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Edgardo Acuña
·Well, this is getting boring. Get it fixed or just sell it and buy a new one, or better a ceramic cased one.
First scratch on my first watch. Need your opinions please.
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hen
·Next watch will probably, most likely be ceramic.
No absolutely not! I forbid it!
The accident that caused the ding in your watch now, will break of the lug of a ceramic watch. Then we will have a tread " My lugs broke off, how do I glue it back together" and we cant have that. Your mission in life is to create the best watch material ever, that is the quest I am giving you. Now go out in the world in search of that material. I have spoken.
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Pun
·No absolutely not! I forbid it!
The accident that caused the ding in your watch now, will break of the lug of a ceramic watch. Then we will have a tread " My lugs broke off, how do I glue it back together" and we cant have that. Your mission in life is to create the best watch material ever, that is the quest I am giving you. Now go out in the world in search of that material. I have spoken.
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Edgardo Acuña
·No absolutely not! I forbid it!
The accident that caused the ding in your watch now, will break of the lug of a ceramic watch. Then we will have a tread " My lugs broke off, how do I glue it back together" and we cant have that. Your mission in life is to create the best watch material ever, that is the quest I am giving you. Now go out in the world in search of that material. I have spoken.
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Scooterino36
·I'm still convinced this is an April Fool's thread 😁
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Badwolf
·I refuse to comment again on this thread!
D'oh!
D'oh!
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Edgardo Acuña
·I'm still convinced this is an April Fool's thread 😁
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jets
·My watch got scratched on the polished area. It's not dented, but it's a bit visible because it's where the polished and brushed surfaces meet. Is there any way to remove it? Should I bring it to Omega? Can they polish just that area since the rest of the watch is still new? Thank you in advance.
Pretend it is not there and go to work. You're welcome.
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justacpa
·I doubt that because I am very careful with my watch and I am pretty sure I didn't hit it hard on something. Well not hard enough for ceramic to crack and for me to notice it hit something. Anyways just an update guys my Cape Cod cloth arrived but I haven't used it yet. I'm kinda scared because of all the comments. Might try it on something else first before I try it on my watch.
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SpeedyPhill
·First scratch ... remember, the scars tell part of the history and ultimately the complete story of a watch (or another thing or even person)
You can't keep things like cars, motorcycles and watches forever under plastic bubble wraps...
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You can't keep things like cars, motorcycles and watches forever under plastic bubble wraps...
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Ravineman
·the members here are being nice but arer being dishonest and self serving.
The watch is ruined so lets chat and make arrangemets for you to give it me.
You're welcome !
The watch is ruined so lets chat and make arrangemets for you to give it me.
You're welcome !
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lando
·Have read page 1 and 8 only. So have seen Standy's picture. And sorry to bring this thread up again. 55 years:
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mutanthands
·Looks so much better with a few scratches. You know the watch has lived a life! 😀
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keisuke_z
·I doubt that because I am very careful with my watch and I am pretty sure I didn't hit it hard on something. Well not hard enough for ceramic to crack and for me to notice it hit something. Anyways just an update guys my Cape Cod cloth arrived but I haven't used it yet. I'm kinda scared because of all the comments. Might try it on something else first before I try it on my watch.
Do not use cape cod on this. You have a dent, not a scratch. Cape cod will only polish up the dent, but not reform the edge. To really fix this, there are a couple of options (both require disassembly of the watch and moving metal back to where it was displaced from):
1) Reshape the metal edge by essentially using a metal die to hammer the metal back into a rough but sharp edge, and then use a series of files or finishing / diemakers stones to create the sharp edge. And then refinish the polished and brushed surfaces using either a polisher or a handheld rotary tool with jewelry buffs, various compounds and sandpaper. Given how small that dent is, it’s not worth it to me since you’d have to rework that entire lug.
2) using a hard felt wheel with buffing compound on a rotary or bench polisher, basically rely on heat and friction to slowly move the displaced metal back up into edge. This would take a lot of time, patience and precision, and done poorly you’ll risk ending up with rounded edges. You’d have to work from both sides meaning you would have to restore both the mirror polish and the brushed surface at the end.
I’ve done (1) before on my own watch projects (never on my Omegas), but it’ll cost you a small fortune in various supplies and tools, along with many tears from ruined cases during practice attempts.
I’ve found that with the exception of my Citizen nighthawk, it doesn’t take much force to ding an edge. As long as the contact surface is harder, or has a relatively acute point, the edge on the lugs just won’t hold up. Even though I occasionally polish my watches back up to a mirror finish, I leave any dings, dents and gouges alone.
all that to say - don’t use the cape cod. i started out using cape cod to polish my Bond bracelet, and in my experience you will inevitably polish out a bit of the brushed face on that lug as well as softening the edge itself, no matter how well you try to tape it off. Then you’ll find yourself buying sandpaper to try restoring the brushed finish… lol. It’s becomes a vicious cycle.
anyway, beautiful speedy! ☺️
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lo1979
·mate leave it as it is, my seamster hav few scratches as well.
regards
regards
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jets
·Is OP serious?
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avidmark
·Do you own your watch, or does your watch own you?
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Omega D
·You put it there so don’t worry, just wait till you send it in for service. See the amount of marks that come back,
