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24 June 2014, 11:30 PM
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First ding on new Submariner
Made it almost two months but now it's officially broken in and has a battle scar. Now I certainly don't want any more battle scars than necessary, but to me, it goes with the territory. I have an Air King that stays mainly locked away and is in pristine condition. However, I bought the Sub to wear and wear often. I saw no reason to buy another Rolex and not expose it to routine wear. Therefore, I expected a few dings and scratches. Not sure what I did but it has a very small indentation on the top edge of the case - just enough to notice if you look for it. Also has a very small scratch visible to naked eye. In my mind, it's part of wearing a watch.
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24 June 2014, 11:46 PM
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Agreed... saw my first ding on the back corner of a lug on my BLNR yesterday (not even totally sure how it happened). Part of life! I'm gonna wear it and enjoy it.
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24 June 2014, 11:53 PM
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Now that you have officially "made it yours" feel free to use it daily.
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25 June 2014, 01:56 AM
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25 June 2014, 12:03 AM
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yup no big deal, no sure why your Air King is locked away?
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25 June 2014, 06:02 AM
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Let that Air King get some... air!
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25 June 2014, 11:55 AM
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25 June 2014, 12:03 AM
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I would say you now have an excellent pre-owned Rolex.
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25 June 2014, 12:30 AM
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now you are a proud owner and wearer of a rolex watch
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25 June 2014, 12:27 AM
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First dings are the toughest now you can enjoy it
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25 June 2014, 12:33 AM
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Congrats, haha! Wear in good health.
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25 June 2014, 01:39 AM
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Just like a new car the first ding is always the hardest
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25 June 2014, 02:32 AM
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25 June 2014, 01:51 AM
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I hate dings but realize they are part of wearing a watch. It's really amazing how many times you actually bang your watch against something even when you consciously try and avoid it. It's inevitable.
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25 June 2014, 02:27 AM
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not a big deal
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25 June 2014, 02:39 AM
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Yup...enjoy it and stop looking. Especially if you need to scrutinize it to see it, you're working too hard to upset yourself.  
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25 June 2014, 03:06 AM
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Let's see some pics!
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25 June 2014, 03:08 AM
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embrace it
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25 June 2014, 06:10 AM
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There is always going to be extra caution used when a new Rolex is purchased, but in time, there will be another ding and another scratch. This is a fact of life. It is quite irritating in the beginning as you most likely went out of your way to try to stay away from areas that may damage your watch.
I picked up a brand new GMT Master II BLNR last Tuesday and have been very careful with what I do with it, but wearing it almost everyday to and from work and into the evenings, it will just be a matter of time before the scratches show up, especially on the PCL's. The first one will be the most upsetting, but it won't be a big deal after that. The most important thing is to enjoy wearing your watch. You have a beautiful one. |
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25 June 2014, 06:11 AM
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It happens, enjoy it
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25 June 2014, 06:26 AM
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yup, no biggie.... wear and enjoy!
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25 June 2014, 06:32 AM
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It is inevitable just enjoy it
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25 June 2014, 06:36 AM
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I have scratches everywhere on my Sub, except the bezel insert and the crystal.
It's just something I don't worry about. Now, if the bezel insert or the crystal gets scratched, those would be replaced most skosh.
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25 June 2014, 07:30 AM
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The dings and scratches on my 116610LV make it mine. The first ding/deep scratch is the hardest to endure.
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25 June 2014, 09:39 AM
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Enjoy it!
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25 June 2014, 10:22 AM
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my "HULK" i just realised has a dent as well 0_0... hmm... does rolex AD have a way to polish or do something about it? What do you guys think :(
I don't even know where i got the dent from ... |
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25 June 2014, 01:26 PM
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25 June 2014, 04:12 PM
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But in all seriousness, I'd wait it out and then send it to ABC or RSC when you get it serviced ask them if they can laser weld it out without removing metal. I'm sure its possible on that one.
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25 June 2014, 04:22 PM
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Funny how often you see a ding and have no idea how it happened while at other times you totally bash your watch against something and when you investigate the nature of the carnage you must surely have caused there is absolutely nothing there.
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26 June 2014, 02:35 AM
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