First scratch on my first watch. Need your opinions please.

gbesq

Your options:

1. LIve with it until you get it serviced and Omega will remove it as part of a full service.
2. Have an independent watchmaker remove it. This option gets expensive if you do it every time you get a scratch or ding.
3. Trade it in on a brand new Speedmaster and never wear the new one. Not recommended and people will talk about you behind your back.
4. Remove it or at least improve it yourself with a Cape Cod cloth and gentle pressure. Recommended ONLY if you know what you are doing.

I'd go with option 1.

Omegafanman

An Omega service (every 5-10 years) normally returns the watch like new and they send back any replaced parts (hands / crown). They also offer a vintage service I believe with more options. Some people prefer to use a local specialist for vintage watches to keep the character. For modern watches I would just let Omega or the watch maker deal with the case and not worry to give instructions. Some people run their watch a long time until an Omega service as the price is the same ..

gbesq

Your options:

1. LIve with it until you get it serviced and Omega will remove it as part of a full service.
2. Have an independent watchmaker remove it. This option gets expensive if you do it every time you get a scratch or ding.
3. Trade it in on a brand new Speedmaster and never wear the new one. Not recommended and people will talk about you behind your back.
4. Remove it or at least improve it yourself with a Cape Cod cloth and gentle pressure. Recommended ONLY if you know what you are doing.

I'd go with option 1.

dsio

Susmaryosep! It’ll be fine mate you’ll not notice it in time and Omega are very good at sending it back perfect after service, now that it has one scratch on it you’ll not be as bothered by the next one, no matter how bad a watch gets it can be saved.

This is the cycle of my older bother’s Daytonas getting beat up and restored at service:

https://omegaforums.net/threads/rolex-ss-daytona-after-7-years.1720/

mbp

Enjoy the patina that develops on your watch. It's like owning a car--that first tinest of scratches or dings makes it so much easier to just enjoy it and let it be.

I haven't used Cape Cod cloth but looked it up a while ago on another forum. It's just not worth it given the location. You're at the juxtaposition of the smooth polished surface and the brushed surface and can easily cause harm.

dsio

Susmaryosep! It’ll be fine mate you’ll not notice it in time and Omega are very good at sending it back perfect after service, now that it has one scratch on it you’ll not be as bothered by the next one, no matter how bad a watch gets it can be saved.

This is the cycle of my older bother’s Daytonas getting beat up and restored at service:

https://omegaforums.net/threads/rolex-ss-daytona-after-7-years.1720/

mbp

OP, yes, from your picture it looks like you hit that corner spot-on. I have definitely dinged my watch like that but have found great satisfaction in recognizing that I made that mark on a watch while wearing it. My father gave me a few of his old watches that he no longer wears; I find joy in knowing that each of those dings was made by him. They're a part of your story. Wear the hell out of it, you deserve to.

gbesq

You’ll find plenty of videos on this subject on YouTube, but I would NOT recommend honing your scratch removal and polishing skills on a brand new Speedmaster.

Slevin kelevra

One day you will look back at this thread and laugh at yourself. We have all done it !

E Edgardo Acuña

Haha maybe I'm just being OC or because the watch is a few months old but I really can't unsee it and I keep thinking that it is small enough that I might just be able to fix it.