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20 November 2018, 07:20 AM | #1 |
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Recommend soft polishing cloth for 2 tones?
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Bought my first Rolex , GMT Master II 2 tone YG. Was wondering if anyone could recommend a good soft cloth to wipe away fingerprints and drying the bracelet after washing etc, not necessarily for polishing. The yellow gold links are high polish and susceptible to hairline scratches, was wondering if anyone can recommend a good non-abrasive cloth type or brand? Thanks! |
20 November 2018, 07:27 AM | #2 |
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I'd recommend a high-quality fuzzy microfiber cloth and accepting the fact that it will get micro scratches no matter what. Trying to baby it will drive you nuts. Let it age naturally and get it polished at service time.
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20 November 2018, 09:35 AM | #3 |
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About every 2 weeks I take the watch in the shower and use a microfiber cloth with body wash and get the watch all soaped up. When I get out of the shower I again use a fresh microfiber cloth to dry the watch off over the bed. After years your watch will look brand new doing this. The fine micro crazing scratches you cant eliminate but can keep them to a minimum using the softest cloth possible. Then at your service intervals you can have them lightly clean the watch up to look new again.
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21 November 2018, 12:29 AM | #4 |
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Soap scum on watches destroys bracelets. I see it every day. They’re clean in the outside. Take the bracelet off and look between the end piece and the case? Scummy. And that’s only the most obvious place for you to look.
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21 November 2018, 01:10 AM | #5 |
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Exactly. See it all the time. When someone says they shower in their watch in a bragging manner, I'm like, "ummmm....ok...."
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21 November 2018, 03:30 AM | #6 |
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Ok, thanks for the heads up. How would you recommend keeping your watches clean?
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21 November 2018, 03:53 AM | #7 |
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Take your watch to your local AD and have them steam clean the bracelet periodically. If your GMT is a 6-digit reference and you don't sweat much while wearing it, two or three times a year should be sufficient.
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21 November 2018, 04:55 AM | #9 |
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Only way to clean a bracelet is by ultra sonic, soap and steam only cleans the outside. Bracelets wear from the inside and that's why you want the ultra sonic. For a 100 bucks or less you can buy those.
At an RSC they also use ultra sonic for a thorough clean up
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This. Ultrasonic. Nice and hot. The crap literally melts out of it. Even the cheap $40-$50 ones on eBay are more than adequate for a consumer. I have one for my shop and it's solid. And gets very hot too.
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Thanks! Noobie question, but just the bracelet right? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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21 November 2018, 07:38 AM | #13 |
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Yes, just the bracelet. But, you'll also need a proper tool to remove your bracelet without scratching, otherwise you'll be concerned with that as well.
If you need to ultrasonic your bracelet that often, you're getting your watch dirtier than most. Once a year should be sufficient under normal circumstances. Canada isn't the jungle. |
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Can you not just use the ultrasonic cleaner on the whole watch? Or will that ruin the movement?
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If you want your lubricant to migrate to places it shouldn't be then use the ultrasonic for the watch head as well.
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I have an ultrasonic as well as a jewelry steam cleaner, both work well and I got both on Amazon for less that 150.00 for the pair. I also use them all the time on my wife’s jewelry, makes her diamond rings look like new.
The ultrasonic on the watch bracelet only as per Bas’s instruction above. Also in the steamer I use only distilled water. Final wipe down is with a VERAET drying cloth, softest I’ve ever found.
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Nothing at all. A drop of Dawn will also help melt the body oils out of hidden crevices too.
No need to have a room full of equipment and tools just to clean your watch periodically...……… unless you are into that sort of thing. The point though, an ultrasonic cleaning does a thorough job and you would hope that yours is done at Service. Showering, and the soaps and technique associated with only that, frequently leaves soap scum and body oils in the joints.
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Nothing "wrong" with it. It's just that there is dirt/grime/oils/etc down in crevices that a brush and running water will not reach. You can literally watch stuff melt away when you put it in a hot ultrasonic machine.
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