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8 June 2015, 02:57 AM | #1 |
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How do people deal with this?
Last night's dinner with the wife was ruined by this tiny little hairline scratch!! Aarrrrgghhh to top it off my wife was laughing... she kept saying her Daytona had more and she didnt care...she obviously doesn't understand her husbands' love for perfection!
Anyways felt like I had to vent... Here is a pic of my daily 26470or with it's new battle scar... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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8 June 2015, 03:01 AM | #2 |
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I personally would not be bothered. You can always have the dealer buff it out.
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8 June 2015, 03:05 AM | #3 |
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I completely understand but always know it can be taken care off at its next service. Beautiful watch. Wear & enjoy !
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8 June 2015, 03:12 AM | #4 |
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its ruined ,,,, just put it in the original packaging , and ship it to me ,,,, ill wear it on your behalf...
as above , wear it and enjoy it , next service it will be back like new... enjoy. |
8 June 2015, 03:44 AM | #5 |
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@aprolex I know I just hate being away from my babies while at service
@dysondiver Thats exactly how I feel!! Ruined... 😔😔😔😂😂😂 I should have listen and gone for the ceramic to match the carbon, but couldnt resist the gold lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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8 June 2015, 04:00 AM | #6 |
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Haha, still looks great. For some reason, I'm more paranoid about scratches on my watches than even the cars. Love the gold, but need the ceramic bezel. 44RG for me only.
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8 June 2015, 04:09 AM | #7 |
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omg ,,, theres a pair of them ,,, best send them both
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8 June 2015, 04:48 AM | #8 |
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Yeah I hate when that happens. If anything let Clearwater sort it out for you...maybe when it goes in for 3rd year water test? Otherwise, just wait until it's due for service.
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8 June 2015, 05:09 AM | #9 |
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"It's just a watch" comes to mind...
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8 June 2015, 05:41 AM | #10 |
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I know how u feel as I hate scratches as well. Just understand that these things DO Scratch.
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8 June 2015, 05:45 AM | #11 |
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8 June 2015, 06:14 AM | #12 |
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Stay strong until service time
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8 June 2015, 06:29 AM | #13 |
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Match made in heaven:)
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8 June 2015, 07:20 AM | #14 |
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It's a watch, it will scratch.
Never fun but part of the program. Go enjoy it and don't let the wife wear it |
8 June 2015, 07:35 AM | #15 |
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Did you remember how it happened?
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8 June 2015, 08:22 AM | #16 |
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Ouch. I hate scratches especially where you can directly see it. Still a gorgeous niece though.
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8 June 2015, 08:25 AM | #17 |
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This.
Curious as well how it happened. I got a pretty bad one on my Hublot Classic Fusion a long time ago (when I owned one). I had her polished, and then sold. I just wanted a reason to get rid of it really. Honestly yours doesn't look bad. You may also start to enjoy it more without having to be too careful after the first little scratch. Nothing a service won't take care of. Just enjoy that beauty for now my friend! |
8 June 2015, 09:07 AM | #18 |
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That's actually bigger than I was expecting and on gold it does hurt a little more but you'll get over it, won't be the last sadly, it's character building.
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8 June 2015, 09:16 AM | #19 |
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Scratches happen. That's life for a watch. Initially surely it's painful especially on a new watch but over time you just stop noticing.
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8 June 2015, 09:19 AM | #20 |
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Thats fine. Just choose not to see it!
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8 June 2015, 09:31 AM | #21 |
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Things like this will eventually happen, it's just sooner or later no matter how careful you are! If it really bothers you so much, just sent it to APSC to polish it off.
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8 June 2015, 09:44 AM | #22 |
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Awesome watch!! Unfortunately these things happen. The first one is always the worst. Either way, looks like a light one and only you will notice.
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8 June 2015, 10:39 AM | #23 |
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Not really. Unless the dealer has a watchmaker with a special AP tool / set up to use just the right abrasive to refinish the bezel in one stroke.
If you try to touch up that spot...it will look difference from the rest of the bezel. That insert needs to be swiped by special sand paper in one direction - by someone with the right set up and know how. Another thing that makes APs more sensitive / why it hurts when they get nicked! |
8 June 2015, 10:56 AM | #24 |
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AP Clearwater is simply outstanding. If it bothers you enough, send it for a quick brushing of the bezel. Otherwise, wait for the next service and try to ignore it for now.
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8 June 2015, 02:42 PM | #25 |
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8 June 2015, 03:01 PM | #26 |
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@rebel1 thats what upsets me the most!! i dont remember, i have never dinged any of my steel AP's and that bezel on the offshores is super sensitive so I would know. it's not deep at all but it's no longer flawless
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8 June 2015, 03:03 PM | #27 |
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My ocd is going off.. And yes it is very painful to look at
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Like some Hublots, the PP Nautilus/Aquanaut, etc? |
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8 June 2015, 09:00 PM | #29 |
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9 June 2015, 12:20 AM | #30 |
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I would try to "deal" with it as long as I could and have it taken care of with the next service. I've got two screws on my AP Diver that have been chewed up by door jam dings / bezel scratches that bother my any time I wear it-- probably going to send it in early for it's service and bite the $1k bullet.
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