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mikey · 16 November 2006, 04:14 PM

I went to the Rolex website, and I realize the cool feature I noticed is the mirror finish. How would I be able to achieve this mirror finish on my DJ?

ian.thomas · 16 November 2006, 04:19 PM

I've seen it done using a Cape Cod cloth - others have actually taken the bezel off and polished the case with more aggressive tools like a dremel.

The polished case is a great look, but it's usually accompanied by polished center links on the bracelet - are you ready to go that far?

I say do what you want, but some of the guys here will say leave it alone.

JJ Irani · 16 November 2006, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ian.thomas

...some of the guys here will say leave it alone.

You said it!! LEAVE THE BLOODY THING ALONE!!

montecristo · 16 November 2006, 04:38 PM

what is this mirror finish thing you are talking about?

mikey · 16 November 2006, 04:38 PM

I think I will wind up telling you guys I screwed my watch up. I think I will leave my watch alone. Talking bezel press, TT it, and the mirror polish may be a wrong move and what is a dremel?

mikey · 16 November 2006, 04:39 PM

The mirror finish is on the sides and top lugs of the new Datejust and other Rolex models. My DJ has satin or high polish on the sides and brushed on the top lugs

montecristo · 16 November 2006, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by mikey

The mirror finish is on the sides and top lugs of the new Datejust and other Rolex models. My DJ has satin or high polish on the sides and brushed on the top lugs

Um... you mean from the side it looks like a mirror?
I think mine is like that and my old datejust was like more like satin finish.

JJ Irani · 16 November 2006, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by montecristo

what is this mirror finish thing you are talking about?

Here ya go, MC....polished or mirror finish on the sides, while the top is brushed finished.

JJ Irani · 16 November 2006, 04:45 PM

And another similar example....polished sides with brushed top.

mikey · 16 November 2006, 04:52 PM

JJ you have mirror polish on the top of your lugs. My DJ has brushed on the top of the lugs. The new DJ has mirror everywhere

JJ Irani · 16 November 2006, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by mikey

JJ you have mirror polish on the top of your lugs. My DJ has brushed on the top of the lugs. The new DJ has mirror everywhere

Mikey,

We are talking about lugs, NOT bracelets. Look again, my friend. The top of my Sub and YM lugs are brushed finished....the sides are polished along with the case.

JJ

padi56 · 16 November 2006, 07:38 PM

Leave it as original,polished once the centre links on a Oyster bracelet took exactly 4 hours to polish back to original state it was a scratch magnet

Prince · 16 November 2006, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by mikey

I think I will wind up telling you guys I screwed my watch up. I think I will leave my watch alone...

A very wise choice, Mikey.

Gedanken · 16 November 2006, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by JJ Irani

Mikey,

We are talking about lugs, NOT bracelets. Look again, my friend. The top of my Sub and YM lugs are brushed finished....the sides are polished along with the case.

JJ

Uhh, JJ, the top of the YM's lugs look polished to me - compare it to the brushed surface on the SEL.

roadcarver · 16 November 2006, 11:22 PM

A dremel is a DANGEROUS thing... it is a hand tool which can uses a wide variety of tips from polishing, drilling, buffing to cutting.

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Originally Posted by mikey

I think I will wind up telling you guys I screwed my watch up. I think I will leave my watch alone. Talking bezel press, TT it, and the mirror polish may be a wrong move and what is a dremel?

17 November 2006, 01:01 AM

And a cape cod or other polishing cloth will leave 'striation' marks behind. I don't think you can get an OEM mirror finish unless you have the correct tools, buffing wheels and rouge to make it all work.

I've seen people try to make their center links polished and it never turns out right.

JJ Irani · 17 November 2006, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Atomic

And a cape cod or other polishing cloth will leave 'striation' marks behind. I don't think you can get an OEM mirror finish unless you have the correct tools, buffing wheels and rouge to make it all work.

I've seen people try to make their center links polished and it never turns out right.

You remember the "boss" of that other place tried it on his SD!!

17 November 2006, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by JJ Irani

You remember the "boss" of that other place tried it on his SD!!

Oh I remember, and I remember his saying the striations were not visible to the nake eye, and yet in the photo he posted, it was blatently obvious.

JJ Irani · 17 November 2006, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Atomic

Oh I remember, and I remember his saying the striations were not visible to the nake eye, and yet in the photo he posted, it was blatently obvious.

Enough said....what a tosser!!

RogerF · 17 November 2006, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by JJ Irani

Mikey,

We are talking about lugs, NOT bracelets. Look again, my friend. The top of my Sub and YM lugs are brushed finished....the sides are polished along with the case.

JJ

JJ I think your eyesight is going on ya. The sub has brushed lugs whereas your YM has polished lugs (just like my daytona)

The Rolex God is wrong for once.....my goodness it must be a cold day in hell

JJ Irani · 17 November 2006, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by RogerF

JJ I think your eyesight is going on ya. The sub has brushed lugs whereas your YM has polished lugs (just like my daytona)

The Rolex God is wrong for once.....my goodness it must be a cold day in hell

LOL!

Yes, I know, I did realise that afterwards. But you must also remember that the YM has been away from me for well over a month....awaiting sale at my AD.

JJ

17 November 2006, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by JJ Irani

Enough said....what a tosser!!

I remember Oblomov really took him to task on how visible the striations were. I miss that guy... Oblomov (eric) seemed to just vanish.

mikey · 17 November 2006, 04:46 AM

Most watches today have the mirror polish over the entire case (LIke Pani). I know that OQ would look real good if the caseband was completely mirror. Then that piece would belong in a museum...

colemanitis · 17 November 2006, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Atomic

I've seen people try to make their center links polished and it never turns out right.

I would love to see how this would look on my black GMT. Polished center links...

AJC · 17 November 2006, 06:46 AM

I am a firm beleiver of,if you want it that way,buy it that way.I hear guys saying they are going to this to their car and in reality it would have been less costly buying that version to start with and the resale would have been better with the original finish/equipment.

Having said that,if you are going to keep your watch for life and want a different finish you could polish it but slowly and carefully does the trick.

Remove the bezel,remove the bracelet.tape everything that is not going to be polished.Evenly smooth each lug with fine wet and dry (1000 or higher).Then buff with a rag using a good quality polishing paste like Autosol and finish with a cape cod cloth.

The secret is not to round your lugs so when you decide to change back,Rolex can refinish back to original.

Your watch,your descision.

Aaron

ian.thomas · 17 November 2006, 09:22 AM

I did it on my Tudor and it turned out pretty good, not factory-perfect, but good >>>

mikey · 17 November 2006, 02:56 PM

Thats awesome and exactly the result I want on my Datejust. Did you remove the bezel to polish? See, thats why I need a bezel press to do it myself instead of going across town

RogerF · 17 November 2006, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ian.thomas

I did it on my Tudor and it turned out pretty good, not factory-perfect, but good >>>

Thats a gorgeous watch, I need to find me one of those as I am not a fan of the new ones with the new style tudor bracelet.

Great classic, in some ways its the watch that the Daytona wishes it was

JJ Irani · 17 November 2006, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Atomic

I remember Oblomov really took him to task on how visible the striations were. I miss that guy... Oblomov (eric) seemed to just vanish.

Full name Eric Vassey...what a great guy. Hope he somehow logs onto this forum and reads this. I would love to have him here with us. The rest of these guys would love him too.

JJ

ian.thomas · 19 November 2006, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by mikey

Thats awesome and exactly the result I want on my Datejust. Did you remove the bezel to polish? See, thats why I need a bezel press to do it myself instead of going across town

No, the bezel stayed on.

To make a long story short >>>
I wore this watch everyday for 5+ years. It needed to be cleaned up so at that time I thought I would try a Cape Cod cloth on it. I took to the lugs and the end result was nice.

If you notice I removed the date bubble and polished the bracelet too. I sold this watch a couple of months ago.

16 November 2006, 04:14 PM	#1
mikey "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA Watch: Oysterdate 6694 Posts: 2,713	Mirror Polish Finish on the Top Lugs? I went to the Rolex website, and I realize the cool feature I noticed is the mirror finish. How would I be able to achieve this mirror finish on my DJ?

16 November 2006, 04:45 PM	#9
JJ Irani Fondly Remembered Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: JJ Location: Auckland, NZ Watch: ALL SOLD!! Posts: 74,319	And another similar example....polished sides with brushed top. __________________ Words fail me in expressing my utmost thanks to ALL of you for this wonderful support during my hour of need!! I firmly believe that my time on planet earth is NOT yet up!! I shall fight this to the very end.......and WIN!!

16 November 2006, 07:38 PM	#12
padi56 "TRF" Life Patron Join Date: Jun 2005 Real Name: Peter Location: Llanfairpwllgwyng Watch: ing you. Posts: 52,826	Leave it as original,polished once the centre links on a Oyster bracelet took exactly 4 hours to polish back to original state it was a scratch magnet __________________ ICom Pro3 All posts are my own opinion and my opinion only. "The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop. Now is the only time you actually own the time, Place no faith in time, for the clock may soon be still for ever." Good Judgement comes from experience,experience comes from Bad Judgement,.Buy quality, cry once; buy cheap, cry again and again. www.mc0yad.club Second in command CEO and left handed watch winder

17 November 2006, 06:46 AM	#25
AJC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 1,878	I am a firm beleiver of,if you want it that way,buy it that way.I hear guys saying they are going to this to their car and in reality it would have been less costly buying that version to start with and the resale would have been better with the original finish/equipment. Having said that,if you are going to keep your watch for life and want a different finish you could polish it but slowly and carefully does the trick. Remove the bezel,remove the bracelet.tape everything that is not going to be polished.Evenly smooth each lug with fine wet and dry (1000 or higher).Then buff with a rag using a good quality polishing paste like Autosol and finish with a cape cod cloth. The secret is not to round your lugs so when you decide to change back,Rolex can refinish back to original. Your watch,your descision. Aaron Last edited by AJC; 17 November 2006 at 12:54 PM..

16 November 2006, 04:19 PM	#2
ian.thomas 2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dallas Posts: 1,334	I've seen it done using a Cape Cod cloth - others have actually taken the bezel off and polished the case with more aggressive tools like a dremel. The polished case is a great look, but it's usually accompanied by polished center links on the bracelet - are you ready to go that far? I say do what you want, but some of the guys here will say leave it alone.

16 November 2006, 04:38 PM	#4
montecristo "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Real Name: Ken Location: New York Watch: 116234 DateJust Posts: 1,769	what is this mirror finish thing you are talking about?

16 November 2006, 04:39 PM	#6
mikey "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA Watch: Oysterdate 6694 Posts: 2,713	The mirror finish is on the sides and top lugs of the new Datejust and other Rolex models. My DJ has satin or high polish on the sides and brushed on the top lugs

16 November 2006, 04:52 PM	#10
mikey "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA Watch: Oysterdate 6694 Posts: 2,713	JJ you have mirror polish on the top of your lugs. My DJ has brushed on the top of the lugs. The new DJ has mirror everywhere

17 November 2006, 01:01 AM	#16
Atomic Guest Posts: n/a	And a cape cod or other polishing cloth will leave 'striation' marks behind. I don't think you can get an OEM mirror finish unless you have the correct tools, buffing wheels and rouge to make it all work. I've seen people try to make their center links polished and it never turns out right.

17 November 2006, 04:46 AM	#23
mikey "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA Watch: Oysterdate 6694 Posts: 2,713	Most watches today have the mirror polish over the entire case (LIke Pani). I know that OQ would look real good if the caseband was completely mirror. Then that piece would belong in a museum...

17 November 2006, 09:22 AM	#26
ian.thomas 2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dallas Posts: 1,334	I did it on my Tudor and it turned out pretty good, not factory-perfect, but good >>>

17 November 2006, 02:56 PM	#27
mikey "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA Watch: Oysterdate 6694 Posts: 2,713	Thats awesome and exactly the result I want on my Datejust. Did you remove the bezel to polish? See, thats why I need a bezel press to do it myself instead of going across town

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