So in conclusion...polishing a watch does NOT reduce its weight!!

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by f16570

JJ, what scales are you useing?
Tesco or Asda (or local New Zealand equivalent) these buggers tamper with the zero.

Very, very accurate electronic scales.....same scales each time. They measure down to the last one gram.

JJ

[Incurable]

If it's any consolation, had you lost a gram, you would have been back to the RSC in arms... If your scale is only accurate to the gram, it could be rounding up and creating much to-do about nothing...

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by Incurable

If it's any consolation, had you lost a gram, you would have been back to the RSC in arms... If your scale is only accurate to the gram, it could be rounding up and creating much to-do about nothing...

Don't take my posts too seriously, Pat!! I betcha the minute I peel off that hologram on the caseback, the one gram will be gone!!

[Incurable]

There's a new thread idea for you, JJ... How much do your stickers weigh? Only the finest watches in the world, Rolex, offer heavy duty stickers that put all other's to shame!!!

[colemanitis]

JJ, the extra gram is from all of the hair that's got caught between each link.

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by Incurable

There's a new thread idea for you, JJ... How much do your stickers weigh? Only the finest watches in the world, Rolex, offer heavy duty stickers that put all other's to shame!!!

Originally Posted by colemanitis

JJ, the extra gram is from all of the hair that's got caught between each link.

You tossers have this uncanny knack of converting my serious threads into one BIG joke!! Yeah....right!!

[colemanitis]

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

You tossers have this uncanny knack of converting my serious threads into one BIG joke!! Yeah....right!!

We only tease you 'cause we like you!

[Mr Sandman]

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

You tossers have this uncanny knack of converting my serious threads into one BIG joke!! Yeah....right!!

JJ............We all love you...I have not been a member that long but I think you must be the 'BIG DADDY' of the forum....I think its great the way you take all the knocks and that,of course,makes you great.


LONG LIVE JJ

[redshirt1957]

Originally Posted by Incurable

There's a new thread idea for you, JJ... How much do your stickers weigh? Only the finest watches in the world, Rolex, offer heavy duty stickers that put all other's to shame!!!

Originally Posted by colemanitis

JJ, the extra gram is from all of the hair that's got caught between each link.

Originally Posted by Mr Sandman

JJ............We all love you...I have not been a member that long but I think you must be the 'BIG DADDY' of the forum....I think its great the way you take all the knocks and that,of course,makes you great.


LONG LIVE JJ

If he did'nt take all the knocks, no one would talk to him and poor Zemina would have to listen to him 24 hours a day. . We do this for his wonderful wife, childern, and grand-childern.

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by redshirt1957

If he did'nt take all the knocks, no one would talk to him and poor Zemina would have to listen to him 24 hours a day. . We do this for his wonderful wife, children, and grand-children.

Sorry, Joe.....couldn't help myself, but I just had to correct that awful spelling of "children" you have up there!!!

[Oscar]

Originally Posted by Mr Sandman

JJ............We all love you...I have not been a member that long but I think you must be the 'BIG DADDY' of the forum....I think its great the way you take all the knocks and that,of course,makes you great.


LONG LIVE JJ

Must be the 'tall poppy' syndrome I fear............



Michael

[jac67]

Well actually JJ, you ARE losing some mass off your watch, BUT it is only micro/milli grams.

Any form of polishing removes some material. The butchers scales are only accurate within 1 gram or maybe 5 gram increments (depending on how they are calibrated).

If you put it on proper jewellers scales, which measure on a very small scale, you will note a slight difference (maybe). In any event, some mass is lost.

BUT, this is the price we pay to make our beloved watches look like new.

Well done buddy, she's a beauty.


John.

[Dalton]

It was done by RSC so I'm sure the guys barely touched it. It's as if the hand of God lives there, still being omnipotent of course. But all jokes aside, RSC tries it's best to barely touch the case, so very little was removed, not enough to even try to measure.

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by Dalton

It was done by RSC so I'm sure the guys barely touched it. It's as if the hand of God lives there, still being omnipotent of course. But all jokes aside, RSC tries it's best to barely touch the case, so very little was removed, not enough to even try to measure.

Thanks for the reassurance, Dalton. Coming from a skilled artisan as yourself, I will believe every word of that!!

[Andad]

Originally Posted by HYDROMAROC

Exactly... I work in a pharmacy. We have some scales that could measure dust.....

But to weigh a Sub you need a balance that will weigh up to +130g and most micro balances only weigh up to 30g.
IMO 0.01g would be good for a 150g capacity balance.

[Baptistman]

Originally Posted by directioneng

But to weigh a Sub you need a balance that will weigh up to +130g and most micro balances only weigh up to 30g.
IMO 0.01g would be good for a 150g capacity balance.

Ummmm what he said