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2 October 2018, 03:39 AM | #1 |
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Ruined my new ROC
A cautionary tale. Don’t try to self polish anything on one of these. I was very very very dumb and a small blemish turned into a trip to Clearwater to refinish. I guess I was just used to my Rolex bracelets and gently buffing out a scuff here or there. Nope. Dumb dumb dumb dumb. Don’t be like me. Here’s a pic of my stupidity.
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2 October 2018, 03:45 AM | #2 | |
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2 October 2018, 04:28 AM | #3 |
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Did you take a cape cod to the bezel? How did this happen?
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2 October 2018, 05:04 AM | #4 |
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2 October 2018, 05:06 AM | #5 |
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bad.
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2 October 2018, 05:10 AM | #6 |
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Good of you to share! Best to leave these touch ups to the experts, your post reminds me to leave my scratches until the next tune up. Thanks.
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2 October 2018, 05:12 AM | #7 |
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Damn..... yeah, you cannot repair the brushed finish on the top of the bezel yourself. Tough lesson but APSC will have it back to you in no time!
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2 October 2018, 05:13 AM | #8 |
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2 October 2018, 05:21 AM | #9 |
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You're turning 40 this month, right? The good news is that with age comes wisdom. :-/
Thanks for sharing, though. Please show us the after pictures when you get it back, along with the bill. Hopefully, they'll be fair under the circumstances. |
2 October 2018, 05:26 AM | #10 |
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I believe it’ll be about $250 or less since it’s brand new. Polishing on my diver was 250 to polish the whole case.
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2 October 2018, 05:33 AM | #11 |
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LOL! Yup, a week ago. When does the wisdom kick in?
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2 October 2018, 05:35 AM | #12 |
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On the website it says $250 for the whole watch, $100 for a part. I'm hoping they just go with $100, but I'd pay the $250 no prob, just want her back to normal.
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2 October 2018, 07:03 AM | #14 |
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Don't worry Mike it happens, good news is it can be repaired. Similar thing happened to me few weeks ago, tried getting sticky gunk off the bridge of my brand new Fender Stratocaster guitar and some of the alcohol got on the amazing Aztec gold paintjob and left some permanent marks. I got very upset but luckily the local guitar store had a very competent tech who said he can fix it without polishing through the original (and very thin) nitrocellulose finish. Came back a week later and it looks good as new now, just like your watch will when it comes back form service.
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2 October 2018, 08:34 AM | #15 |
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Thanks for sharing.
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2 October 2018, 10:23 AM | #16 |
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Ouch... but APSC should be able to fix it. Worse come to worse, a bezel change is still possible.
You are not the only one. I once tried to act smart and "polish" off some faint scratch marks on my DD40 bezel and end up with a ding instead. LOL. But I got used to it after a while.
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Haha happens. Will be back good as new in no time.
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2 October 2018, 11:34 AM | #18 |
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2 October 2018, 12:04 PM | #19 |
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Man, that’s painful. Sounds like it s an inexpensive and quick fix, though
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4 October 2018, 04:41 AM | #20 |
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Early this year I tripped on the sidewalk, broke a finger and my AP chain suffered a large scratch, the watchmaker changed the damaged links , didnt try to polish the bracelet
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4 October 2018, 08:15 AM | #21 |
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Ouch... but it happens.
We all get a bit too OCD at times. If it doesn't come out with simple soap, water, and a clean microfibre cloth... just leave it or bring it to the experts. |
4 October 2018, 11:07 PM | #22 |
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Wrist clean products are garbage. Just saying.
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I think ANY sandpaper product would be unlikely to match the brushed surface of the Royal Oak, especially in the hands of a non-professional. Their microfiber cloths are fine. Their standard cleaning product is fine. Labeling them garbage is unfair, and irrelevant to this thread. |
5 October 2018, 03:28 AM | #25 |
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Ouch! Thanks for the heads up
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5 October 2018, 09:36 PM | #26 |
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When I was in my 20's I used coffee pot cleaner on my dive watch and the chemical had eaten the rubber seals. I don't think you can hold a candle to that stupidity.
Beautiful watch. JD
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Ouch...Interesting to hear if Clearwater suggests a bezel replacement.
The picture looks like a lot of metal was removed...Was it that bad in person? Love to see the before and after pics. Great Piece |
5 October 2018, 10:37 PM | #28 |
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Ruined my new ROC
Oh well. AP will have it back to normal easily. Lesson learned! No harm no foul though.
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Unfair? Trust me, I could tell you how I really feel about them and their owner.
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8 October 2018, 03:48 AM | #30 | |
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In this case, the OP screwed up, not because he used WristClean products, but because he tried to "brush polish" the ROC bezel himself. He acknowledges this. How you feel about WristClean, their CEO, and their products is irrelevant to this thread. |
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