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3rdstringholder
·Tried one of those Bergeron pens on a brushed metal Seiko keeper for a rubber strap. Just didn't look the same once I was done....And I was VERY careful.
Am I about to do something I’ll regret?
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THFan346
·I was toying with getting one of these when I got my first scratched link on my SMP. I decided against it in the end as the width of the tip is no narrow I would expect you could never get it quite uniform from all angles.
I then noticed some shiny spots on my Aquaracer bracelet from the clasp. Only visible when expanding using the sliding clasp. As I have a brushed titanium bicycle frame, I remembered I had some 3M Scotchbrite Grey fine pads in the garage. Gave that a go, using light strokes over the whole of the link on each pass. Worked perfectly!
You could use a small piece of Scotchbrite and follow the full side of the case to get the same consistent finish.
Or you could just live with it like I ended up doing in my 300M. Don’t even see it now. 😀
I then noticed some shiny spots on my Aquaracer bracelet from the clasp. Only visible when expanding using the sliding clasp. As I have a brushed titanium bicycle frame, I remembered I had some 3M Scotchbrite Grey fine pads in the garage. Gave that a go, using light strokes over the whole of the link on each pass. Worked perfectly!
You could use a small piece of Scotchbrite and follow the full side of the case to get the same consistent finish.
Or you could just live with it like I ended up doing in my 300M. Don’t even see it now. 😀
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerThat finish is way harder to replicate properly than people realize. A scratch brush is just going to leave scratches that are in different directions on the area of the case you use it on - it will likely bother you more than the scratch does now...
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lillatroll
·These incidents are very annoying. But before doing anything give yourself time to get over the annoyance part. It can be sorted out during the first service along with all the other scratches it is likely to get.
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fiberguy
·Belt sander, 40 grit paper ... problem solved 😀
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josiahg52
·What scratch?
Seven months old.
Seven months old.
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Annapolis
·It’s memento of your friendship now.
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Pastorbottle
·Belt sander, 40 grit paper ... problem solved 😀
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vbrad26
·The AD scratched the polished case on by BBGMT before I even got to wear it! At least I assume they did.
I didn't have the tools at the time (but guess what I went and bought afterwords...) so I had them remove some links.
I only noticed when I took it back off at the end of the day. I brushed it off, and have since added a few more of my own lol.
The first is always the worst. But also, check your shit before and after you hand it over to someone!
Also, my Speedy is scratch CITY! The lugs at least....
I didn't have the tools at the time (but guess what I went and bought afterwords...) so I had them remove some links.
I only noticed when I took it back off at the end of the day. I brushed it off, and have since added a few more of my own lol.
The first is always the worst. But also, check your shit before and after you hand it over to someone!
Also, my Speedy is scratch CITY! The lugs at least....
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Lug
·Thanks so much for all the feedback!
It seems like there is a strong consensus and there’s no point in asking if I don’t take the answers on board, so the pen will stay in the drawer and the scratch will remain.
I’m already much more at peace with it, thanks to your comments, and have since put the watch on a new OEM alligator strap which looks absolutely incredible - feels almost like I have a brand new watch, scratches and all!
It seems like there is a strong consensus and there’s no point in asking if I don’t take the answers on board, so the pen will stay in the drawer and the scratch will remain.
I’m already much more at peace with it, thanks to your comments, and have since put the watch on a new OEM alligator strap which looks absolutely incredible - feels almost like I have a brand new watch, scratches and all!
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M'Bob
·Thanks so much for all the feedback!
It seems like there is a strong consensus and there’s no point in asking if I don’t take the answers on board, so the pen will stay in the drawer and the scratch will remain.
I’m already much more at peace with it, thanks to your comments, and have since put the watch on a new OEM alligator strap which looks absolutely incredible - feels almost like I have a brand new watch, scratches and all!
Great to hear you’re at peace with this. I would be SO tempted to take a finer grit paper than the brushed finish (like 1000 grit) and gently, with the existing grain, brush a tiny bit of one of the edges of the scratch to see if I could take the curse off it. The down side of this, which is very likely, is that the angle of the new stokes are off, it looks worse, and then both sides have to be re-brushed. But damn, is it tempting…
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Graemega
·Be as well just throwing straight in the bin mate 😁
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sheepdoll
·Those pens are actually for correcting mistakes created on the old manual typewriters. This was in the days before whiteout.
They do have their uses. Like cleaning the phosphor bronze pipe organ relay contacts. I tried using one to clean rust off of an old chronograph plate.
The results are less than satisfactory. It took the plating right off. I did get some Vinegar and some nickel rods. Eventually I may attempt some replating. This watch (quite the money pit.) Is currently on hold while I practice on the more complete watches.
They do have their uses. Like cleaning the phosphor bronze pipe organ relay contacts. I tried using one to clean rust off of an old chronograph plate.
The results are less than satisfactory. It took the plating right off. I did get some Vinegar and some nickel rods. Eventually I may attempt some replating. This watch (quite the money pit.) Is currently on hold while I practice on the more complete watches.
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Aroxx
·The real question here is, how many slaps is your friend going to receive for this?
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7enderbender
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And that’s why we can’t have nice things.
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josiahg52
·And that’s why we can’t have nice things.
Figured if I spent $4350 on it, I'm gonna wear it! Worn it every day since early November give or take a day, here or there.
But yeah, if you wear your watch, it's going to get scratched. Of course, you want to be the one to scratch it but if you hand it to a friend and they scratch it, you did hand it to them.
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7enderbender
·Figured if I spent $4350 on it, I'm gonna wear it! Worn it every day since early November give or take a day, here or there.
But yeah, if you wear your watch, it's going to get scratched. Of course, you want to be the one to scratch it but if you hand it to a friend and they scratch it, you did hand it to them.
to each their own. I have a Speedy that I wore for over 30 years pretty much every day that looks better than that.
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josiahg52
·to each their own. I have a Speedy that I wore for over 30 years pretty much every day that looks better than that.
That doesn't seem right. It can't be much of living if there's nothing to show for it.
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gbesq
·That’s not a do it yourself scratch repair. Take it to a professional watchmaker.
