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KrismanX · 21 September 2016, 03:32 AM

My bezel is definitely not 'photo quality' at the moment, and sometimes that bothers the heck out of me(especially on this forum). But then I comment on someone else's Daytona in the wild and how clean and shiny it looks, and then they show me their scuffs.

In the grand scheme, you will always see your marks because you know where they are. Others will just see the crown. If it really bothers you--which mine does from time to time--maybe a little rub down with a polishing cloth on the trouble spot and see if it does anything? I was thinking I will let mine go crazy till first service, then baby it again until it decides to take an olympic desk dive.

Black Bay Dan · 21 September 2016, 03:52 AM

Polish.

Dan

Vinyasa · 21 September 2016, 04:06 AM

If it bothers you, get it fixed. Life's too short to be frustrated with your Daytona.

brettpaul · 21 September 2016, 04:16 AM

Personally I wouldn't get it polished out - I'd either learn to live with it or replace the bezel. I had the same issue with a deep scratch I put on the clasp and a couple of links with my Daytona - I just happened to have an extra bracelet from my GMT 2 in the safe as the GMT is on a 97200 (Sub C bracelet) so I swapped it out.

Had I not had the bracelet I would have replaced the links and clasp...maybe the entire bracelet - I feel your pain mate.

Lordofrolex · 21 September 2016, 04:42 AM

I wouldn't polish it yet.

porschedude · 21 September 2016, 04:59 AM

I would leave it alone, chances are it will happen again.

RichM · 21 September 2016, 05:51 AM

Polish it.

I know it would bother me.

alexxelor · 21 September 2016, 06:05 AM

NO ! never polished

joli160 · 21 September 2016, 06:12 AM

Quick fix, why not ?

polaris72 · 21 September 2016, 06:48 AM

Tough call. Try to put the watch aside of your rotation until you miss it. The time gap may give you a new perspective on your watch when the small scratch will not bother you anymore. However, if the scratch will bother you to the point that you will not want to wear your watch anymore, get it polished. You should also determine, what type of scratches are you going to be O.K. with down the line, because as you know, they will happen. That way, you are going to be ready. Finally, you are not alone, many of us, I bet, go through similar challenges.

Steve36Efc · 21 September 2016, 06:57 AM

I'd take it in and get it sorted. It's only two years old so a good few years of it annoying you if you don't.

RinkRolex · 21 September 2016, 07:14 AM

Leave it till service, then see if at that point you really can't stand it any more.

Ruud Van Driver · 21 September 2016, 09:14 AM

A pretty even balance of views here

First of all to the comedians, flipping is not an option. This is my first Rolex and has my birthday on the warranty card. Aside from that, it was hard enough finding my D-Blue so I'm not going through that faff again for a Daytona C, which is a watch I have no real interest in. There are two others on my list before I consider anything else.

I'm going to take my Daytona to RSC today and ask if they can remove the scratch without causing any deterioration in the bezel markings. If they can, I'll do it. If not, I'll have to have a re-think. I'll also check the price of a new bezel while I'm there; if it's reasonable then I might order one now and save it for service time because I imagine it'll be significantly more expensive by the time my watch needs a service.

Thanks for all your views, including the comedians

blue lion · 21 September 2016, 09:37 AM

It wouldn't bother me but it's your watch.

RichM · 21 September 2016, 09:42 AM

I think the hardest part will be the area that goes up under the R. Good luck and let us know how you make out.

djackson410 · 21 September 2016, 09:44 AM

That scratch is going to drive you crazy when the sunlight hits it.

Boaters · 21 September 2016, 10:19 AM

Great plan!

TickTockChuck · 21 September 2016, 10:35 AM

Well you say it's driving you "bonkers" and it's right where you will see it every time, so I would vote polish at the RSC unless a new SS bezel is only a bit more $. Also you have to ask if your lifestyle puts it at risk for another scratch or even worse a gouge, if so, then maybe learn to live with it for awhile. Unless you walk around with a silk scarf wrapped over your wrist, scratches will happen. But I am sorry as those scratches always hurt. Good Luck!

Golf&Watches · 21 September 2016, 10:36 AM

No, I would not get that polished. My 06 Daytona that I have worn a great deal in the last ten years has some that are similar. They shall remain with the watch as long as I am the owner. And after 10 years it's not likely to lose it's place in the rotation!

WatchinMD · 21 September 2016, 10:43 AM

I have a scratch on the bezel of my YG 116528 that is enough to be felt with a fingernail. It is similar in size to yours. I have decided that even though it annoys me, I have decided to try to ignore it. I am the only one who notices it.

Bonus question for hardcore members--- Who's watch is on the screen behind my watch???

SemperFi · 21 September 2016, 10:52 AM

It would bother the heck out of me too Paul. Get it fixed.

kilyung · 21 September 2016, 10:57 AM

Trade it for a 116500

fungo · 21 September 2016, 11:19 AM

Most of the time, pictures make it worse than in appears. In the grander scheme of things, no one else but you noticed the scratch. Why polish it, when it is going to happen again when a watch is worn. Unless you bubble wrap it, scratches are part of wearing a watch. It WILL happen.

Ruud Van Driver · 21 September 2016, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kilyung

Trade it for a 116500

Mike, see above mate. It's my first Rolex and has my birthday on the bezel. It's going nowhere

vman · 21 September 2016, 01:44 PM

I would buff it out or replace the bezel. But this is coming from somebody who has a major OCD on this type of stuff.

Ruud Van Driver · 21 September 2016, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ruud Van Driver

Mike, see above mate. It's my first Rolex and has my birthday on the bezel. It's going nowhere

EDIT: Has my birth date on the warranty card

fungo · 21 September 2016, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vman

I would buff it out or replace the bezel. But this is coming from somebody who has a major OCD on this type of stuff.

If it is SS dont think it is that expensive. On the other hand, WG bezels are in the thousand of $. That is a big deterrent to replace scratched daytona WG bezel.

Tomas Eriksson · 21 September 2016, 02:40 PM

Keep as is. Wait until service. It looks good, loved and used

Passionata · 21 September 2016, 03:52 PM

I d leave it as it is or ask the RSC if they can make it better on the "spot" instead polish the whole bezel which hurts the inscriptions.Is it the engraved bezel or the newer printed one?

dadonn2 · 21 September 2016, 04:42 PM

I'm not the polish police and personally feel that the "don't polish" edict is a little overblown. People regularly polish thin rings and they don't disappear.

Were you a flipper, then unpolished maintains the integrity to the watch. There's definitely been some clear cases of over polishing which has struck fear into the hearts of horologists the world over. And for some, cleaning a watch seems like cosmetic surgery wherein once it starts, it becomes a nasty habit. You're not flipping and clearly aren't the type of who keeps their couches covered in plastic like my friend's Grandma.

Buffing out an annoying scratch by a professional will give you piece of mind. One man's opinion. Maybe Mick P can chime in and pass judgment on everyone.

21 September 2016, 03:52 AM	#32
Black Bay Dan 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Dan Location: Chichester Watch: Tudor Black Bay Posts: 1,597	Polish. Dan __________________ Tudor Heritage Black Bay 79220R (2015) Tudor Black Bay GMT 79830RB (2022) Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight 79030B (2023)

21 September 2016, 04:16 AM	#34
brettpaul "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Real Name: Brett Location: Bahrain, Dubai Watch: Rolex and AP Posts: 5,538	Personally I wouldn't get it polished out - I'd either learn to live with it or replace the bezel. I had the same issue with a deep scratch I put on the clasp and a couple of links with my Daytona - I just happened to have an extra bracelet from my GMT 2 in the safe as the GMT is on a 97200 (Sub C bracelet) so I swapped it out. Had I not had the bracelet I would have replaced the links and clasp...maybe the entire bracelet - I feel your pain mate. __________________ Photostream on Instagram brett_in_bahrain

21 September 2016, 04:42 AM	#35
Lordofrolex "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Real Name: Brandon Location: Los Angeles, CA Watch: Yes Please! Posts: 6,691	I wouldn't polish it yet. __________________ Rolex GMT Master II 116710LN Panerai PAM 359 Audemars Piguet RO 15300OR Follow me on Instagram: @b_jakobovich

21 September 2016, 05:51 AM	#37
RichM 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Real Name: Richie Location: "Nowhere Man" Watch: out now,take care! Posts: 29,604	Polish it. I know it would bother me. __________________ "I love to work at nothing all day" TRF #139960

21 September 2016, 06:12 AM	#39
joli160 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: NL Watch: Yachtmaster Posts: 14,737	Quick fix, why not ? __________________ Day Date 18238, Yachtmaster 16622, Deepsea 116660, Submariner 116619, SkyD 326935, DJ 178271, DJ 69158, Yachtmaster 169622, GMT 116713LN, GMT 126711.

21 September 2016, 03:32 AM	#31
KrismanX "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Real Name: Kristofer Location: Los Angeles, CA Watch: my feet. Posts: 2,364	My bezel is definitely not 'photo quality' at the moment, and sometimes that bothers the heck out of me(especially on this forum). But then I comment on someone else's Daytona in the wild and how clean and shiny it looks, and then they show me their scuffs. In the grand scheme, you will always see your marks because you know where they are. Others will just see the crown. If it really bothers you--which mine does from time to time--maybe a little rub down with a polishing cloth on the trouble spot and see if it does anything? I was thinking I will let mine go crazy till first service, then baby it again until it decides to take an olympic desk dive.

21 September 2016, 04:06 AM	#33
Vinyasa "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Real Name: Steve Location: Maine Watch: Explorer II 16570 Posts: 1,396	If it bothers you, get it fixed. Life's too short to be frustrated with your Daytona.

21 September 2016, 04:59 AM	#36
porschedude "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: USA Watch: 116610LV Posts: 1,207	I would leave it alone, chances are it will happen again.

21 September 2016, 06:05 AM	#38
alexxelor Banned Join Date: May 2010 Real Name: alessandro Location: ROMA Watch: ROLEX Posts: 675	NO ! never polished

21 September 2016, 06:48 AM	#40
polaris72 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: U.S./Vienna, AT Posts: 1,967	Tough call. Try to put the watch aside of your rotation until you miss it. The time gap may give you a new perspective on your watch when the small scratch will not bother you anymore. However, if the scratch will bother you to the point that you will not want to wear your watch anymore, get it polished. You should also determine, what type of scratches are you going to be O.K. with down the line, because as you know, they will happen. That way, you are going to be ready. Finally, you are not alone, many of us, I bet, go through similar challenges.

21 September 2016, 06:57 AM	#41
Steve36Efc "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Wales Watch: 126603 Posts: 2,606	I'd take it in and get it sorted. It's only two years old so a good few years of it annoying you if you don't.

21 September 2016, 07:14 AM	#42
RinkRolex "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: On Watch: YM Posts: 282	Leave it till service, then see if at that point you really can't stand it any more.

21 September 2016, 09:14 AM	#43
Ruud Van Driver "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Real Name: Chopped Liver Location: S. Wales Valleys Watch: Mickey Mouse Posts: 9,926	A pretty even balance of views here First of all to the comedians, flipping is not an option. This is my first Rolex and has my birthday on the warranty card. Aside from that, it was hard enough finding my D-Blue so I'm not going through that faff again for a Daytona C, which is a watch I have no real interest in. There are two others on my list before I consider anything else. I'm going to take my Daytona to RSC today and ask if they can remove the scratch without causing any deterioration in the bezel markings. If they can, I'll do it. If not, I'll have to have a re-think. I'll also check the price of a new bezel while I'm there; if it's reasonable then I might order one now and save it for service time because I imagine it'll be significantly more expensive by the time my watch needs a service. Thanks for all your views, including the comedians __________________ 116520 Black, 116610 LVc, 116660 D-Blue, 116610 LNc, 116622 Blue, PAM359, PAM689, PAM737 *"Why should you allow an AD to shake you down, just so you can buy a watch" - Grady Philpott* Card carrying member of TRF's Global Association of Retro-Grouch-Curmudgeons

21 September 2016, 09:37 AM	#44
blue lion "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Florida State! Watch: It's just a watch. Posts: 1,463	It wouldn't bother me but it's your watch.

21 September 2016, 09:42 AM	#45
RichM 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Real Name: Richie Location: "Nowhere Man" Watch: out now,take care! Posts: 29,604	I think the hardest part will be the area that goes up under the R. Good luck and let us know how you make out. __________________ "I love to work at nothing all day" TRF #139960

21 September 2016, 09:44 AM	#46
djackson410 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 137	That scratch is going to drive you crazy when the sunlight hits it. __________________

21 September 2016, 10:19 AM	#47
Boaters 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2015 Real Name: Mike Location: Pacific Northwest Watch: 116610LV 16710 SD Posts: 10,653	Great plan!

21 September 2016, 10:35 AM	#48
TickTockChuck "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Real Name: Chuck Location: Canada Watch: Rolex 116610LV Posts: 2,264	Well you say it's driving you "bonkers" and it's right where you will see it every time, so I would vote polish at the RSC unless a new SS bezel is only a bit more $. Also you have to ask if your lifestyle puts it at risk for another scratch or even worse a gouge, if so, then maybe learn to live with it for awhile. Unless you walk around with a silk scarf wrapped over your wrist, scratches will happen. But I am sorry as those scratches always hurt. Good Luck!

21 September 2016, 10:36 AM	#49
Golf&Watches "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Global Watch: 116719 Posts: 482	No, I would not get that polished. My 06 Daytona that I have worn a great deal in the last ten years has some that are similar. They shall remain with the watch as long as I am the owner. And after 10 years it's not likely to lose it's place in the rotation!

21 September 2016, 10:52 AM	#51
SemperFi "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Real Name: Angelo Location: Brooklyn, NY Watch: Rolex Submariner Posts: 42,164	It would bother the heck out of me too Paul. Get it fixed.

21 September 2016, 10:57 AM	#52
kilyung 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cave Watch: Sundial Posts: 33,940	Trade it for a 116500

21 September 2016, 11:19 AM	#53
fungo "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Real Name: Andi Location: All over Watch: all kinds Posts: 309	Most of the time, pictures make it worse than in appears. In the grander scheme of things, no one else but you noticed the scratch. Why polish it, when it is going to happen again when a watch is worn. Unless you bubble wrap it, scratches are part of wearing a watch. It WILL happen.

21 September 2016, 01:44 PM	#55
vman 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Capt Swerve Location: North Carolina Watch: less TV Posts: 2,230	I would buff it out or replace the bezel. But this is coming from somebody who has a major OCD on this type of stuff.

21 September 2016, 02:40 PM	#58
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21 September 2016, 03:52 PM	#59
Passionata "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: N/A Watch: the girls Posts: 7,095	I d leave it as it is or ask the RSC if they can make it better on the "spot" instead polish the whole bezel which hurts the inscriptions.Is it the engraved bezel or the newer printed one? __________________ Best George "Also remember that feet don't get fat and a watch will always speak volumes." Robert Johnston --------------------- newhttps://youtu.be/EljAF-uddhE new http://youtu.be/ZmpLoO1Q8eQ IG @passionata1

21 September 2016, 04:42 PM	#60
dadonn2 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Real Name: Dave Location: NYC Posts: 1,557	I'm not the polish police and personally feel that the "don't polish" edict is a little overblown. People regularly polish thin rings and they don't disappear. Were you a flipper, then unpolished maintains the integrity to the watch. There's definitely been some clear cases of over polishing which has struck fear into the hearts of horologists the world over. And for some, cleaning a watch seems like cosmetic surgery wherein once it starts, it becomes a nasty habit. You're not flipping and clearly aren't the type of who keeps their couches covered in plastic like my friend's Grandma. Buffing out an annoying scratch by a professional will give you piece of mind. One man's opinion. Maybe Mick P can chime in and pass judgment on everyone.

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