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Old 27 January 2008, 02:18 PM   #5
mattyo
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Real Name: Matt O
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Originally Posted by SPACE-DWELLER View Post
Soap with heavy greese-cutting detergent is not advisable to use for washing a watch since the detergents are too aggressive and would result in gaskets and seals drying out/deteriorating.

Polishing your watch constantly is also not a wise thing to do. Even if you use a soft cloth, you actually risk making scratches (NEW ones!) by just polishing your watch. The mixture of dust/body fat and other particles can easily acts as "sandpaper" when you let a cloth slide over the surface of the watch.

Using for example Cape Cod all the time is also not a good thing since this will result in material loss.

Best thing, IMHO, is leaving the scratches alone and have them polished out every 5th. year at RSC service.
Which product do you use for washing?
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