched off. Is this fixable ?!?!

[SimpleMan91]

Lol my aquanauts have the same. Sadly only polish can fix it


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[titleist217]

That reassuring tho. I don’t want to overreact cause it seems like something Patek can solve in no time. Any idea on cost ?

[SimpleMan91]

Originally Posted by titleist217

That reassuring tho. I don’t want to overreact cause it seems like something Patek can solve in no time. Any idea on cost ?

To be honest I’m not sure but I def wouldn’t touch it. It looks brand new... I can tell you the aquanaut will look smaller. My first Patek was a preowned 67 10 years ago.. I would enjoy it, it will happen. Patek brushed steel get hairlines from air.
look at the difference in size.



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[titleist217]

Wow! Was that from just 1 polish by Patel?!


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[Fat_ninja]

I’ve polished my own nautilus... let’s just say it didn’t go well. It cost $150 at patek to polish. They need to take out the glass and movement to polish it properly.

[SimpleMan91]

Originally Posted by titleist217

Wow! Was that from just 1 polish by Patel?!


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No clue bought it preowned from Tourneau longggg time ago lol. Point is don’t polish!! Thank god I finally got the call 6 months ago and got a fresh one.




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[SimpleMan91]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

I’ve polished my own nautilus... let’s just say it didn’t go well

Show us! Lol


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[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by SimpleMan91

Show us! Lol


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The picture above.... is polished.


How’s disney

[SimpleMan91]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

The picture above.... is polished.





How’s disney

Your post didn’t load before lol. Looks pretty in gold.. We came back today. Daddy is now off duty



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[titleist217]

I feel 100x better knowing it is possible to be buffed out but easier said than done. It’s going to bother me for a while.


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[RussW]

Originally Posted by titleist217

Wow! Was that from just 1 polish by Patel?!


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A polish by Patel will do that

[bob101]

You can definitely tell the ones that were polished a few time’s as the outer shiny edge is bigger and less brushed metal bezel. I guess if it really bothered you after a few times could get a new case but no doubt pricey. Best just not to polish at all and just enjoy it.

[KBM]

Originally Posted by SimpleMan91

look at the difference in size.



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Wow!

[Fat_ninja]

AD says you can polish a watch like 3x to keep the lines sharp

[Pongster]

For some reason, i think nautilus and aquanaut bezels easily scratch if used regularly.

Just wear them as is. It’s a fact of watch wearing life.

[rayshipley]

I like the blemishes. Keep them coming and enjoy the watch.

[Fat_ninja]

Fix it or scratch it more. The in between stage is weird

[benlee]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

I’ve polished my own nautilus... let’s just say it didn’t go well. It cost $150 at patek to polish. They need to take out the glass and movement to polish it properly.

Won't this void the warranty? Or there is already no more warranty?

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by benlee

Won't this void the warranty? Or there is already no more warranty?

I sold it to the new owner who sent it in to fix... I bought a second one :)

I didn’t open the case back or take out the movement to be clear. I polished it from the outside

[SimpleMan91]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

I sold it to the new owner who sent it in to fix... I bought a second one :)

I didn’t open the case back or take out the movement to be clear. I polished it from the outside

Ooo I’m tellin’!



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[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by SimpleMan91

Ooo I’m tellin’!



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Lol...I’m a chinese customer they can still reach right now...I’m not quarantined....

If they don’t want my money it’s fine I go spend it on some RM’s and AP and Seiko’s. I’m going to buy 100’s of Seiko.


But tbh I couldn’t deal with the scratches...and I sold it at MSRP

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by SimpleMan91

Ooo I’m tellin’!



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U know what they do to snitches? Lol

[SimpleMan91]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

Lol...I’m a chinese customer they can still reach right now...I’m not quarantined....



If they don’t want my money it’s fine I go spend it on some RM’s and AP and Seiko’s. I’m going to buy 100’s of Seiko.





But tbh I couldn’t deal with the scratches...and I sold it at MSRP

Even if you sold it for 100,000,000,000 profit. Remember it’s YOUR watch . But yes you have a big point with Pateks.. they look so ugly when they get scratched up. NOTHING like Rolex lol


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[jtli202]

Can you send it to Patek and ask them for the a new bezel?

[zahain]

Originally Posted by jtli202

Can you send it to Patek and ask them for the a new bezel?

You can but why would you? Its scratched, not dented. A polish will take it out at service time. The watch must of rubbed by some sort of object to create the darker scratch (ive only gotten the hairlines for now luckily)

[jeorge]

Originally Posted by jtli202

Can you send it to Patek and ask them for the a new bezel?

No the bezel is one piece the middle case. Aqua is a two part case middle and screw on back. This was discussed awhile ago and a member received conformation from Patek that the bezel is "interrogated to the middle case' !