Products for removing scratches

[PeterT]

Hi,
I am keen to keep my watches looking good and so have invested in a bit of kit to touch up the satin on bracelets and polish up the shiney bits as required.
Recently, I bought a new GMT II red/black where one of the links arrived with scratches on the shiny sides. My AD ordered a replacement link and so I had the scratched link to play around with.
My basic tool was a cotton bud which I could use to apply various materials.
First out of my cleaning kit was a cape cod cloth that I wrapped around of the cotton bud.
The scratches started to fade but it did seem to leave some faint marks too of it's own.
Next I tried some Simichrome on a lens cloth that was wrapped around the cotton bud. This proceeded to remove the scratches but did not leave marks of its own.
To protect the satin finish to the top and bottom of the link I wrapped it in electrical insulating tape just exposing the sides.
Some time later the scratches had disappeared to the naked eye leaving a totally shiny finish.
So my suggestion is to give Simichrome a try if you have a scratch to sort out on your shiny watch parts.
I suspect nothing will be as good as the full Rolex treatment but this will get you up and running again!!

Cheers, PeterT