The Watch Thread - Part 4

[rachdanon]

Dear all, I wore my Tissot Visodate out only for the fourth time today (bought in february) and i found a hairline scratch which is quite hard to spot on the sapphire crystal. I don't remember hitting it against anything and I have always taken good care of it. Just wanna ask if it's covered under warranty? Cos from my understanding, sapphire crystal extremely is scratch resistant. Quite disappointed to see the scratch since it is a new watch which I have gotten myself as a birthday present.. I need the advice from some watch guru bros out here. Thanks!

So based on your account, the scratch was there before you bought the watch. Of course you should have checked before buying, but that is water under the bridge now. I'm afraid they will not cover it under warranty and will attribute it to your careless use. There are scratches on crystal that are actually scratches to the anti-reflective (AR) coating, not sure if this could be your case if the AR is applied outside the crystal.

 

[yeswecan]

So based on your account, the scratch was there before you bought the watch. Of course you should have checked before buying, but that is water under the bridge now. I'm afraid they will not cover it under warranty and will attribute it to your careless use. There are scratches on crystal that are actually scratches to the anti-reflective (AR) coating, not sure if this could be your case if the AR is applied outside the crystal.

Yup, but the scratch is very difficult to spot, and therefore i may have missed it while checking it... Is there a way to remove the scratch? Like going for polishing and such? Thanks for your reply anyway. Appreciate it!

 

[slow_mo]

Dear all, I wore my Tissot Visodate out only for the fourth time today (bought in february) and i found a hairline scratch which is quite hard to spot on the sapphire crystal. I don't remember hitting it against anything and I have always taken good care of it. Just wanna ask if it's covered under warranty? Cos from my understanding, sapphire crystal extremely is scratch resistant. Quite disappointed to see the scratch since it is a new watch which I have gotten myself as a birthday present.. I need the advice from some watch guru bros out here. Thanks!

I have multiple scratches on my Sinn crystal as well. That's more like scratches on the outer AR coat. THG quote $150 to change the sapphire crystal.

Don't think there's a way to remove the scratches via polishing unless it's to strip away the AR coat.

 

[hwaa]

scratches makes the watch yours. just leave it.

 

[gaoxing84]

Sorry no pics, the brushing on the new Bambi looks more fine and the polished areas shine more, ie, the new Bambi looks more expensive, which actually it is lah..
If it's the winding you are concerned with it should be fine. Just wind it normally till you feel it can't go any further.

it's the setting of time. it should be fine right since no date. lol

Not just ETA, but I believe any movement where the date is linked to the time setting, you shoudl avoid the date changing period which is a few hours before and after midnight.

What I do is just don't set the time around that period. To know where my watch is time-wise, I turn the hour hand past twelve, if the date changes means I am at midnight and if date doesn't change means I am at noon. And just set the time then date accordingly. Straightforward.

same goes for me, i will turn the hour till it pass midnight and let the day/date to change before i start setting the time and the day/date after

 

[socketer]

scratches makes the watch yours. just leave it.

Its quite distracting if its the AR coating that's scratched... Can see blue/purple lines at angles... Best is to remove AR altogether

 

[yeswecan]

Thanks all for your reply! Yup I know scratches are inevitable. But I just don't expect it to come so early...

 

[Emospence]

Thanks all for your reply! Yup I know scratches are inevitable. But I just don't expect it to come so early...

Quite suay..

My Monster with hardlex crystal which is supposed to be less scratch resistant than sapphire survived a big intro with a metal railing unscathed..

 

[RadEoNic]

scratches can remove lah
just need some diamond paste, time and maybe a sore thumb

i removed a deep scratch on the crystal of my stowa using diamond paste on it. just keep rubbing that area using from coarse to fine grit

took me 20-30 mins per session, for consecutive 3 or 4 days

but u may want to check if your AR coating is on the inside or outside. u don't want to polish away your AR coating

 

[yeswecan]

scratches can remove lah
just need some diamond paste, time and maybe a sore thumb

i removed a deep scratch on the crystal of my stowa using diamond paste on it. just keep rubbing that area using from coarse to fine grit

took me 20-30 mins per session, for consecutive 3 or 4 days

but u may want to check if your AR coating is on the inside or outside. u don't want to polish away your AR coating

Wa. not an easy task man!

 

[slow_mo]

Quite suay..

My Monster with hardlex crystal which is supposed to be less scratch resistant than sapphire survived a big intro with a metal railing unscathed..

AR coat scratched. Think the sapphire crystal is still safe.

 

[rachdanon]

scratches can remove lah
just need some diamond paste, time and maybe a sore thumb

i removed a deep scratch on the crystal of my stowa using diamond paste on it. just keep rubbing that area using from coarse to fine grit

took me 20-30 mins per session, for consecutive 3 or 4 days

but u may want to check if your AR coating is on the inside or outside. u don't want to polish away your AR coating

Diamond pasting the crystal changes the form of the crystal which in a good quality watch is perfectly shaped for readibility, distortion etc....if its $150 for a new crystal and depending on the price of the original watch, I'd just replace it if it severely reduces the enjoyment of the watch be it psychologically or really visually ugly.

P.S. make sure it really is a scratch. Reflection/refraction or whatever optical illusion happens often to make lines and specs of light appear as scratches and dust. See it under different lighting conditions and angles to be sure.

 

[RadEoNic]

Diamond pasting the crystal changes the form of the crystal which in a good quality watch is perfectly shaped for readibility, distortion etc....if its $150 for a new crystal and depending on the price of the original watch, I'd just replace it if it severely reduces the enjoyment of the watch be it psychologically or really visually ugly.

P.S. make sure it really is a scratch. Reflection/refraction or whatever optical illusion happens often to make lines and specs of light appear as scratches and dust. See it under different lighting conditions and angles to be sure.

i think it will take some really excessive polishing to affect the crystal that badly

i've made some searches on WUS before trying that. people have tried on their panerais and such, so i did it too.

usually those crystals are fairly thick lah. and scratches are just on the surface so i think impact would be minimal. or at least it is minimal on my stowa

 

[Emospence]

Omg 443 usd from Chino

http://c-watch.co.jp/ww/sarb065066.html

 

[yeswecan]

I guess I will leave it as it is for now. Since like hwa bro says, scratches make it yours. Uniquely yours..

 

[yattokame]

来た!!!


Warranty is stamped


Not the orient box I got from WIN though......some generic box


OoOOooo RG on black is really quite nice


On me.....


On the missus.....




And now the million dollar question: is it an SEXPENSIVE watch? I'll let you guys know tomorrow morning. Hahahahhaa........

Ok basically this watch was bought through creationwatch. No fuss, straightforward and here it is. Order was placed on fri afternoon and there were emails updating me when it was confirmed and when it was shipped.

May order the black with steel next

 

[Emospence]

That's fast, nice!

 

[yattokame]

That's fast, nice!

Ya shipping is free for sg cos i think they have an office in kallang pudding. And u can choose to buy the original seiko box under their "accessories" section.

 

[Emospence]

Ya shipping is free for sg cos i think they have an office in kallang pudding. And u can choose to buy the original seiko box under their "accessories" section.

The model I'm interested in they sell at a higher price..

 

[yattokame]

The model I'm interested in they sell at a higher price..

Ya their casio G shock gravity defier 1100-model is more exp than G factory by about $100+?