Scratch on sapphire crystal

[dexson]

Guys.. My OCD kicks in and I cannot un-see what is on my sapphire Crystal!!

Any tips to remove these 2 speks of small scratch? One is directly to the left of "(8 days) and the second is above the 6. - it's like just a white dot.

Should no easy DIY method available, will a regular watchmaker able to remove it?

Appreciate your kind advise!

Best regards,

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[dexson]

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[D'Andy]

The scratches looked minimal and if you can't simply ignore it due to your OCD, then you could buff it off with a little diamond paste and working the scratch with a microfibre cloth in a circular motion. The scratch should disappear in a jiffy. Do take a look at the many vids on the Net for demonstration or to build up your confidence. It's just simple elbow grease, though I have to qualify that I can't be held accountable for any damages if anything untoward happens.

[JohnLee]

I think over thousand to replace new one from SC. There are also third party one avaialble but not sure what is the diffand cheaper.

[dexson]

The scratches looked minimal and if you can't simply ignore it due to your OCD, then you could buff it off with a little diamond paste and working the scratch with a microfibre cloth in a circular motion. The scratch should disappear in a jiffy. Do take a look at the many vids on the Net for demonstration or to build up your confidence. It's just simple elbow grease, though I have to qualify that I can't be held accountable for any damages if anything untoward happens.

Thanks for your advice. A quick look over the net on "dia-paste" yields several types of specs "different microns particle". Which one do you suggest ?

It is more to a Chip-off during inspection on a loupe - does this method still applies ?


@Johnlee Changing crystal will be my last resort... but if the DIY method doesent work i'm going to change it anyway. ! Fingers crossed !

[D'Andy]

It is more to a Chip-off during inspection on a loupe - does this method still applies ?

If it was a chipped-off, then you're not going to be able to buff it out, mate.

[wristalk]

I got warned from a dealer, to be careful with your wife/ girlfriend jewelries, as friction from diamond could scratch your sapphire glass.

[JohnLee]

I got warned from a dealer, to be careful with your wife/ girlfriend jewelries, as friction from diamond could scratch your sapphire glass.

Yes it does and gf and wife wear the watch like a bracelet. Scratches everywhere 

[Timeless]

Replace the glass in SC required full service, estimates 2k. Third party could do replacement alone for couple of hundreds but the source might not be authentic though.

[D'Andy]

Yes it does and gf and wife wear the watch like a bracelet. Scratches everywhere 

I see you like to live dangerously, mate 

[dexson]

Replace the glass in SC required full service, estimates 2k. Third party could do replacement alone for couple of hundreds but the source might not be authentic though.

You mean full service plus additional glass change to be around 2k ?
Made a call to AD yesterday and a salesperson said around 4k just to change the glass... nowdays cannot trust AD !

[dexson]

Update - Sent my pam560 to a watchmaker whom claimed that can fix it for RM150.. He tried for 30mins and informed me that the scratch was too deep. He didn't charge me anything.. I appreciate his effort for trying to helping tho  ...

[jimmyang]

Sapphire is quite hard to fix even with diapaste. I would suggest replacing it with a third party but reputable service maker. One that can guarantee the WR.

[Cocas]

Understand okd is unbearable but to me, your watch glass still hold and good for water resistant. Just bear with it. 

[JohnLee]

Yes it does and gf and wife wear the watch like a bracelet. Scratches everywhere 

I see you like to live dangerously, mate 

Wife said thats the purpose if you bought for me. Just wear la.   

[D'Andy]

Yes it does and gf and wife wear the watch like a bracelet. Scratches everywhere 

I see you like to live dangerously, mate 

Wife said thats the purpose if you bought for me. Just wear la.   

LOL, my emphasis was on the AND     Wristalk talked about wife / gf. You talked about both your gf and wife wearing 'em watches like bracelets. You are the real 007, mate!

[JohnLee]

Yes it does and gf and wife wear the watch like a bracelet. Scratches everywhere 

I see you like to live dangerously, mate 

Wife said thats the purpose if you bought for me. Just wear la.   

LOL, my emphasis was on the AND     Wristalk talked about wife / gf. You talked about both your gf and wife wearing 'em watches like bracelets. You are the real 007, mate!

 

Im in trouble omg!!
I actually mean or... It applied to my gf b4 she married me i bought a rolex for her and after we are married i got her another rolex. Both got scratches everywhere. 

[dexson]

Final update :

As the thing that bothers me the most is the white chip of marks which really shows on black dial, I found a workaround which is to apply permanent black marker on top of it to make the chip mark black. Then I clean off the excess ink.

The result - is a totally unnoticeable chip mark unless viewed at certain angle or directly under sunlight. The usual viewing angle ie admiring watch on office desk/driving position will render the mark invisible.

Not sure if this considered a fix - but definitely gave me a peace of mind !