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burnthesehills · 4 December 2022, 03:25 AM

I noticed a couple marks on the case (crown side) of my SO42. It is not even 2 years old and has only seen about a year of daily wrist wear. I tried cleaning (diluted Dawn and water solution) and wiping down / rubbing with a cloth. No luck removing. Any ideas what this might be? There are actually a few of these spots on the side of the case and pretty obvious when looking with the naked eye from the side.

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DJ2020 · 6 December 2022, 05:54 AM

Just came across this thread today. It's hard to tell from the photos but dang if it doesn't look like the protective film is still on the lug to me.

The entire lug from the crown towards the 12:00 side is dull compared to the section from the crown to 6:00 side. The "stain" looks more like air pockets to me. Breitling stickers the (you know what) of their watches.

Michael1968 · 7 December 2022, 12:46 AM

Take it to the AD and they will take a look. It is very hard to read anything from this photo but your local watchmaker in AD should fix this without any problem. For me you will need a polishing of the case but its very hard to see it on this photos.

burnthesehills · 7 December 2022, 12:04 PM

No stickers, but yes bad photos. Thanks for the input though!

DJ2020 · 7 December 2022, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by burnthesehills

No stickers, but yes bad photos. Thanks for the input though!

Just a thought. I had one on one of my SO's for months before I realized what it was. It was a bear to get off without a scratch!.

zjhoward · 11 December 2022, 10:29 AM

Any chance it could have been exposed to an acidic solution? I know in metallurgy, acids such as nitric acid will preferentially etch metal grains. That would be a huge grain, but maybe? Let us know what the AD says.

zjhoward · 11 December 2022, 10:42 AM

Read about nital solutions. It’s basically nitric acid in ethanol.

breitlingaddict · 15 December 2022, 05:25 PM

Take it to the AD they will surely have a solution, some light polish should do the magic.

samson66 · 22 January 2023, 12:54 AM

Curious what happened with this OP? It really does look like the stickers are on from the photos, but I'll take your word for it. Did you get it sorted?

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Bstewart · 2 March 2023, 03:15 AM

They were stickers, OP is too embarrassed to come back to this post, they still post a lot in the forums.

4 December 2022, 03:25 AM	#1
burnthesehills "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Real Name: Joe Location: Western MA Posts: 1,211	Stain or marks on Superocean case steel?? I noticed a couple marks on the case (crown side) of my SO42. It is not even 2 years old and has only seen about a year of daily wrist wear. I tried cleaning (diluted Dawn and water solution) and wiping down / rubbing with a cloth. No luck removing. Any ideas what this might be? There are actually a few of these spots on the side of the case and pretty obvious when looking with the naked eye from the side. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

6 December 2022, 05:54 AM	#2
DJ2020 "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2020 Real Name: Wayne Location: NC Watch: 226570 Posts: 3,484	Just came across this thread today. It's hard to tell from the photos but dang if it doesn't look like the protective film is still on the lug to me. The entire lug from the crown towards the 12:00 side is dull compared to the section from the crown to 6:00 side. The "stain" looks more like air pockets to me. Breitling stickers the (you know what) of their watches. __________________ In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. - Abraham Lincoln __________________________________________________ Rolex 226570, Explorer II Club

7 December 2022, 12:46 AM	#3
Michael1968 Banned Join Date: Aug 2021 Real Name: Michael Location: Europe Watch: UN,RolexTudor&more Posts: 2,742	Take it to the AD and they will take a look. It is very hard to read anything from this photo but your local watchmaker in AD should fix this without any problem. For me you will need a polishing of the case but its very hard to see it on this photos.

7 December 2022, 12:04 PM	#4
burnthesehills "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Real Name: Joe Location: Western MA Posts: 1,211	No stickers, but yes bad photos. Thanks for the input though!

11 December 2022, 10:29 AM	#6
zjhoward "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: USA Posts: 9	Any chance it could have been exposed to an acidic solution? I know in metallurgy, acids such as nitric acid will preferentially etch metal grains. That would be a huge grain, but maybe? Let us know what the AD says.

11 December 2022, 10:42 AM	#7
zjhoward "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: USA Posts: 9	Read about nital solutions. It’s basically nitric acid in ethanol.

15 December 2022, 05:25 PM	#8
breitlingaddict Banned Join Date: Dec 2021 Real Name: Sean Location: USA Posts: 53	Take it to the AD they will surely have a solution, some light polish should do the magic.

22 January 2023, 12:54 AM	#9
samson66 2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Mike Location: Downy Ocean Hon Watch: my money leaving! Posts: 13,681	Curious what happened with this OP? It really does look like the stickers are on from the photos, but I'll take your word for it. Did you get it sorted? Sent from my Galaxy S20 using Tapatalk

2 March 2023, 03:15 AM	#10
Bstewart "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 713	They were stickers, OP is too embarrassed to come back to this post, they still post a lot in the forums.

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