I just polished my bracelet on my Rolex Bluesy and it came out just beautiful and new looking in just few minutes. My 9 month old Rolex Bluesy is the 2-tone Submariner with the 18k gold and Oystersteel with the Oyster bracelet. After having it on my wrist for 9 straight months it of course got scratches and started not to look so great. All I used were just 2 items that I already had at home: 1 - A bottle of Brasso cleaner/polisher, it is the beige creamy compound. 2 - Scotch Brite blue non-scratch kitchen scrub sponge. I used the coarser side to polish. After soft polishing I washed my Rolex with a toothbrush and Dawn dish-washing detergent. I made sure the crown was properly screwed. After washing and cleaning my Rolex and then drying it with a soft cloth it looked like new again. Try my method....you will be very pleased.
The last two GMT ceramics that I had serviced, I asked Rolex not to polish out the razor scratches because they were barely visible and would soon reappear. Rolex London stated that polishing slightly reduces the sharpness of the corners.
I don’t really get the theory “each scratch and ding tells a story”. Unless you accidentally bang the watch on the table or do something stupid how can you possibly even know or remember how a scratch or ding got there?
I scratched my bracelet cleaning my pond,rubbed it across the Welsh slate,that was 2 years ago,trust me you will remember expensive mistakes,so my watch has 1 story to tell.
I have zero intention of reselling my good watches, so that isn't a factor for me. I don't currently own any vintage watches but I could see leaving them untouched. Now I'm about to send my Yacht Master in for servicing and I'm fine with polishing it since I only wear it on special occasions and like how it shines. I don't mess with polishing my daily watches. One of my main dailys is Titanium and bought it because it doesn't wear as much as other materials.
Polishing a watch is definitely something you can do at home. Even if you have to buy the tools required its actually cheaper to do it at home. Dont let them scam you out of your money.
Very good video. I recently put the first scratch on my new watch. I was looking around at opinions on this topic and decided to keep it as is after this video. Rather keep it as original as possible.
Scratches and dings will be an eyesore at first but after a while you will learn to live with it. I actually know and how I got each scratches/dings on my watches.
A logical part of this debate is resale. People now are much more likely to buy a pre owned watch, hence the desire for sellers to keep their watches in the best condition possible. Buyers don’t want other people’s dinks, they typically want something that looks as close to original condition as possible.
Quite the opposite, if I see an unpolished watch in good condition I'm more likely to buy. If I see a polished watch it tells me that the owner was probably careless and then attempted to hide the flaws. As a future owner I still have the option to polish it so I don't need anyone to do it.
Rolex London will not touch the case during a service if it has been polished by another company. Their staff can detect polishing work done by another organisation.
Rolex London? Sounds vague. Who cares what they will and won’t do? Screw those snobs. It’s my watch, I’ll drop it in the toilet if I want to. They do understand that when I part with a large sum of money for it, it becomes my property and not theirs, right? My Breitlings have never been anywhere but a private watchmaker. I drop it with him and collect it when it’s done. They never get sent through the post. He’s way better than any dealer I’ve ever been to, and he doesn’t have his nose stuck in the air. Try getting a dealer to alter and fit a non genuine bracelet you bought because you thought it makes the watch look better. My money, my choice.
@@trustprojects COMPLETELY AGREE !! After dropping my Pasha off at Cartier for a tune up, I got a call that they would not do the service without replacing the aftermarket sapphire capped band rods with factory rods. The reason given ? Cartier doesn't like people altering their watches ! (This is a style part that has zero effect on function) Told them it's not THEIR watch and to fuck off, I'd be back in two days to retrieve the watch. Took to a non affiliated watchmaker a friend recommended, who commented how nice the sapphire rod ends looked. Like Mercedes refusing engine service because you installed seat covers. My fucking property, I'll do what I want !
It depends on what you mean by “scratch”.I’m a watch polishing technician and I think the watch should be kept in stock/prestine condition but in the same time the refurbishment should be done ONLY by profesionals and people should know that every sigle touch will remove from the material so profesionals will keep that in their minds and remove only the scratches that won’t change the geometry and original design of the case/bracelet…
@@Kamran1bc some watches look extreamly bad with scratches…But owners talk like owners…I talk like a profesional Who does that daily and want’s to keep the watches in prestine condition
How did it turn out, brother? I picked my sub up from the AD 2 weeks ago, and I'm already getting tiny scratches here and there, haha. Part of the ownership process, I suppose 😅
Sharp polished beautiful and I don't mean the watches. Very good video. I subscribed wouldn't want to miss the chance to she this young lady talk watches again.
With that scruffy Daytonas 03:44 I can see how the first owner (or their heirs) might adore its beaten to death appearance but someone else paying a handsome dividend for a stranger's lifetime of dings and bangs needs his bumps feeling. The Daytona on the right looks a million dollars and who cares if its been cleaned up a few times, it's just the proverbial's bollocks!
But you just showed a watch case being polished with with not only the movement and crystal installed, but the crown as well which was obviously in contact with the buffing wheel? That was sad to see how it was being handled as I've had my sports watches improperly polished using this technique. Instead, should be shown as how NOT to polish a watch and see out qualified watchmakers who don't cut corners.
You are right, if you don't want scratches, you have to put it in a box, with cotton wool. Just wear it and the watch will acquire a beautiful patina /, the soul of the watch
@@Ra-sp7qb Eventually all the little scratches will blend together to form a nice aged patina. My old Longines Hydroconquest is starting to look like one of those old tool watches you see in some museum that belonged to a famous explorer. I kinda dig the worn patina these days. Will never have another watch polished ever again.
But the real question is which opportunity you have when you took the watch to an AD or even Rolex Service Center for a service they would automatically polish it or is there a chance they serviced only the movement ?
Simple, never. Dont send in for service if they do by design, use a private watchmaker. For vintage collectors your watch is a parts donor per definition if refinished. Well except Rolex, the last original vintages must have been sold 20 years ago thanks to dealers and "collectors", but thats a horror story to its own. If your watch has a huge damage and you cant get a donor case, have it professionally laserwelded and refinished. There are a few guys on this earth to actually do it correctly, so if your local watchmaker says he can, spoiler thats a lie.
No it's perfectly fine. The 116400GV Milgauss comes like this out of the factory. It doesn't have those "sharp" edges which are usual on other Rolex models. Just compared it to my Milgauss which has never been polished.
@@junglistmovement352 Respectfully, no, it's not perfectly fine. Yes, all new Rolex polished stainless steel cases have comparatively rounder edges than the brushed/polished (i.e. submariner) case, but the edges and corners should not be as round as what is displayed here. Not to mention the polished surfaces shows too much distortion when light reflects off of it. I would venture to guess maybe you haven'''t yet spent a lot of time with your watch. RU-vid comments is limited to text only, but compare the watch at 1:00 with this video, and the difference should be apparent to anyone. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-a99TsRy2f2A.html
Once a watch has been polished it can never be unpolished? Every brand new watch has been polished and or brushed in the manufacturing process, so I guess unpolished watches dont exist...
If you want to polish your watch, polish it. If you don’t, then don’t. It’s not up for debate, there’s no right or wrong answer. Do what you want with your own watch. 🤦🏻♂️
No, No, No. I don't believe in full watch polishing. Its fine to buff out a few scratches on the case if you know what you are doing, but bands and crystals should just be replaced (and original part saved for keepsake). Keep the original parts - original - as much as you can.
Personally ' I don't think polishing a vintage Rolex lightly..? Is going to diminish the price, just make sure you have it done by Rolex and only Rolex certified technicians.
