Reply With QuoteFollowing with interest, I’ve got a couple of crystals with scratches (one Bulova with mineral I believe, and a Seiko with hardlex?)
Hi everyone , I’m thinking of buying and using some scratch genie to remove a scratch on my submariner crystal , I’ve been told it won’t work but others have said give it a go using a dremel and the scratch genie ,
Has anyone Had any joy with this ? Or is it a bad idea ? The scratch is quite deep and around 10mm long around the 2 mark
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Following with interest, I’ve got a couple of crystals with scratches (one Bulova with mineral I believe, and a Seiko with hardlex?)
Seiko Hardlex I can comment on - diamond glass polishing paste (cerium oxide?) worked for me - took an age though.. there was comment elsewhere that suggested Dremel route needed care to not overheat/crack the crystal..Originally Posted by jimmyt
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Yes I’ve definitely read about not over doing it with the dremel as heat could crack the glass ,
Anyone had results on sapphire crystal ? Don’t fancy a full service and crystal change at £700 from Rolex , which is my only other option
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Hands up I’ve foolishly tried it -it didn’t work out satisfactorily in my case
I’m a bit Ham fisted mind but good luck if you try to repair it
In my case it was a fortis watch I previously owned also tried polishing a cheapie Citizen echo drive both watches looked better before
If you send the watch to a Rolex accredited independent, such ad Bill Rice, I think you’ll find the crystal can be replaced as a separate job, which cerainly makes more sense.
I've used cerium oxide on a scratch on a double glazing unit as part of a specialist kit. It did the trick but as others have said you have to be careful not to overheat the glass so it takes a while..
I've also read that notwithstanding you remove the scratch, it can still impact on the optics as you look through the glass since it is unlikely that you will maintain a flat surface.
This was the problem I had after polishing the scratch out
The uneven glass made it look just as bad but without the scratch
My advice would be replacement crystal
This might be my best option considering the comments about uneven glass results , I’ve spoken to Rolex and they can only change the glass as part of a service . Might contact an independent as suggested , would they have original Rolex parts ?
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I scratched the crystal on my Explorer some time ago. I don't know how I did it, but it is there, over the 1 o clock baton and about half an inch long.
It put me in a mood for a few hours but after a week or two you just learn to live with it and it can bloody well stay there until the next service.
I’ve completely removed a scratch on sapphire with diamond paste (in different grades) on one of my watches and on at least a couple of friends watches to date - you would obviously lose any external coating though, if the watch had it. It takes a while, but it’s very effective.
It's just a matter of time...
As others have said, don't use a Dremmel - uneven heating can crack the crystal, I think.
I scratched the sapphire of my 16600 SD years ago, and I bought some diamond polishing paste from eBay - 3 microns, and 0.5 microns, from memory. From there, I masking-taped the bezel and the rest of the watch and sat down with some bad telly and an old t-shirt, and polished. After an hour or so, the hardd edges of the scratch had gone, and it was only visilbe if you knew it was there. Not a total fix, but cheaper than a service!
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