Reply With QuoteThe tools you need (and some tape for protecting the bezel). The polishing paste also comes with the correct polishing bobbing. Think it costs around 20 all in.
After seeing Sickies post about removing a scratch form a sapphire crystal I thought I'd give it a go myself on my Plant Ocean. Have had a scratch on the crystal for a while now, think it was my wife's diamond engagement ring that did it....not sure how mind. Anyway, ordered a cheap Tack Life Dremel type tool off Amazon and some Scratch Genie diamond polishing paste. Taped up the bezel and away I went, 5 mins later this is the result....
Scratch visible around the 10 and 11 markers:
After 5 mins of polishing:
All I can say is I wish I'd done this sooner🙄
The tools you need (and some tape for protecting the bezel). The polishing paste also comes with the correct polishing bobbing. Think it costs around 20 all in.
Great result for a small outlay.
That's what I was thinking. Wonder how much Omega would have changed 😁Originally Posted by Bonzodog
Thats a really good result. Fair play for being brave enough to try it
Is there no AR coating on the outside of the Omega's crystal, or did you have to remove that first?
Does this work only for sapphire? how do you know what Chrystal you have? I have marked one of my Meters First and its bugging me.
That's an excellent result! Well done.
MCFastybloke - a Rolex? If it's flat, then it's sapphire, so it's polishable. I am going to claim that I started the trend, back in 2007!
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...hlight=diamond
AR coating came off quite a while back now so knew I had no worries about it (had the watch from new and now 6 years old).
Thanks, and yes you have a right to your claim😁
Not flat
Just visible here
Thats an acrylic crystal, dead easy to remove the mark with a cape cod cloth, brasso, toothpaste (the type with baking soda in it)or poly watch. Place a small dab on the crystal and buff with a soft cloth.Not flat
Just visible here
Many thanks . Also apolgies for the drift to the OP
Top job, the taclife is exactly what I used.
It's really surprising how good the stuff is, I've since done a Davosa which was also scratched & the same result, totally mint now.
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Booooo
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I think you need to use a rotary tool, in all honesty, I doubt that you will be able to get the deep scratch out by hand,
If you don't want to buy one let me know as I might have another one lying about that you could have.
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Great work OP! I took a rotary tool to a Sinn 656 I had back in 2006. The external AR had started to come away in very small linear flakes so I removed it all and polished the crystal. I'm afraid the pictures perished in the Photobucket dabacle and the watch is long gone, both it and a UX went when I moved to Damasko.
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...hlight=dremmel
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People using rotary tools for this, what sort of RPM does the job without causing any damage? Do you need to start/stop to avoid heat buildup?
I don't know what the speed was but using the taclife It has 3 speeds and I used the middle setting. Move around the crystal so heat dosn't build up but also I stopped then checked It every minute or so.
I'm guessing but I think the speed was around 2 -3000rpm, also I didn't use great pressure, just enough so it wasn't slowing down the tool which dosn't take much.
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Righto! So have you given some thought to maybe packing-in the bareknuckle boxing with the Mrs?
Yup, she wins every time😁Righto! So have you given some thought to maybe packing-in the bareknuckle boxing with the Mrs?
I used the same setting as Sickie and pretty much the same method. Don't press too hard, move the polishing bob constantly and stop every 30 seconds or so. It really did only take 5 mins to sort.
I feel your pain - literally - my Mrs is from Yorkshire: "Violence is the answer, what was the question?"
🤣I feel your pain - literally - my Mrs is from Yorkshire: "Violence is the answer, what was the question?"
Does this work on Seiko crystals? Where does the paste come from?
Above mines the original Seiko crystal -
Few sellers on eBay
Thanks
That's great OP, thanks for posting. Tempted to do this to my U1, I'd like to get rid of the external AR.
More laborious / less risky to use Polywatch. Done it to a couple of watches and it means you don't risk polishing the bezel or getting diamond paste into the bezel mech.
Polywatch works great on plastic but I have heard that it's all but useless on crystal. So are you saying you actually got a scratch out of a crystal using polywatch?
I'm sure that I heard somewhere that it's like drilling a hole through a mountain with a carrot.
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
Another question if I may be so bold.
Is the genuine Dremel better than most of the similar looking models?
For things like this, not necessarily. I have the wired & cordless Dremel but I also have 2 of the taclife ones. It's just they are smaller and easier to use.
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You've met my ex, then?
It takes a while and some patience and effort, but as I say, I've done it twice so far (I'm not a fan of external AR, even less when it's damaged), and will no doubt do it again.
It was just an analogy resurrection for old times' sake.
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
I have just resurrected this thread to find out if anyone else has tried to polish their Rolex crystal lens and, if so, how did they get on.
I have an Explorer1 from 2014 and a couple of scratches have appeared so I am itching to give it a go.
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