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Juggernaut · 14 October 2009, 05:59 AM

....to scratch a sapphire crystal??. I've NEVER done one myself. I thought they were just about indestructable. I have yet to have the "new Rolex" experience, and I'm very comfortable with the used or "previously loved", but twice now I've recieved two with scratches and chips in the sapphire crystal.

I know these are synthetic sapphire, but the material must be very high on the hardness scale. What are these previous owners knocking into that scratches them up? Diamonds???

STEELINOX · 14 October 2009, 06:04 AM

well, if your like me and your wife has a "formidably" sized diamond wedding ring and she sleeps with it sometimes; I tell her to switch to the lesser - less harmful - basic wedding band, cause the diamond WILL scratch that sapphire from stem to stern and keep going til its gotten itself safely under a pillow.

I dont know, as I have seen crystals scratched by door knobs and railings too...

Thanks,
Randy

Tools · 14 October 2009, 06:33 AM

Sapphire is not indestructable.. If you smack it into a cinderblock wall, stucco walls, or any number of other things with sharp, hard burrs........

But it is difficult. ... I have not had any issues with scratches but I have knocked a chip off the edge on a few of them........

robbonds · 14 October 2009, 06:34 AM

doesnt take much - i scratched mine and dont even remember hitting anything...didnt drop the watch or do anything crazy...it was perfect 1 day and the next it has a scratch

getting new crystal next week ($145)

Juggernaut · 14 October 2009, 06:54 AM

Ah, interesting. Thanks for the posts, guys...

14 October 2009, 05:59 AM	#1
Juggernaut "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 901	What does it take!??.... ....to scratch a sapphire crystal??. I've NEVER done one myself. I thought they were just about indestructable. I have yet to have the "new Rolex" experience, and I'm very comfortable with the used or "previously loved", but twice now I've recieved two with scratches and chips in the sapphire crystal. I know these are synthetic sapphire, but the material must be very high on the hardness scale. What are these previous owners knocking into that scratches them up? Diamonds???

14 October 2009, 06:33 AM	#3
Tools TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: May 2007 Real Name: Larry Location: Mojave Desert Watch: GMT's Posts: 43,490	Sapphire is not indestructable.. If you smack it into a cinderblock wall, stucco walls, or any number of other things with sharp, hard burrs........ But it is difficult. ... I have not had any issues with scratches but I have knocked a chip off the edge on a few of them........ __________________ (Chill ... It's just a watch Forum.....) NAWCC Member

14 October 2009, 06:04 AM	#2
STEELINOX 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Real Name: Sink-O! Location: a praire in AZ Watch: ROLEX-less atm... Posts: 14,020	well, if your like me and your wife has a "formidably" sized diamond wedding ring and she sleeps with it sometimes; I tell her to switch to the lesser - less harmful - basic wedding band, cause the diamond WILL scratch that sapphire from stem to stern and keep going til its gotten itself safely under a pillow. I dont know, as I have seen crystals scratched by door knobs and railings too... Thanks, Randy

14 October 2009, 06:34 AM	#4
robbonds "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Florida Watch: ROO Posts: 1,040	doesnt take much - i scratched mine and dont even remember hitting anything...didnt drop the watch or do anything crazy...it was perfect 1 day and the next it has a scratch getting new crystal next week ($145)

14 October 2009, 06:54 AM	#5
Juggernaut "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 901	Ah, interesting. Thanks for the posts, guys...

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