The Rolex Forums   The Rolex Watch

ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX


Go Back   Rolex Forums - Rolex Forum > Rolex & Tudor Watch Topics > Rolex General Discussion

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 16 August 2017, 01:50 AM   #31
vanyir
"TRF" Member
 
vanyir's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2017
Real Name: James Allison
Location: Knoxville TN
Watch: Explorer 216570
Posts: 36
Quote:
Originally Posted by Byrdguy View Post
Take a Dremel with a small cotton buffing pad or disc and use some Simichrome metal polish to it and I think you'll pleasantly surprised.


Worked nicely! Very happy with the result.


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
vanyir is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 16 August 2017, 01:51 AM   #32
vanyir
"TRF" Member
 
vanyir's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2017
Real Name: James Allison
Location: Knoxville TN
Watch: Explorer 216570
Posts: 36
Quote:
Originally Posted by justjay82 View Post
Hi all. My 4 month old GMT IIc seems to have a hairline scratch on the date cyclops. I don't know how it happened and it's not noticeable from a distance but if I look at it, it's definitely there and annoys me! (I couldn't get a good picture.) I assume this isn't a warranty item, right?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk


Sorry to jack your thread justjay.


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
vanyir is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 16 August 2017, 01:56 AM   #33
kwingy
"TRF" Member
 
kwingy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: UK
Posts: 1,369
Ok the same thing happened on my GMT IIc LN - and believe it or not - I had some polywatch that I bought from ebay for a couple of quid that I used to polish my Moonie when I had it and I thought I try it on the scratch and lo and behold the scratch went away and the cyclops was perfect again!

Give it a go - you have nothing to lose.
kwingy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 16 August 2017, 03:04 AM   #34
justjay82
"TRF" Member
 
justjay82's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Canada
Posts: 1,304
Quote:
Originally Posted by vanyir View Post
Sorry to jack your thread justjay.


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

not at all.

I just don't think I'm comfortable taking any sort of tool to my watch. I wish I was that handy! Lol


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
justjay82 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 5 September 2017, 02:25 AM   #35
gery82
"TRF" Member
 
gery82's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Dabas, Hungary
Posts: 356
Quote:
Originally Posted by kwingy View Post
Ok the same thing happened on my GMT IIc LN - and believe it or not - I had some polywatch that I bought from ebay for a couple of quid that I used to polish my Moonie when I had it and I thought I try it on the scratch and lo and behold the scratch went away and the cyclops was perfect again!



Give it a go - you have nothing to lose.


I have polywatch as well, but do you think it would work on this kind of scratch as well?




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
gery82 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 5 September 2017, 02:29 AM   #36
mobster600
2024 Pledge Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: USA
Watch: Yes
Posts: 1,509
i would do what you can at home, if the scuff is still there, get it replaced. Crystals are a minor replacement.

One time, my friend broke his crystal completely and had tiny pieces all over the dial....that was a mess...

good thing yours didnt break
mobster600 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 5 September 2017, 03:01 AM   #37
Steve36Efc
"TRF" Member
 
Steve36Efc's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Wales
Watch: 126603
Posts: 2,606
I would be quite comfortable trying to improve the cylopse with some sort of polishing paste, if it didn't improve the situation I'd then be happy to wait until service time. I'd feel worse if it was a ding to the case.
Steve36Efc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 6 September 2017, 03:47 AM   #38
gery82
"TRF" Member
 
gery82's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Dabas, Hungary
Posts: 356
Thanks guys! I'll try polywatch then when I'm back home.

In the meantime though I've checked with my watchmaker, he said it's possible to swap only the lupe at a fairly cheap cost.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
gery82 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 5 November 2020, 01:49 PM   #39
gyang333
"TRF" Member
 
gyang333's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Michigan
Watch: Day-Date 36
Posts: 59
So sorry for reviving an old thread. But wanted to say, I noticed a weird metal-like speck on my cyclops crystal (GMT II Ceramic) and figured, if I mess it up, I'll just pay for a replacement crystal. Lo and behold, the polywatch trick worked!
gyang333 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 6 November 2020, 12:48 AM   #40
IamJacky
"TRF" Member
 
IamJacky's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Posts: 1,018
I've had my Datejust II cyclops scratched as well, didn't know where it came from. It bothered me initially but then that watch was pretty beat up as it was my daily-wear for 8-9 years. I eventually had it serviced and replaced the whole crystal, now it looks brand spanking new. The crystal replacement cost was roughly $125.
IamJacky is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 6 November 2020, 02:35 AM   #41
Paul7
Banned
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: New Mexico
Posts: 898
Quote:
Originally Posted by padi56 View Post
Yes it is sapphire and they can be removed with some heat applied to the cyclops the glue to stick a new cyclops is a special UV glue. Clean and degrease the crystal first thats important,a very small drop of the UV glue on date window.Then set cyclops over date window once you are happy its straight, place under UV light or strong direct sunlight.Once glue has set you can remove any excess glue with simple acetone [which is nail varnish remover].
Rolliworks removed a cyclops on another watch to replace it.
Paul7 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 6 November 2020, 02:36 AM   #42
Paul7
Banned
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: New Mexico
Posts: 898
Quote:
Originally Posted by kilyung View Post
In modern models - yes
Do you know when that started?
Paul7 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 6 November 2020, 04:11 AM   #43
vesnyder
"TRF" Member
 
vesnyder's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2018
Real Name: Vance
Location: North Coast
Watch: GMT II
Posts: 1,572
You might try the crystal polishing compound. I used it a lot on my acrylic crystal and it worked great but not sure how well it will work on a sapphire crystal.
vesnyder is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 6 November 2020, 08:36 AM   #44
Aldwyn
"TRF" Member
 
Aldwyn's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Maryland
Watch: GMT Mast II 116713
Posts: 200
Its wild what will scratch a crystal and what wont. I have thrust my wrist into many a server rack with my old Explorer II, with the watch crystal scaring on metal over and over... not a scratch showed up on the crystal! (now the bezel and band... that is a different story!)
Aldwyn is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 28 November 2020, 01:47 PM   #45
gyang333
"TRF" Member
 
gyang333's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Michigan
Watch: Day-Date 36
Posts: 59
Quote:
Originally Posted by vesnyder View Post
You might try the crystal polishing compound. I used it a lot on my acrylic crystal and it worked great but not sure how well it will work on a sapphire crystal.
Yup, I think what you're referring to is Polywatch. That's what I used to get the weird metallic shiny "scratch" to come off of mine. There was also a smaller scuff looking thing that came out as well. Polywatch also took care of most of a pretty deep scratch I got on my Montblanc Starwalker pen where the floating logo is at the top of the cap. That stuff is aces in my book.
gyang333 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Wrist Aficionado

My Watch LLC

WatchesOff5th

DavidSW Watches

Takuya Watches

OCWatches


*Banners Of The Month*
This space is provided to horological resources.





Copyright ©2004-2024, The Rolex Forums. All Rights Reserved.

ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX

Rolex is a registered trademark of ROLEX USA. The Rolex Forums is not affiliated with ROLEX USA in any way.