how to polish whitegold

[Richy]

Hi there TRF members,

How do you guys go about removing small light scratches out of a WG
case?

I have a new WG DJ and I have put one or two minute nicks on the bezel complications and one nice light angled line scratch on the polished side near the crown there are also two or so pin head dots (look like tiny pits) where i knocked the top side sharp lined edge of the case on something.

none of this is really noticeable from any distance, just looking at really close under some angled lighting conditions shits me because when its new you notice every little mark you put on it.


Anyone got any tips how to fix it or what to use?

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Richy

Hi there TRF members,

How do you guys go about removing small light scratches out of a WG
case?

I have a new WG DJ and I have put one or two minute nicks on the bezel complications and one nice light angled line scratch on the polished side near the crown there are also two or so pin head dots (look like tiny pits) where i knocked the top side sharp lined edge of the case on something.

none of this is really noticeable from any distance, just looking at really close under some angled lighting conditions shits me because when its new you notice every little mark you put on it.


Anyone got any tips how to fix it or what to use?

You could try cape cod cloth but scratches are a fact of life in the history of any watch any metal.Myself would not worry about it, at normal service time 5-7 years watch will have picked up a few more scratches.But the RSC on service will polish whole watch bracelet almost as good as new.

[Richy]

ive heard cape cod no good on wg?

what do others that got wg watches use?

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Richy

ive heard cape cod no good on wg?

what do others that got wg watches use?

Cannot see why not gold is gold no matter what the colour but not recommended for any brushed parts. But will remove light scratches from the polished surfaces,keep watch clean with plain old soap and water..

[rmfnla]

Gold is gold but white gold is almost always plated with rhodium. WG has a slightly yellowish hue; it's the rhodium layer that gives it that nice, icy silver color.

Too much polishing can remove the rhodium layer and the pure white color.

This is why I prefer stainless steel (or platinum) for silver metal; it stays silver.

[mtrunner]

Originally Posted by rmfnla

Gold is gold but white gold is almost always plated with rhodium. WG has a slightly yellowish hue; it's the rhodium layer that gives it that nice, icy color.

Too much polishing can remove the rhodium layer and the pure white color.

This is why I prefer stainless steel for silver metal; it stays silver.

Actually Rolex does not plate their white gold with rhodium. Rolex claims that 20 years later their white gold will remain the same color the day you bought it.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by mtrunner

Actually Rolex does not plate their white gold with rhodium. Rolex claims that 20 years later their white gold will remain the same color the day you bought it.

Quite correct Rolex uses Palladium in the alloy mix.

[rmfnla]

I have heard that; something to do with the other metals they use to alloy the gold.

[rad87gn]

Leave it until service! No reason to shorten the life of the watch by polishing it all the time. Scratches happen no matter what unless you keep it in a safe.

[drtooth73]

My advice: do not polish.

[ParisDakarBmw]

Sunshine polishing cloth works great on gold

[jeremyam]

Don't polish, provide a picture and let the forum vote on whether to do anything. Then let us vote about fixing the issue. I can tell you that the majority of members here enjoy their watches and aren't too concerned with scratches. If you provide a picture, we could let you know if it's worth fussing over. I've had a couple of dings here and there on my Oyster Case and I couldn't at all. You'll love it more if you leave it alone and let it be!

J