Cape Cod Cloth - Polishing 16618 Gold

[Nohitsub]

what do you use to polish/clean the brushed links?

[TswaneNguni]

Originally Posted by Karlig

Being OCD the fine scratches on the polished portion of the gold bracelet links bothers me. I have experience polishing but would never use a buffer or a Dremel . I carefully mask off the brushed portion of the bracelet and gently polish with the Cape Cod Cloth. The results are great, all scratches gone. I don't do anything with the brushed areas of the bracelet. This process takes around 10 minutes max. I would like to do this every few months but I'm concerned about wearing down the gold. What do you guys think?

Now and then.Dont over polish.Just the major scratches.

[mk2jag]

don't scratch it and it won't have to be polished.....

[Bigblu10]

Originally Posted by mk2jag

don't scratch it and it won't have to be polished.....

If you wear it, the watch will accrue scratches especially gold.

[OliverTwist]

When I polished the gold of my TT Yachtmsster, I couldnt help but get some of the polish on the brushed SS. It didnt look right until I sent it in for service to RSC snd they refinished it properly. Because of the contours of the links, it was impossible to protect the brushed areas completely with tape. Devildogs looks great in the pictures, I must admit.

[mk2jag]

Originally Posted by Bigblu10

If you wear it, the watch will accrue scratches especially gold.

I owned a full gold for years so I'm aware of that. If you are careful you can avoid much of the scratches and avoid damaging the soft gold material

[jnkay]

Originally Posted by Mystro

Meh, this no polishing movement is way over blown. I have used a Cape Cod cloth on the 18k PCL for 17 years on my Bluesy. A light touch is all that is required.

How's this for a long time empirical data for using a cape cod cloth. There isn't any gold worn away even noticeable from a macro pic view. The edges on the bracelet are sharp and pristine. Even Rikki that received the watch for a routine service at the 15 year mark said the watch was in outstanding condition. I don't know if this "no polishing" movement is fueled by just being unsure of what to do or you flip watches fast enough it doesn't matter? Polishing with a cape cod cloth a few times a year is routine ownership and not refurbing the watch.

AGREE 100%. Like you, my watches always look newish because I do light hand polishes to keep the pcls and other polished surfaces shining, while rebrushing the brushed parts. I’ve been doing this for 15 years without any machine polish, even during service. I can say with 100% certainty that the sum total of all my hand polishing over 15 years on any of my Rolexes has removed less metal than a single RSC polish. How do I know this? Simple, because the deeper scratches (still not that deep) that I picked up in my first year of ownership—before I figured out how not to slam my wrist into everything—are still there. Diminished, yes, definitely. But a single Rolex service would have removed metal to the depth of the scratches, eliminating them.

[Frank McKay]

I’ll never understand the “builds character, memories, etc” and almost feeling happy about having scratches on your $10-30,000 watch. I think that’s completely ridiculous and just a way of making you feel okay with having a banged up watch. I wear my watches often and they’re in pristine condition. If I plan to do any work I throw on my G shock. Just my .2 cents

[DLRIDES]

Originally Posted by Frank McKay

I’ll never understand the “builds character, memories, etc” and almost feeling happy about having scratches on your $10-30,000 watch. I think that’s completely ridiculous and just a way of making you feel okay with having a banged up watch. I wear my watches often and they’re in pristine condition. If I plan to do any work I throw on my G shock. Just my .2 cents

Agreed on all points.

Total absurdity thinking the occasional touch up with a Cape Cod will ruin a watch too ............

[inadeje]

I do the same thing with my watch bracelets maybe once every year or two. I just mask the brushed part and cape cod center links then, mask center and use a supermarket scouring pad (non scratch type) to do the brushed area using in this case soap and water to reduce friction. Bracelet looks new. Not sure how much metal is removed but, I’m guessing minimal. Haven’t had deep scratches though, just the usual hairline swirls.