Subc crystal scratch!!!

[EchoBlueUK]

My wife managed to put a scratch on my ss subc's crystal. Anyone know how much Rolex charges to replace it (UK £'s)?

Thanks

[paulbucknall]

Had a Datejust serviced with new crystal by Rolex UK for £490.
I believe they won't change a crystal without servicing. Not sure of the exact price for a sub but would think you'd be looking at £550

[EchoBlueUK]

Originally Posted by paulbucknall

Had a Datejust serviced with new crystal by Rolex UK for £490.
I believe they won't change a crystal without servicing. Not sure of the exact price for a sub but would think you'd be looking at £550

Does that £550 include the cost of the service? If not any idea how much that is on top of the crystal?

[paulbucknall]

Yes, service and crystal. The crystal was £90 on top of the service i.e £400 service, £90 crystal on my datejust.

[Megalobyte]

Was it from a diamond ring?

[Deepsea Florida]

Have you considered divorcing her ?

[travisb]

Originally Posted by Deepsea Florida

Have you considered divorcing her ?

[Darlinboy]

Originally Posted by Deepsea Florida

Have you considered divorcing her ?

Trust me, a new crystal is going to be a lot cheaper!

[gwozhog]

Originally Posted by Deepsea Florida

Have you considered divorcing her ?

Just like a good watch some times you have to flip them.

[dddrees]

Originally Posted by gwozhog

Just like a good watch some times you have to flip them.

Unfortunately if you do so, you might lose a good portion of your watch collection at the same time.

[xjeeunitx]

The other day, I got a scratch out of sapphire crystal using cape cod polish cloth. I cut a small portion and rubbed it for about one minute and it worked like a charm. I was waiting for diamond paste(also works on sapphire) but I got impatient and gave it a try. I would tape up the cyclops as there is a AR coating on it.

It worked for me... but my scratch was very faint. It wasn't deep. For deep ones, you might have to use diamond paste or if that doesn't work, you're gonna have to replace it. You won't need to service it but replace the crystal.

[Dave K]

Originally Posted by xjeeunitx

The other day, I got a scratch out of sapphire crystal using cape cod polish cloth.

Agreed, I've used a Cape Cod to remove a scratch from the cyclops of my GMTII-C(the AR coating is on the underside), it only took about thirty seconds. I bought my Cap Cods from the Lakeland shop(a UK chain) in Bluewater.

[Ticking Away]

Originally Posted by Dave K

Agreed, I've used a Cape Cod to remove a scratch from the cyclops of my GMTII-C(the AR coating is on the underside), it only took about thirty seconds. I bought my Cap Cods from the Lakeland shop(a UK chain) in Bluewater.

After reading this post I decided to give this a try. I also have a scratch on my crysta. Cape Cod ROCKS! I can't believe that it got the scratch out! Thanks for sharing this tip!

[matt4hand]

You can remove a scratch from a crystal. I am in the process of doing my own write up but this should help you. It cost me about 20 bucks for all the materials off of Amazon.

It was very easy to do and looked like new when I was finished.

http://forums.timezone.com/index.php...39#msg_1932539

[dddrees]

Originally Posted by matt4hand

You can remove a scratch from a crystal. I am in the process of doing my own write up but this should help you. It cost me about 20 bucks for all the materials off of Amazon.

It was very easy to do and looked like new when I was finished.

http://forums.timezone.com/index.php...39#msg_1932539

Very helpful, PICs and all.

Thanks for sharing.

[RolexYM]

Rolex Dallas charged me $120 for new crystal on my Yachtmaster...but they keep the old crystal.

[Harrya]

Or you can insure it against all perils and it won't cost you a cent....

[springbar]

Originally Posted by Harrya

Or you can insure it against all perils and it won't cost you a cent....

Not unless your insurance is free.

[Harrya]

Originally Posted by springbar

Not unless your insurance is free.

You're right. But for $150 a year it's worth the piece of mind to be worry free about anything that can go wrong with the watch except for normal maintenance. Any and all scratches, dents and breakages are covered. Claims do no go against your homeowners rating. Just a thought.

[psharpless]

replace the crystal not the wife

[padi56]

Originally Posted by EchoBlueUK

My wife managed to put a scratch on my ss subc's crystal. Anyone know how much Rolex charges to replace it (UK £'s)?

Thanks

If scratch is not that deep two tubes of diamond paste will remove it used 3 micron to remove the main scratch going across the scratch first,it takes a fair bit of elbow grease if deep.But all you want is just a tiny bit on a cloth like a spectacles cloth or similar.Then just a fine polish after with the quarter micron,and scratch will be gone,and good as new.But if you not try and remove the scratch I would wait till normal service time to replace, then there will be no extra labour charge.

[cdweller]

I actually have a very annoying scratch on my cyclops also - it is encouraging to hear that the cape cod cloths did the trick! Is there a certain kind you need to use, or are they all the same? Thanks!! I would love to not pay $120 for a replacement crystal!

[Dave K]

Originally Posted by cdweller

I actually have a very annoying scratch on my cyclops also - it is encouraging to hear that the cape cod cloths did the trick! Is there a certain kind you need to use, or are they all the same? Thanks!! I would love to not pay $120 for a replacement crystal!

I've only ever seen one type of Cape Cods(in a white tin). Happy polishing

[EchoBlueUK]

Thanks for your input folks. I'm gonna give RSC a ring on monday to get a price for the replacement. Depending on this I'll send it in or wait for the next service. I'm happy as long as they can do it for under £200. I'm pretty sure it does;t need a service but they may try and insist on one i guess.

Originally Posted by padi56

If scratch is not that deep two tubes of diamond paste will remove it used 3 micron to remove the main scratch going across the scratch first,it takes a fair bit of elbow grease if deep.But all you want is just a tiny bit on a cloth like a spectacles cloth or similar.Then just a fine polish after with the quarter micron,and scratch will be gone,and good as new.But if you not try and remove the scratch I would wait till normal service time to replace, then there will be no extra labour charge.

Thanks for the info. but this is kinda scary. It's right at the top of the crystal so i'd be a bit worried about damaging the ceramic bezel in some way.

Originally Posted by paulbucknall

Yes, service and crystal. The crystal was £90 on top of the service i.e £400 service, £90 crystal on my datejust.

Originally Posted by Megalobyte

Was it from a diamond ring?

Yep - you guessed it. A nice scratch horizontal over 12 position.

Originally Posted by Darlinboy

Trust me, a new crystal is going to be a lot cheaper!

Originally Posted by matt4hand

You can remove a scratch from a crystal. I am in the process of doing my own write up but this should help you. It cost me about 20 bucks for all the materials off of Amazon.

It was very easy to do and looked like new when I was finished.

http://forums.timezone.com/index.php...39#msg_1932539

Thanks for this interesting read and good info.

[Gharddog03]

[Rigsby1]

Get the wife to buff it out, after all she scratched it mate! then divorce her

[Time2time]

If you can get to Rolex (u.k) St.James's London you can get it changed without a service. if they have the part there they'll do it there and then.

Dunno about cost tho.

[EchoBlueUK]

Can anyone else testify to the cape cod idea? I'm reluctant to try this in fear of making it a whole lot worse.

[xjeeunitx]

Originally Posted by EchoBlueUK

Can anyone else testify to the cape cod idea? I'm reluctant to try this in fear of making it a whole lot worse.

Trust me, it will work. To make things even better, get masking tape and tape off all areas other than the scratch. It should look like a rectangle like a doctor trying to make an incision on a human body. Make sure you cut a very small portion of the polish cloth and rub it on the scratched area. You can go circular or up and down, it doesn't matter but I recommend both methods. Put pressure on the cloth onto the scratch and rub for thirty-sixty seconds. I don't there are any tutorials to this as I made this discovery coincidentally but I'm sure someone else might have thought to do it.

[ncj]

Good to know that this option exists for sapphire crystals. Sounds like the folks who have watches with hesalite have a much easier time polishing those!