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Old 16 October 2018, 12:20 AM   #1
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Out of curiosity - ROO 15202 Bezel + polish myth or reality?

Hi -I wonder if anyone had the ROO 15202 bezel replaced.

I know it will get scratched etc with use - but I wonder if you need to replace the bezel - how bad is it cost wise?

Is it true that ROO can only be polished 3 times even by AP?

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Old 16 October 2018, 01:09 AM   #2
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The boutique did mention the 3x (I think) refinishing limit to me for my YG 15202. Each time it is done, metal is removed, so it can't be done very often.
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Old 16 October 2018, 01:58 AM   #3
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General recommendation is about 3 times from what I've been told; however, that also depends on how deep the scratch was. If it was deep I'm sure that in order to make it perfect again more material may be stripped off.
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Old 16 October 2018, 02:24 AM   #4
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I know that I will most likely be polishing at service and was curious about a potential bezel replacement in the future. For my 15407or, I was told $1621 for the bezel replacement. That needs to be accompanied by a complete service which starts at $930.
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Old 16 October 2018, 03:29 AM   #5
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Hi -I wonder if anyone had the ROO 15202 bezel replaced.

I know it will get scratched etc with use - but I wonder if you need to replace the bezel - how bad is it cost wise?

Is it true that ROO can only be polished 3 times even by AP?

Thanks!
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Old 16 October 2018, 06:04 AM   #6
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Yes - max 5 times is what I had heard to keep the edges sharp.
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Old 16 October 2018, 07:20 AM   #7
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3/4 should be fine.
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Old 16 October 2018, 03:22 PM   #8
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Old 16 October 2018, 06:51 PM   #9
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Yes - max 5 times is what I had heard to keep the edges sharp.
Don't forget that sharp egdes is a bit subjective, me for example wouldn't buy one that has been polished more than once. But Im weird, I rather have a scratched up RO/ROO than a shiny polished one.
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Old 17 October 2018, 12:41 AM   #10
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Don't forget that sharp egdes is a bit subjective, me for example wouldn't buy one that has been polished more than once. But Im weird, I rather have a scratched up RO/ROO than a shiny polished one.
agree 100%. I would only get a polish if I had a deep gouge and it needed to be laser welded and then lightly polished after. For light surface scratches its not worth polishing.
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