Polished Center Links attract scratches?

[mrgeeba]

Hi, I am considering to buy a Datejust to my wife. She will wear this watch daily. Assume in normal situation, would the scratches on the polished center links be easy to notice? I am afraid it may be ugly if too many scratches on polished surface.

Can anyone share his experience about his polished bracelet. How the scratches look on the polished surface?

ps. 1. sorry for my poor English
2. I know RSC can help polish the links, but a bracelet cannot be polished too often.

[abigsecret]

Your English seems fine to me!
As for the polished links, yes they will show scratches faster then brushed links, but it's normal to have a scratch on it if you wear it all the time! At least I don't worry about it, it gives my watch "character"!

[BiG JeEzY]

Yes, polished links will attract scratches better on polished links. I wouldnt say attract though, I would just say more visible. Scratches are more visible under polished links. Getting scratches on the watch is more based on wearing habits. The reason they are less visible on brushed links is because they do blend in more with the brushed finish making them less visible.

Scratches do give a watch character. Even if Rolexes had scratches, they still look beautiful. In fact from a distance scratches cant be noticed anyway.

And when you service the watch at the RSC, they will remove the scratches for you and make the watch look brand new again.

[mrgeeba]

My wife is a careless lady, she is the kind of person who doesn't care about minor things, and she hit her previous watch quite often and she broke the glass finally. This is the reason I concern so much about scratches on the polished center links. I am imagining what her Datejust would look like after three or four years of daily usage.

Anyway, I am now considering either a Datejust, or a boy size 369. The latter comes with a brushed bracelet which is perfect as a daily watch, but it has no date. What a dilemma. But I am sure both watches are good. Thanks for your reply. ^^

[BiG JeEzY]

Originally Posted by mrgeeba

My wife is a careless lady, she is the kind of person who doesn't care about minor things, and she hit her previous watch quite often and she broke the glass finally. This is the reason I concern so much about scratches on the polished center links. I am imagining what her Datejust would look like after three or four years of daily usage.

Anyway, I am now considering either a Datejust, or a boy size 369. The latter comes with a brushed bracelet which is perfect as a daily watch, but it has no date. What a dilemma. But I am sure both watches are good. Thanks for your reply. ^^

My mother has worn her TT DJ with polished oyster bracelet for over 7 years now. While the bracelet has quite a few scratches on it, the watch sill looks fabulous. Im sure the Rolex will be perfect for your wife for everyday wear. Theres nothing a Rolex watch cant handle. The no date oyster perpetual that you mentioned is also a nice option for a lady. If you do decide to go that way, I say you get the 31 mm mid size model.

You cant go wrong either way though. Try not to think of the decision as a dilemma, it should be part of the fun.

[abigsecret]

Originally Posted by BiG JeEzY

Theres nothing a Rolex watch cant handle.

Except for hitting tile floors...

[BiG JeEzY]

Originally Posted by abigsecret

Except for hitting tile floors...

I actually dropped my Explorer II by accident on the bathroom floor once.

I was so worried when I went to pick it up. It was still in pretty good condition, there was no major scratches on it.

I did notice that the accuracy was different though. It started to be a few seconds faster than before. I guess it was quite a shock for the movement.

I guess I was lucky too since it probably could have been worse. But when I accidentally dropped my watch on the tile floor, it was able to handle it. It still runs fine.

[mrgeeba]

My friend dropped his Sub Date on the floor. Since then, his Sub runs 2 or 3 minutes faster. He brought it to RSC several times, but no help. He is unlucky.

Originally Posted by BiG JeEzY

I actually dropped my Explorer II by accident on the bathroom floor once.

I was so worried when I went to pick it up. It was still in pretty good condition, there was no major scratches on it.

I did notice that the accuracy was different though. It started to be a few seconds faster than before. I guess it was quite a shock for the movement.

I guess I was lucky too since it probably could have been worse. But when I accidentally dropped my watch on the tile floor, it was able to handle it. It still runs fine.

[SPACE-DWELLER]

Originally Posted by BiG JeEzY

Yes, polished links will attract scratches better on polished links. I wouldnt say attract though, I would just say more visible. Scratches are more visible under polished links. Getting scratches on the watch is more based on wearing habits. The reason they are less visible on brushed links is because they do blend in more with the brushed finish making them less visible.

Scratches do give a watch character. Even if Rolexes had scratches, they still look beautiful. In fact from a distance scratches cant be noticed anyway.

And when you service the watch at the RSC, they will remove the scratches for you and make the watch look brand new again.

Bang on!

Cannot but add a welcome to TRF!

[Green Arrow]

Originally Posted by mrgeeba

My wife is a careless lady, she is the kind of person who doesn't care about minor things, and she hit her previous watch quite often and she broke the glass finally. This is the reason I concern so much about scratches on the polished center links. I am imagining what her Datejust would look like after three or four years of daily usage.

Anyway, I am now considering either a Datejust, or a boy size 369. The latter comes with a brushed bracelet which is perfect as a daily watch, but it has no date. What a dilemma. But I am sure both watches are good. Thanks for your reply. ^^

I like your wife already. So you're saying she wears her watch all the time, doesn't obsess over every little scratch, and over time allows her watch to build a patina of character from brushes with the real world? Pretty cool.

I've had my "holy grail" watch for about a week. I noticed in one of my photos that I already have a scratch in the polished part of the clasp. Just the first of many. Get her the watch she wants, and let her enjoy the heck out of it.

[ron17402]

What I notice on the polished center links, especially on the oyster bracelet, is finger prints and smudges.

Scratches do happen and you can see them, but the smudges are driving me crazy!!