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Jmedlin · 15 April 2016, 02:59 AM

I am curious about how I can potentially buff this out at home vs driving all the way to the dealer.

watchwatcher · 15 April 2016, 03:01 AM

Looks like an easy fix...you could try Cape Cod cloth on the affected area.

Or, do nothing...there will be more.

Memphis · 15 April 2016, 03:03 AM

don't touch it.

WAK4 · 15 April 2016, 03:20 AM

The marks on the bezel? I'd leave them alone. You'll go crazy touching up every mark.

As I am sure you'll hear in many responses: leave it until service and all of the other marks will also be taken care of at once. Do too much polishing, you'll remove so much metal you won't have a bezel left

Charlie_pace · 15 April 2016, 03:24 AM

Wait until service or if your AD offers/annual refin.

mannyv11 · 15 April 2016, 03:27 AM

relax you are going to get thousands of scratches throughout the lifetime of the watch. If every scratch makes you react like this I would sell it and never buy another expensive watch again.

Speed · 15 April 2016, 03:27 AM

If you can feel the scratch with your fingernail...cape cod will likely not take it out.

If you're obsessed with it, take it to a competent watch maker or RSC to buff it out.

Token74 · 15 April 2016, 03:29 AM

Leave it. My Sea Dweller is only a couple of years old and it's covered in scratches.

What is it they say? If you wear a watch, you wear a watch...something like that anyway.

At service time, I shall be requesting they leave the scratches in place. But equally, I understand those that like to have them polished out. But leave it to servicing time only.

beshannon · 15 April 2016, 03:36 AM

Congrats!

Jmedlin · 15 April 2016, 03:48 AM

Lol. It's just that I smacked it against a concrete bench and I felt so stupid how I did it.

I just like my things to look nice and if there are remedies at home like a cape cod cloth that help, I don't mind doing it.

Bfd70 · 15 April 2016, 03:57 AM

1st one's the hardest. You won't notice the 10th scratch.

JP Chestnut · 15 April 2016, 04:00 AM

Leave it. Why ruin the lines of your watch to remove a small blemish, when another will follow two weeks later?

Dusko.Popov · 15 April 2016, 04:11 AM

Dude are you serious? That?

Leave it alone. It's fine. It gives it personality and character. And it makes the watch more "yours." One of my subs has an inch long scratch on the bezel. Great story behind it. I'll never change out the bezel. It doesn't change the function of the watch, nor does it appreicabl

It looks great. Wear it in good health.

malnik · 15 April 2016, 04:16 AM

Nice picture. I can clearly see the etch crown on the crystal.

Lightforce1911 · 15 April 2016, 04:20 AM

dont touch it

sco · 15 April 2016, 04:27 AM

The forum has spoken... I'd leave it alone as well, you will have many more to come. After a polish at service time, it will look brand new again.. Enjoy your Watch!

jacko1 · 15 April 2016, 04:31 AM

i was just the same way i just leave it alone clean it once a year with cod and refinish the brush metal

abrasive · 15 April 2016, 04:36 AM

Don't learn to polish watches on a Rolex!

And agree with above, nice LEC.

Jake B · 15 April 2016, 04:37 AM

It's a band of steel that's strapped to your arm...It's gonna get bumped and scratched a whooooooole bunch, amigo. Forget about it or you're gonna find yourself eating little yellow pills like they're Skittles.

cop414 · 15 April 2016, 04:38 AM

I'd leave it, you'll just get more, wear the watch don't let the watch wear you.

japenney · 15 April 2016, 04:39 AM

Dings bother me. I get dings fixed usually. That is not a ding. It is a love mark.

JP Chestnut · 15 April 2016, 04:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jmedlin

Lol. It's just that I smacked it against a concrete bench and I felt so stupid how I did it.

I just like my things to look nice and if there are remedies at home like a cape cod cloth that help, I don't mind doing it.

For every cape cod success story there's a huge failure that someone would like to forget, and hence doesn't mention. If you could magically rub a watch with a cloth and have it refinish your watch, people wouldn't get paid a couple hundred bucks to lap a case properly.

ltmgeller · 15 April 2016, 04:59 AM

Scratches add character.

Dittox · 15 April 2016, 05:08 AM

Use cape cod polishing cloths

Daytona88 · 15 April 2016, 05:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bfd70

1st one's the hardest. You won't notice the 10th scratch.

This

KZZN · 15 April 2016, 05:47 AM

Hi,

Personally, I wouldn't worry about it. I bought an Oyster Perpetual myself three weeks ago, and already there's a small ding on the bezel, various little scratches on the sides of some of the Oyster bracelet links, and hairlines on the clasp. It's just inevitable: if you wear it, it'll get scratched. And when you get it serviced years from now, it'll come back looking as good as new.

Daryl · 15 April 2016, 05:51 AM

Cape cod

Paul_I · 15 April 2016, 05:51 AM

cdmorenot · 15 April 2016, 05:52 AM

Leave it or pay $135 for the new bezel at RSC. They'll likely do the labor for free if you ask nicely.

Sent from my SM-N920T using Tapatalk

DJExplorer · 15 April 2016, 06:04 AM

If it's grinding on you, cape cod.
If you think you can hold off for a few weeks, you will probably learn to just live with it.
I squared off a crown guard on my Exp II on a stripper pole, hated it at first, but now it's a memory mark.
You will, despite maybe not believing it at the moment, get to live with the memory marks.
Both good and bad ones.

15 April 2016, 02:59 AM	#1
Jmedlin "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: San Francisco Bay Posts: 15	Scratched my Rolex. Need help! I am curious about how I can potentially buff this out at home vs driving all the way to the dealer.

15 April 2016, 03:29 AM	#8
Token74 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Real Name: Vince Location: England Watch: Too many! Posts: 5,744	Leave it. My Sea Dweller is only a couple of years old and it's covered in scratches. What is it they say? If you wear a watch, you wear a watch...something like that anyway. At service time, I shall be requesting they leave the scratches in place. But equally, I understand those that like to have them polished out. But leave it to servicing time only. __________________ Time is limited, make every second count. Patek Philippe Nautilus 5990 - AP Royal Oak 15300 - AP Royal Oak 15450 Blue - AP Royal Oak 15450 Silver - AP Royal Oak Offshore 26480 - Royal Oak Offshore 15710 - Rolex Sea Dweller 116600 - Rolex Daytona 116519 - Rolex GMT 126710 BLRO - Omega Speedmaster Reduced - JLC Reverso GMT Moonphase - TAG Microtimer - Dent Pocket Watch - JLC Atmos Phases de lune

15 April 2016, 03:36 AM	#9
beshannon "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Brian Location: Northern Virginia Watch: One of Not Many Posts: 17,892	Congrats! __________________ IWC Portugieser 7 Day, Omega Seamaster SMP300m, Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Complete Calendar, Glashutte PanoInverse, Glashutte SeaQ Panorama Date, Omega Aqua Terra 150, Omega CK 859, Omega Speedmaster 3861 Moonwatch, Breitling Superocean Steelfish, JLC Atmos Transparent Clock

15 April 2016, 04:37 AM	#19
Jake B "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Hong Kong Watch: Gold Sub 116618LN Posts: 2,820	It's a band of steel that's strapped to your arm...It's gonna get bumped and scratched a whooooooole bunch, amigo. Forget about it or you're gonna find yourself eating little yellow pills like they're Skittles. __________________ Things are more like they are now than they ever were before.

15 April 2016, 04:38 AM	#20
cop414 TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Apr 2012 Real Name: Tim Location: Pennsylvania Watch: 14060M Posts: 72,134	I'd leave it, you'll just get more, wear the watch don't let the watch wear you. __________________ Rolex Submariner 14060M Omega Seamaster 2254.50 DOXA Professional 1200T Card carrying member of TRF's Global Association of Retro-Grouch-Curmudgeons TRF's "After Dark" Bar & NightClub Patron P Club Member #17 2 FA ENABLED

15 April 2016, 03:01 AM	#2
watchwatcher "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Larry Location: Kentucky Watch: Yes Posts: 35,002	Looks like an easy fix...you could try Cape Cod cloth on the affected area. Or, do nothing...there will be more.

15 April 2016, 03:03 AM	#3
Memphis Banned Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Connecticut Watch: 116610LN Posts: 448	don't touch it.

15 April 2016, 03:20 AM	#4
WAK4 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Real Name: Bill Location: NJ Watch: Always changing Posts: 4,172	The marks on the bezel? I'd leave them alone. You'll go crazy touching up every mark. As I am sure you'll hear in many responses: leave it until service and all of the other marks will also be taken care of at once. Do too much polishing, you'll remove so much metal you won't have a bezel left

15 April 2016, 03:24 AM	#5
Charlie_pace "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: N/A Watch: Sub 16610 Posts: 514	Wait until service or if your AD offers/annual refin.

15 April 2016, 03:27 AM	#6
mannyv11 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Real Name: Manny Location: MA Watch: DD,Sub,GMT,Daytona Posts: 4,507	relax you are going to get thousands of scratches throughout the lifetime of the watch. If every scratch makes you react like this I would sell it and never buy another expensive watch again.

15 April 2016, 03:27 AM	#7
Speed "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: USA Posts: 19,706	If you can feel the scratch with your fingernail...cape cod will likely not take it out. If you're obsessed with it, take it to a competent watch maker or RSC to buff it out.

15 April 2016, 03:48 AM	#10
Jmedlin "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: San Francisco Bay Posts: 15	Lol. It's just that I smacked it against a concrete bench and I felt so stupid how I did it. I just like my things to look nice and if there are remedies at home like a cape cod cloth that help, I don't mind doing it.

15 April 2016, 03:57 AM	#11
Bfd70 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 893	1st one's the hardest. You won't notice the 10th scratch.

15 April 2016, 04:00 AM	#12
JP Chestnut Banned Join Date: May 2012 Location: Ann Arbor MI Watch: Rolex Ref 16600 Posts: 3,908	Leave it. Why ruin the lines of your watch to remove a small blemish, when another will follow two weeks later?

15 April 2016, 04:11 AM	#13
Dusko.Popov "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: DC Posts: 829	Dude are you serious? That? Leave it alone. It's fine. It gives it personality and character. And it makes the watch more "yours." One of my subs has an inch long scratch on the bezel. Great story behind it. I'll never change out the bezel. It doesn't change the function of the watch, nor does it appreicabl It looks great. Wear it in good health.

15 April 2016, 04:16 AM	#14
malnik "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Los Angeles Watch: Sub-Date-C Posts: 240	Nice picture. I can clearly see the etch crown on the crystal.

15 April 2016, 04:20 AM	#15
Lightforce1911 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: evanston Posts: 260	dont touch it

15 April 2016, 04:27 AM	#16
sco "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Chicago Watch: Subc AT 8500 CSO Posts: 3,646	The forum has spoken... I'd leave it alone as well, you will have many more to come. After a polish at service time, it will look brand new again.. Enjoy your Watch!

15 April 2016, 04:31 AM	#17
jacko1 Banned Join Date: Apr 2016 Real Name: Jack Nunez Location: san clemente Posts: 93	i was just the same way i just leave it alone clean it once a year with cod and refinish the brush metal

15 April 2016, 04:36 AM	#18
abrasive "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: UT, US Posts: 118	Don't learn to polish watches on a Rolex! And agree with above, nice LEC.

15 April 2016, 04:39 AM	#21
japenney "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Real Name: Josh Location: Canada Watch: undecided Posts: 4,777	Dings bother me. I get dings fixed usually. That is not a ding. It is a love mark.

15 April 2016, 04:59 AM	#23
ltmgeller 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Real Name: Mike Location: New York Watch: Rolex Posts: 22,495	Scratches add character. __________________ Oh, look at the time... Official Member: 'WIS-CON' Las Vegas International GTG 2019

15 April 2016, 05:08 AM	#24
Dittox "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Mexico City Watch: Explorer II Posts: 262	Use cape cod polishing cloths

15 April 2016, 05:47 AM	#26
KZZN "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: UK Watch: Rolex Cellini 5115 Posts: 512	Hi, Personally, I wouldn't worry about it. I bought an Oyster Perpetual myself three weeks ago, and already there's a small ding on the bezel, various little scratches on the sides of some of the Oyster bracelet links, and hairlines on the clasp. It's just inevitable: if you wear it, it'll get scratched. And when you get it serviced years from now, it'll come back looking as good as new.

15 April 2016, 05:51 AM	#27
Daryl 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: USA Posts: 3,420	Cape cod __________________ 2FA-Enabled Official Member "Perpetual 30" Las Vegas International GTG 2016 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2017 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2019

15 April 2016, 05:52 AM	#29
cdmorenot 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Real Name: Carlos. Location: NNJ - MDE Watch: = Want them all. Posts: 3,694	Leave it or pay $135 for the new bezel at RSC. They'll likely do the labor for free if you ask nicely. Sent from my SM-N920T using Tapatalk __________________ \| Breguet \| Cartier \| Casio \| Hublot \| IWC \| Omega \| Rolex \| Seiko \|

15 April 2016, 06:04 AM	#30
DJExplorer "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: GA Posts: 403	If it's grinding on you, cape cod. If you think you can hold off for a few weeks, you will probably learn to just live with it. I squared off a crown guard on my Exp II on a stripper pole, hated it at first, but now it's a memory mark. You will, despite maybe not believing it at the moment, get to live with the memory marks. Both good and bad ones.

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