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6 August 2015, 08:59 PM | #1 |
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Horrifying experience!
Just had a hair-raising experience- the kind that I had always dreaded.
During a routine inspection of a out-lying construction site, I was talking to the Project Head in his well-laid out office when I accidentally bumped my watch into the frame of the metal door to his cabin. I didn't notice this minor bump at the time but later, when I was talking to the site team, I glanced at my watch (green sub, bought around 3 months ago from my AD) and was horrified to notice that the glass seemed to be chipped at the 10 o'clock position. I checked the ceramic bezel, seemed to be fine but that glass.....!! Passed the rest of the day in a haze- I just didn't even want to look at the watch. Fortunately, I was able to keep busy- so many things happen on construction sites and that was a real blessing. On the flight back home, I checked out the watch- there appeared to be a lot of glass debris piled up around the 10 o'clock mark. I was able to push some away with my fingernail but resisted using more force as I was worried I might end up pushing glass slivers onto the dial and perhaps into the watch innards. I even tried wiping the watch face with a wet tissue; could feel the bump and thought I could even discern the crack along the edge. I did wonder how the sapphire glass chipped so easily but possibly this was just my bad luck- hit the glass at just the right angle and boom!! Passed the flight in a cloud of gloom- was remembering the cost of replacing the sapphire glass. As the watch is new, regular service wouldn't be due for years. So either I bite the bullet and move around with a cracked watch face- and risk it collapsing completely at some point in time. Or bite another bullet- and change the glass. And pay a bomb Since I had been touching the watch face almost continuously for the past few hours, it was covered in finger grease. When I reached home, I used a little Veraet and gently scrubbed along the bezel edge with a watch brush and lo and behold, the crack just vanished!! What I had thought was glass debris piling up was paint that had been pushed out from the door frame I'd bumped into- I have never been so relieved! Just thought I'd share- in case someone has the same experience Woo-hoo, whatta day! |
6 August 2015, 09:01 PM | #2 |
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I was so scared for you... Since I also have a green sub. Lol
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6 August 2015, 09:03 PM | #3 |
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Lesson learned, I bet the watch stays at home now?
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6 August 2015, 09:03 PM | #4 |
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glad it worked out, whew indeed....
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6 August 2015, 09:03 PM | #5 |
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Lol I'm happy for your happy ending
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6 August 2015, 09:04 PM | #6 |
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Can you show us the watch now?
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6 August 2015, 09:05 PM | #7 |
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Great story, with a great conclusion.
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Glad it's wasn't the calimty you first thought
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6 August 2015, 09:28 PM | #9 |
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6 August 2015, 09:29 PM | #10 |
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Veraet is magic liquid and can fix any watch.
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6 August 2015, 09:30 PM | #11 |
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There's a lesson to be learned here, somewhere...
Glad everything is OK.
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6 August 2015, 10:15 PM | #13 |
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Those door frames can be deadly. Glad the watch is OK.
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I had a feeling that's where the story was headed. 👍
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6 August 2015, 10:21 PM | #15 |
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Hulk smash! Poor door frame. :(
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You were obviously distracted by the well-laid out office!
Glad the watch is OK, but what about the door frame??
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If paint looks like glass then make appt. to see your eye doc.
Now as for the crystal, each service on my Daytonas means another crystal since they are always chipped around the edges after 5-10 yrs at the track. Just a cost of doing business. Adds about $200 to the bill. Not a problem since that works out to less than a dime a day to go first class. As Peter said - it is meant to be used and will acquire character from routine bumps and whacks against typical hazards. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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lucky!!
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6 August 2015, 11:17 PM | #20 |
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Whew! What a relief! Glad it's ok
I feel bad for the door frame. Yeah I've had a few close ones with my sub.. |
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The horror....
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wow, happy end! good. was feeling bad for you....
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6 August 2015, 11:26 PM | #24 |
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You are entitled to your opinion as I am entitled to mine,and my opinion again it was hardly a Horrifying experience as in the OP header topic.
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Glad it worked out but it's just a watch man
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6 August 2015, 11:50 PM | #26 |
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I'm sure it was a horrifying experience for the OP, but it wouldn't be for others. I've hit my Y-Series GMT-II on door frames many times without any damage at all to the watch. Can't always say the same for the door frame, though.
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Gotta agree with Pete, it's an easy fix. glad you didn't have to go through the trouble, but it's definitely not a watch-destroying accident.
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