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Old 13 February 2012, 01:26 PM   #1
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Hey gang, anyone know if polishing your watch have any ill effects later on? How often do you guys polish out your little scratches? Should I not worry about it and do it once service? Or is cape cod completely safe for me to do as many times as I like?
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Old 13 February 2012, 01:59 PM   #2
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Polishing will dull edges and remove an ever so slight amount of metal so I'd save it for service time.
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Old 13 February 2012, 11:19 PM   #3
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Seriously, I'm not joking here, but small scratches all over make Panerai historic models look great.

Looks like you have a 312, so that is pretty close to historic. I say let it live a bit and get over the OCD!
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Old 13 February 2012, 11:32 PM   #4
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I prefer no polishing, but if you want to have it done wait until service time
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Old 14 February 2012, 12:28 AM   #5
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I want to get some capecod to fix up a buckle that got scrached. Is that the best stuff to use.
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Old 14 February 2012, 02:34 AM   #6
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Cape cod won't hurt as long as you don't do it too often.
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Old 14 February 2012, 06:32 AM   #7
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And oh, if done on brushed areas, it will never be the same again..
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Old 14 February 2012, 06:41 AM   #8
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Good to know, especially that brushed part. Thanks, much appreciated.
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Old 16 February 2012, 05:46 AM   #9
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For polished ...Wenol Red and Cape Cod.Stay away from brushed.
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Old 16 February 2012, 07:14 AM   #10
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Interesting - I went into a local - high-end - watch shop in San Jose and ask about polishing a Rolex Explorer (39mm) I was selling. It was practically new (on warranty), and they said they don't polish watches as it can invalidate the warranty. Whether this is true or not, I decided I'd just sell it with "factory authorized" scratches - as minute as they were.
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