Cape Cod

[NYC6]

About six months ago I found this site while researching my purchase of a new Sub ND. With the help on people here I bought the watch I always wanted soon after joining here. Well recently I got a hairline scratch on the polished side of the watch. I was really peaved as this was the first blemish on the virgin watch. Further searching here said to try Cape Cod polishing clothes and even suggested purchasing them at Ace Hardware. Well thats exactly what I did and I just finished the procedure(about 10 min) and it looks like brand spanking new! I didnt think it would have worked that well. This site Rocks!

[dardeca]

WOW...that's interesting to know. So a Cape Cod polishing cloth will buff out/remove scratches on the polished center links of a Rolex? Please tell me this is true! And if so, any trick to doing the work?

[MarJnK]

I prefer Sunshine cloths. Cape Cods are good, but very messy and the smell is annoying (vanilla). Sunshine cloths are dry and odorless and work amazingly well on any polished surface. I get them on eBay.

Mark

[R1@160@alltimes]

Personally, I'm impartial to hairline scatches as these are unavoidable.

Wear it, enjoy it, and send it in to RSC for service. Problem solved.

[NYC6]

Originally Posted by dardeca

WOW...that's interesting to know. So a Cape Cod polishing cloth will buff out/remove scratches on the polished center links of a Rolex? Please tell me this is true! And if so, any trick to doing the work?

Followed what I read here. Cut off a small piece and wrapped it around a Q-Tip. Worked it back and forth and wiped off with a fine clean cloth and checked the progress.

Originally Posted by R1@160@alltimes

Personally, I'm impartial to hairline scatches as these are unavoidable.

Wear it, enjoy it, and send it in to RSC for service. Problem solved.

I take pride in my belongings and try to avoid scratches on my vehicles, quality time pieces and other important toys and when I cant prevent them I'll try to polish them out if I can. $4.oo + ten minutes=Problem Solved.
Not waiting 6 years and spending $500+.

[R1@160@alltimes]

Originally Posted by NYC6

I take pride in my belongings and try to avoid scratches on my vehicles, quality time pieces and other important toys and when I cant prevent them I'll try to polish them out if I can. $4.oo + ten minutes=Problem Solved.
Not waiting 6 years and spending $500+.

I used to be the same way, so yeah I can relate. I'll avoid it if I can but it no longer drives me crazy like it used to.

[JBat]

Originally Posted by NYC6

I take pride in my belongings and try to avoid scratches on my vehicles, quality time pieces and other important toys and when I cant prevent them I'll try to polish them out if I can. $4.oo + ten minutes=Problem Solved.
Not waiting 6 years and spending $500+.

I think you are missing the point. Wearing a wristwatch, as it should be worn, and having small scratches develop does not mean you are not taking pride in your belongings. It means you are using the watch like it was meant to be used, and not obsessing over little scratches.

The only way to avoid them completely, is to park the watch in a drawer somewhere and turn it into a safe queen. Most here would agree that that amounts to nothing short of blasphemy (from a WIS point of view anyway), and a complete waste. Rolex watches are extremely well made and robust, and meant to live on the wrist. If incessantly polishing your watch makes you feel better about things, then, by all means, have at it.

[goduke1]

If the man wants to polish his watch, let him. Afterall it is HIS watch. ya'll wear you watches the way you want to and leave him in peace.

[NYC6]

Originally Posted by JBat

I think you are missing the point. Wearing a wristwatch, as it should be worn, and having small scratches develop does not mean you are not taking pride in your belongings. It means you are using the watch like it was meant to be used, and not obsessing over little scratches.

The only way to avoid them completely, is to park the watch in a drawer somewhere and turn it into a safe queen. Most here would agree that that amounts to nothing short of blasphemy (from a WIS point of view anyway), and a complete waste. Rolex watches are extremely well made and robust, and meant to live on the wrist. If incessantly polishing your watch makes you feel better about things, then, by all means, have at it.

No sir, you missed the point.
I use the watch as it was designed to be used. Its never seen the inside of my safe and likely wont. Its a daily worn watch that even goes Diving with me(as designed).

I also use my Corvette as it was designed but I keep it clean and waxed. And if it gets battle scars they are addessed as well. If you conciter ten minutes of light buffing in six months of ownership "incessant" then theres no point of discussing further. So if you choose to walk around with a beat up watch then you have at it. I'll keep mine looking the best it can.

[R1@160@alltimes]

Why spend 10 mins polishing the watch when another hairline scratch is just a scrape, a rub, a touch away?

If you get too carried away, you may spend your whole life worrying and polishing your watch. After all, it is just a watch. An expensive watch

But yeah meng....its your wallet do as you please.

[MarJnK]

Originally Posted by NYC6

No sir, you missed the point.
I use the watch as it was designed to be used. Its never seen the inside of my safe and likely wont. Its a daily worn watch that even goes Diving with me(as designed).

I also use my Corvette as it was designed but I keep it clean and waxed. And if it gets battle scars they are addessed as well. If you conciter ten minutes of light buffing in six months of ownership "incessant" then theres no point of discussing further. So if you choose to walk around with a beat up watch then you have at it. I'll keep mine looking the best it can.

+1
I wear my watches as intended, maybe worse. Mountain biking, yardwork, chainsawing, fishing, swimming... etc. They get scratched, and thats part of it. But then once every month or two I'll sit down, clean it, polish/buff it and appreciate it for its time served on the wrist. It gives me an opportunity to really look at the watch and remember why I bought it in the first place. If you guys have a problem with us polishing our watches, maybe you need to take a step back and realize there is more than one way to appreciate a watch.

[R1@160@alltimes]

Originally Posted by MarJnK

+1
I wear my watches as intended, maybe worse. Mountain biking, yardwork, chainsawing, fishing, swimming... etc. They get scratched, and thats part of it. But then once every month or two I'll sit down, clean it, polish/buff it and appreciate it for its time served on the wrist. It gives me an opportunity to really look at the watch and remember why I bought it in the first place. If you guys have a problem with us polishing our watches, maybe you need to take a step back and realize there is more than one way to appreciate a watch.

You're just saying that because you started a similar thread before

[mb hawaii]

I bought some Cape Cod a week ago and it works great! I didn't use it on my watch yet, just my wife's watch. The watchmaker wanted to charge my $41 for polishing. The Cape Cod was only $5 on eBay and took my about 10 mins.

[nektar]

Originally Posted by R1@160@alltimes

I used to be the same way, so yeah I can relate. I'll avoid it if I can but it no longer drives me crazy like it used to.

x2 . I got my first scratch the first week.. it could be later or earlier.. but i am not going to baby care this watch.. especially for one hairline scratch

[JBat]

Originally Posted by NYC6

No sir, you missed the point.
I use the watch as it was designed to be used. Its never seen the inside of my safe and likely wont. Its a daily worn watch that even goes Diving with me(as designed).

I also use my Corvette as it was designed but I keep it clean and waxed. And if it gets battle scars they are addessed as well. If you conciter ten minutes of light buffing in six months of ownership "incessant" then theres no point of discussing further. So if you choose to walk around with a beat up watch then you have at it. I'll keep mine looking the best it can.

Well, sir, just don't rub too hard.

You insinuated in the post I replied to that not obsessively polishing hairline scratches out of your watch every six months is tantamount to not taking pride in your belongings, which is, of course, ridiculous. You also got a little snippy when someone suggested you wait until the 5 year service to have it polished, which is a perfectly reasonable bit of advice.

But, like I said, have at it bud.

[JBat]

Originally Posted by R1@160@alltimes

Why spend 10 mins polishing the watch when another hairline scratch is just a scrape, a rub, a touch away?

If you get too carried away, you may spend your whole life worrying and polishing your watch. After all, it is just a watch. An expensive watch

But yeah meng....its your wallet do as you please.

The voice of reason. That's not going to get you very far in this thread.

[JBat]

Originally Posted by goduke1

If the man wants to polish his watch, let him. Afterall it is HIS watch. ya'll wear you watches the way you want to and leave him in peace.

Yes, I'm aware it's his watch. But if someone posts a thread about a particular topic, especially as it relates to watches, they are going to get differing opinions. It is, after all, a forum.

[goduke1]

That's just it, he wasn't asking for anyones opinion. He posted his pleasure with this site and his results using the information he found here. He was saying thank you, but may have gotten offended by some of the comments and opinions that got in the way. I don't want to put words in his mouth, I have no idea how he feels, so I'll leave my opinion out of it.

[R1@160@alltimes]

Originally Posted by JBat

The voice of reason. That's not going to get you very far in this thread.

I tried to take a diplomatic stance on the matter.....it hardly worked

[JBat]

Originally Posted by goduke1

That's just it, he wasn't asking for anyones opinion. He posted his pleasure with this site and his results using the information he found here. He was saying thank you, but may have gotten offended by some of the comments and opinions that got in the way. I don't want to put words in his mouth, I have no idea how he feels, so I'll leave my opinion out of it.

By creating and posting a thread in any forum, you are inviting opinion. End of story.

[MarJnK]

Originally Posted by R1@160@alltimes

You're just saying that because you started a similar thread before

I did? Are you sure it was me?

[MarJnK]

Originally Posted by JBat

By creating and posting a thread in any forum, you are inviting opinion. End of story.

This is very true, but just as in life, there is an opportunity to use judgement and decide whether this poster was asking to be belittled for his original post, or whether a more constructive response might be warranted.

[JBat]

Originally Posted by MarJnK

This is very true, but just as in life, there is an opportunity to use judgement and decide whether this poster was asking to be belittled for his original post, or whether a more constructive response might be warranted.

I agree with you. But neither my nor R1's posts belittled the OP's original post, we simply offered different opinions on the practice of polishing ones watch. Personally, I don't understand it, but like others have said, it's his piece and he's free to do as he chooses. Take care of your things, sure, but I think he'll enjoy his watch more if he doesn't worry about every little scratch that he will inevitably get on it.

[MarJnK]

Originally Posted by JBat

I agree with you. But neither my nor R1's posts belittled the OP's original post, we simply offered different opinions on the practice of polishing ones watch. Personally, I don't understand it, but like others have said, it's his piece and he's free to do as he chooses. Take care of your things, sure, but I think he'll enjoy his watch more if he doesn't worry about every little scratch that he will inevitably get on it.

But thats just it, he never said he worried about every little scratch, or used words like incessantly or obsessively. With words like this you imply that he was doing something wrong, or had some kind of disorder because he didn't like to see a scratch on his several thousand dollar watch.

This could have been an informative thread about polishing out scratches, rather than an assault on his personality. Just my opinion, and thats all I have to say on it.

I have plenty of info on polishing and refinishing watches that I could share, but this thread has degraded to the point where the info would be lost.

[BrianT]

I polish my DJ, my wifes DJ, my Expedition, my wifes Passat, clean the windows in the house, wipe down the woodwork in the house etc...... call me crazy but it is what it is........

[jnkay]

To each his own for God sakes. I happen to agree with the orignal poster. I like my toys shiny. So every few months, I spend a few minutes erasing the hundreds of scuffs and hairlines, just as I occassionally tend to my car. I wouldn't have purchased models with gold bracelets, PCLs and bezel inserts to wear every day if I wanted them to look like crap for 3 out of 5 years in between servicing. Anyhow, back to the original reason for the thread, I like Cape Cod also. I find that best results come when transferring the polishing solution onto a microfiber cloth, as the Cape Cod cloths aren't very finely woven, and tend to leave their own little scratches.

[cody p]

to each their own. personally, i have to leave my stuff alone - or i can start going overboard - with my ocd i'd probably polish the watch away in an evening if i let myself get started.

[nektar]

people calm down!!!!!!!it is just a watch forum!!!!!!!!unbelievable

[USCpaneristi]

Just be sure you avoid the areas with a brushed finish... or you may have a shinier watch than you'd like!