Polished to Brushed

Panerai7 · Post by **Panerai7** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 6:08 am

Do we have anyone here who does a good job brushing watches? I want to brush a Pam from all-polished to all-brushed
TIA

JP Chestnut · Post by **JP Chestnut** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 6:12 am

LAWW would be my choice.

Panerai7 · Post by **Panerai7** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 6:54 am

JP Chestnut wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 04, 2018 6:12 am
LAWW would be my choice.

Thanks

JP Chestnut · Post by **JP Chestnut** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 6:57 am

Here's a good thread if you haven't seen it:
https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=513092

Nellipj · Post by **Nellipj** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 7:01 am

Yep, that’s perfect!

Panerai7 · Post by **Panerai7** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 7:01 am

That looks great, I like aggressive brushing actually, not everything has to be fine satin

JP Chestnut · Post by **JP Chestnut** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 7:05 am

That guy knew what he wanted for sure. That was one of the first new Daytonas on TRF and he had it brushed immediately. I think I might have gone with PCLs, but the lugs look amazing.

2ar2c1 · Post by **2ar2c1** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 9:17 am

JP Chestnut wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 04, 2018 6:12 am
LAWW would be my choice.

Beau has been brushing a bunch of my stuff: he's got a speedy at the moment and just did the 017:

Ryeguy · Post by **Ryeguy** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 9:22 am

You had your SLA017 brushed? Did you get any feedback regarding having difficulties due to the Diashield coating?

Just curious if it flaked off like a chrome plating would or if he was able to just brush right over it.

Post by **logan2z** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 9:23 am

I hope you want to keep that PAM for a long time.

mechnut · Post by **mechnut** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 9:30 am

Which PAM? I thought about doing that to my 112 years ago. Can’t wait to see the results.

shaneotool · Post by **shaneotool** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 9:33 am

Thats a big reason why I got the 176 - it's already brushed

nweash · Post by **nweash** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 10:42 am

LAWW brushing FTMFW

They also re-brushed my scratched up 243

r.palace · Post by **r.palace** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 10:59 am

nweash wrote:

LAWW brushing FTMFW

They also re-brushed my scratched up 243

Strong work on that clasp by LAWW

Panerai7 · Post by **Panerai7** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 11:04 am

mechnut wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 04, 2018 9:30 am
Which PAM? I thought about doing that to my 112 years ago. Can’t wait to see the results.

Pam 1 or 111. We'll see I might leave it alone and wear a ti

Panerai7 · Post by **Panerai7** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 11:07 am

nweash wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 04, 2018 10:42 am

LAWW brushing FTMFW

They also re-brushed my scratched up 243

Looks like LA LAW is the way to go
Thanks guys

nweash · Post by **nweash** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 11:30 am

Panerai7 wrote:
nweash wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 04, 2018 10:42 am

LAWW brushing FTMFW

They also re-brushed my scratched up 243

Looks like LA LAW is the way to go
Thanks guys

Would love to see what Beau would do to a 111 with a more coarse brush

Denizen · Post by **Denizen** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 12:14 pm

JP Chestnut wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 04, 2018 6:57 am
Here's a good thread if you haven't seen it:
https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=513092

I would have chosen a finer brush finish than this for a Daytona. This is a a little coarse, I think.

Brushed watches rule.

2ar2c1 · Post by **2ar2c1** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 12:21 pm

Ryeguy wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 04, 2018 9:22 am
You had your SLA017 brushed? Did you get any feedback regarding having difficulties due to the Diashield coating?

Just curious if it flaked off like a chrome plating would or if he was able to just brush right over it.

yes, the 017: no troubles with the new brushed finish. He also removed the ceramic insert to see if he could blast the face but it looked "too soft" so he passed rather than screw it up. the rolex ceramic insert is a bit easier to blast.

Ryeguy · Post by **Ryeguy** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 12:45 pm

2ar2c1 wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 04, 2018 12:21 pm

Ryeguy wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 04, 2018 9:22 am
You had your SLA017 brushed? Did you get any feedback regarding having difficulties due to the Diashield coating?

Just curious if it flaked off like a chrome plating would or if he was able to just brush right over it.
yes, the 017: no troubles with the new brushed finish. He also removed the ceramic insert to see if he could blast the face but it looked "too soft" so he passed rather than screw it up. the rolex ceramic insert is a bit easier to blast.

Good of him to stop before he damaged something. This is my problem too often at home projects.

Interesting to learn the bezel insert is removable ceramic. In comparing mine to my MM300, I was thinking it was maybe the same construction with lacquer over stainless.

I kind of wish your guy had taken photographs of the disassembled watch. It would be interesting to see how Seiko constructed everything.

Panerai7 · Post by **Panerai7** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 12:57 pm

Ryeguy wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 04, 2018 12:45 pm

2ar2c1 wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 04, 2018 12:21 pm

Ryeguy wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 04, 2018 9:22 am
You had your SLA017 brushed? Did you get any feedback regarding having difficulties due to the Diashield coating?

Just curious if it flaked off like a chrome plating would or if he was able to just brush right over it.
yes, the 017: no troubles with the new brushed finish. He also removed the ceramic insert to see if he could blast the face but it looked "too soft" so he passed rather than screw it up. the rolex ceramic insert is a bit easier to blast.
Good of him to stop before he damaged something. This is my problem too often at home projects.

Interesting to learn the bezel insert is removable ceramic. In comparing mine to my MM300, I was thinking it was maybe the same construction with lacquer over stainless.

I kind of wish your guy had taken photographs of the disassembled watch. It would be interesting to see how Seiko constructed everything.

SPB051/053 appears to have the same bezel insert so if it's Ceramic then that makes those 2 even a better deal.

Dynamite_Kid19 · Post by **Dynamite_Kid19** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 1:14 pm

I prefer brushed also. This may be a dumb question, but on links, how do they get all around the links to make sure the whole surface is brushed?

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dnslater · Post by **dnslater** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 1:59 pm

Panerai7 wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 04, 2018 12:57 pm

SPB051/053 appears to have the same bezel insert so if it's Ceramic then that makes those 2 even a better deal.

I assumed they were both lacquered/laser etched steel similar to the MM300.

Ryeguy · Post by **Ryeguy** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 2:10 pm

dnslater wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 04, 2018 1:59 pm

Panerai7 wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 04, 2018 12:57 pm

SPB051/053 appears to have the same bezel insert so if it's Ceramic then that makes those 2 even a better deal.
I assumed they were both lacquered/laser etched steel similar to the MM300.

See 2AR2C1's post above. LAWW was apparently able to remove the SLA017 bezel insert. I was surprised as I thought it was similar in construction to the MM300 with lacquer over stainless and all one piece. Maybe LAWW removed the entire bezel assembly and noted the insert was too soft to bead blast (dull) which would make sense if it were lacquer.

I assumed my SPB053 insert was aluminum. Would be cool if it were ceramic, but I'm not certain it is. Either way, I think both my SPB053 and my SLA017 look just fine in stock form.

I'm mostly just glad to hear the SLA was able to be brushed without the Diashield coating flaking off. There were some photos floating around of Shoguns with discolored / flaked off sections and I was concerned this was how Diashield might wear over time.

If LAWW was able to brush it as smoothly as 2ar2c1's photos suggest, I'm guessing it isn't a coating that will flake, but rather some kind of surface hardening technique, more akin to anodizing aluminum.

Sorry for totally derailing this thread on brushing a polished surface!

Steve O. · Post by **Steve O.** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 5:23 pm

I understand the allure of brushed versus polished and all that, but IMO that Daytona is just wrong.

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