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Scratched crystal

Post by goaliechris » Wed Mar 14, 2018 11:38 am

Well this is a first. Scratched my 16710 somehow. Running about halfway across the watch from just under the 8 dot to 6.

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Re: Scratched crystal

Post by tmw » Wed Mar 14, 2018 11:45 am

Just wear it. forget it. Im sure you will do worse.
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Post by r.palace » Wed Mar 14, 2018 11:55 am

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Re: Scratched crystal

Post by Panerai7 » Wed Mar 14, 2018 11:55 am

That blows, sorry to see that
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Re: Scratched crystal

Post by JP Chestnut » Wed Mar 14, 2018 12:03 pm

$200 for a new crystal. Rolex will want to do a service while swapping, if you send it to them.
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Re: Scratched crystal

Post by Panerai7 » Wed Mar 14, 2018 1:08 pm

JP Chestnut wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 14, 2018 12:03 pm
 $200 for a new crystal. Rolex will want to do a service while swapping, if you send it to them.
Maybe a good time to send to LAWW and get the cyclops removed :)
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Re: Scratched crystal

Post by t20569cald » Wed Mar 14, 2018 4:40 pm

JP Chestnut wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 14, 2018 12:03 pm
 $200 for a new crystal. Rolex will want to do a service while swapping, if you send it to them.
except for the $600 service and the 6 months to get it back, $200 is actually very good
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Re: Scratched crystal

Post by Axelay2003 » Wed Mar 14, 2018 4:43 pm

Man, did you hit that glass against you wife’s diamond ring?
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Re: Scratched crystal

Post by JP Chestnut » Wed Mar 14, 2018 4:55 pm

t20569cald wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 14, 2018 4:40 pm
JP Chestnut wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 14, 2018 12:03 pm
 $200 for a new crystal. Rolex will want to do a service while swapping, if you send it to them.
except for the $600 service and the 6 months to get it back, $200 is actually very good
Luckily Rolex accredited independents will skip the service and just do the crystal. The real pisser is that most indies can’t open the dssd.
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Re: Scratched crystal

Post by TSD » Wed Mar 14, 2018 6:02 pm

goaliechris wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 14, 2018 11:38 am
 Well this is a first. Scratched my 16710 somehow. Running about halfway across the watch from just under the 8 dot to 6.

Suggestions? Cost? Sucks.
If you are closer to the East coast, you can ship to Sarraff Watchmakers here in Miami, and Ramsy can swap in a new Rolex crystal. They just replaced the bezel insert and crystal on my 16710 while refinishing. Several of us have used them for Rolex and Omega service. Feel free to PM. :salute:
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Re: Scratched crystal

Post by toxicavenger » Wed Mar 14, 2018 6:30 pm

We can do a crystal for it with no problems if you really want it changed.
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Re: Scratched crystal

Post by River Rat » Thu Mar 15, 2018 4:28 am

Why I like the acrylic top hat crystal on my old Tudor snowflake sub you scratch it with a little polywatch it's gone. To bad polywatch don't work on glass. Sorry that happened I have dropped a watch once were I was lucky it did not damage the case or crystal but it did not do the movement any good and had to have it reserviced so know how it will hurt to have the crystal replaced.
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Re: Scratched crystal

Post by Monkeynuts » Thu Mar 15, 2018 1:31 pm

I’ve used polywatch works a dream on acrylic, sapphire crystals I use diamond paste works a dream on sapphire really easy
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