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Runnin' Rebel · 22 April 2011, 08:01 PM

I've worn the watch like 3 times now, maybe 12 hours total and it scratches real easy around the clasp area, where the gold is, it really bothers me, but overall it's a really a beautiful piece to look at and it feels great, maybe I should have gone with the WG. I've looked at a WG one up close, but can't remember if the center links, or the whole bracelet is highly polished like the TT ?

I saw a Blue bezel slate serti dial with diamonds TT today and it was off the chart cool looking....I don't know what to do. Is there any way to polish the gold to get the scratches out without messing anything up, like using that Cape Cod stuff ?

sleddog · 22 April 2011, 08:09 PM

Cape Cod works well but you don't want to do it to often....Plus you need to make sure you mask off the brushed edges of the bracelet so as to not polish these areas....

tomallen · 22 April 2011, 09:21 PM

The gold is going to scratch. The easiest way to aviod scratches is to never wear it or even wipe it off. Each and every time you polish with Cape Cod or Flitz you remove gold and that should bother you more.

Runnin' Rebel · 22 April 2011, 09:25 PM

Maybe a NATO strap then, wonder how that would look on it..

watchf · 22 April 2011, 09:49 PM

I ordered a tin of cape cod but haven't tried it yet. I would think WG would scratch as easily as YG?

jnkay · 22 April 2011, 11:16 PM

There are a few of us that have gone pre-emptive on those scratches by cutting a narrow strip of transparent, glossy Scotch tape and placing it on the gold part of the clasp. Yes, we get flamed for it, and it'll happen again here, but who cares. You CANNOT see the tape at all it if you put it on properly, and it lasts for a long time without having to remove and replace it. It prevents all of those scratches from accumulating, and gives peace of mind that you don't have to baby the watch when on your wrist.

Scratches happen, but the elongated and highly polished clasps of the TT ceramic models are hugely visible, accumulate scratches at 5x the rate of the rest of the watch, and accordingly look like sh*t when they get all scratched up, esp. when the rest of the bracelet is still shiny.

22 April 2011, 08:01 PM	#1
Runnin' Rebel "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Real Name: Mark Location: 🤔 Posts: 8,424	Review of my TT Blue on Blue Sub Serti I've worn the watch like 3 times now, maybe 12 hours total and it scratches real easy around the clasp area, where the gold is, it really bothers me, but overall it's a really a beautiful piece to look at and it feels great, maybe I should have gone with the WG. I've looked at a WG one up close, but can't remember if the center links, or the whole bracelet is highly polished like the TT ? I saw a Blue bezel slate serti dial with diamonds TT today and it was off the chart cool looking....I don't know what to do. Is there any way to polish the gold to get the scratches out without messing anything up, like using that Cape Cod stuff ? __________________ ♛

22 April 2011, 08:09 PM	#2
sleddog TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Rob Location: Nearby. Posts: 24,930	Cape Cod works well but you don't want to do it to often....Plus you need to make sure you mask off the brushed edges of the bracelet so as to not polish these areas.... __________________ He who wears a Rolex is always on time, even when late!! TRF's "After Dark" Bar & Nightclub Patron-Founding Member..

22 April 2011, 09:21 PM	#3
tomallen 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Real Name: Tom Location: Connecticut Watch: Rolex SubC,GMTIIC Posts: 966	The gold is going to scratch. The easiest way to aviod scratches is to never wear it or even wipe it off. Each and every time you polish with Cape Cod or Flitz you remove gold and that should bother you more. __________________ Unless you are the lead dog the scenery never changes

22 April 2011, 09:25 PM	#4
Runnin' Rebel "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Real Name: Mark Location: 🤔 Posts: 8,424	Maybe a NATO strap then, wonder how that would look on it.. __________________ ♛

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22 April 2011, 09:49 PM	#5
watchf "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 2,458	I ordered a tin of cape cod but haven't tried it yet. I would think WG would scratch as easily as YG?

22 April 2011, 11:16 PM	#6
jnkay "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: South Florida, US Watch: du jour Posts: 1,815	There are a few of us that have gone pre-emptive on those scratches by cutting a narrow strip of transparent, glossy Scotch tape and placing it on the gold part of the clasp. Yes, we get flamed for it, and it'll happen again here, but who cares. You CANNOT see the tape at all it if you put it on properly, and it lasts for a long time without having to remove and replace it. It prevents all of those scratches from accumulating, and gives peace of mind that you don't have to baby the watch when on your wrist. Scratches happen, but the elongated and highly polished clasps of the TT ceramic models are hugely visible, accumulate scratches at 5x the rate of the rest of the watch, and accordingly look like sh*t when they get all scratched up, esp. when the rest of the bracelet is still shiny.

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