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·Dear all I am considering using some polywatch on the crystal that I’m hoping is hesalite or similar to buff out some very small scratches. The watch is a 1960 Seamaster De Ville. Any advice much appreciated.
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MtV
·She's a beauty! A drop or two of PolyWatch on the plexi, cotton pad, polish, repeat. If you like, you'll find plenty of tutorial videos on youtube, but it's really easy as pie.
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·She's a beauty! A drop or two of PolyWatch on the plexi, cotton pad, polish, repeat. If you like, you'll find plenty of tutorial videos on youtube, but it's really easy as pie.
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MtV
·If they're not deep, they should polish away nicely. And I can't spot any on your picture, so it really seems like an easy job here. 😀
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ConElPueblo
·Fire away!
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RealFire
·Works great! I use a small amount with q tips and apply light pressure
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connieseamaster
·Works fantastic on light scratches. For scratches that are a bit deeper, I suggest looking into Novus. It's also a plastic polish, but the strongest version can take care of deeper scratches faster
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Jweald
·Works fantastic on light scratches. For scratches that are a bit deeper, I suggest looking into Novus. It's also a plastic polish, but the strongest version can take care of deeper scratches faster
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michael e
·Poly watch is great stuff on plexi glass.
The only time it has failed on me is when I have used it on a very old trench watches or old pocket watches, it kind of melted the plastic glass with a strong smell of Vicks vapor rub.
Anyone else had this?
The only time it has failed on me is when I have used it on a very old trench watches or old pocket watches, it kind of melted the plastic glass with a strong smell of Vicks vapor rub.
Anyone else had this?
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Dan S
·Thank you. There is a small crack at the 11 o’clock position near to the dial edge which I’m guessing won’t improve with polishing and I’m loathe to change crystal as it looks like the original with Omega etched symbol
It's not necessarily the original crystal, but it sounds like an authentic Omega crystal. Cracks can compromise water resistance, so keep that in mind.
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MRC
·It's not necessarily the original crystal, but it sounds like an authentic Omega crystal. Cracks can compromise water resistance, so keep that in mind.
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Franco
·Poly watch or Sidol or Brasso, all work if applied gently and rubbed gently. The only time I failed was once that I used a Dremel to brush - it was a test on an old banger. It just melted the crystal as it was to fast. Since then , only by hand.
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Jweald
·I've had staining on the dial after an unnoticed crack in the crystal on my Heuer Carrera. (I am amazed it has survived over 50 years with me at all 😁 ) That linen dial is so nice i would value preserving that much more than replacing the crystal, even with a non-engraved one.
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Taddyangle
·Adds working great. Polywatch thread on OF, advertising Polywatch. Perfect.
