Polishing

[Linuxpenguins]

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[Linuxpenguins]

How does this one look (and photo before)


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[Linuxpenguins]

any comments please on the last two photos posted? Looks in great condition to me

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Linuxpenguins

any comments please on the last two photos posted? Looks in great condition to me

Well if its looks in great condition to you that's the only opinion that's matters IMHO you are well over thinking this polish stuff.

[joli160]

Both look great, I only never trust those pictures as the second one and will never buy if only these kind of pictures are provided.
Don’t know how a photographer does it but it hides everything what I want to see.
Between the two I’d pick the first one for this reason.

[Linuxpenguins]

Originally Posted by padi56

Well if its looks in great condition to you that's the only opinion that's matters IMHO you are well over thinking this polish stuff.

i guess - i just wondered if the bezel seems as pointy as it should be

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by padi56

Today there is a anti polish syndrome with Rolex watches god only knows why. As long as any polish is done at normal routine RSC there is no problem with getting watches polished especially with todays mainly very very very pampered watches. Below picture of my own proper working tool watch SD that had a very very hard life as working tool for over many many years underwater. And this watch has been serviced/polished by 3 different RSC world wide, Rolex watches are designed to be polished at normal routine service.

Always a pleasure seeing your Seadweller

[Golfbone]

I never polish my watches and I never shower because I believe it removes my natural musk that makes me so attractive to the opposite sex. My wife doesn't agree with me but she really doesn't understand the subconscious factors at play. Sure you can take that beat up looking Sub or Daytona and send it to RSC and have it come back looking like a "new watch" but only to someone who doesn't have the "third eye" for detecting that 3 microns of superficial material has been remove changing forever the topography of the exterior of the piece. It also changes the musk ....the years of accrued scents from your wrist that are irreplaceable....especially if you are like myself and never shower. I call that smell...."Pirate Booty" and it's a particular odor that you do not want to polish away after working years to get it on your watch. It's olfactory patina.

[Frank McKay]

Originally Posted by padi56

Today there is a anti polish syndrome with Rolex watches god only knows why. As long as any polish is done at normal routine RSC there is no problem with getting watches polished especially with todays mainly very very very pampered watches. Below picture of my own proper working tool watch SD that had a very very hard life as working tool for over many many years underwater. And this watch has been serviced/polished by 3 different RSC world wide, Rolex watches are designed to be polished at normal routine service.

Wow, very impressed with the polishing, your watch looks like a NOS.

[goldenboy80]

Whoever is suggesting it is fine to polish a Submariner / Sea Dweller is giving bad advice. Never polish a tool watch. Any polish will remove metal. You lose the original bezels - it doesn't matter if RSC does it. Further, the scratches and swirls are what gives the watch character. In addition to making the watch look worse when you polish it, you are also destroying value if you care about that. None of the serious collectors I know would buy a modern Rolex if it had ever been polished. Admittedly, the number of serious collectors that exist are a tiny minority of the Rolex buying public but I encourage you all to stop polishing your tool watches. You're already on an enthusiast website so you're almost there. Lastly, do whatever you want because you will anyway. What do I know.

[Golfbone]

I think it's fine to polish any watch you want if it's your watch and you plan to keep it or...if you are going to sell it don't really care about what "collectors" think. When you buy a piece from DavidSW or whoever and it's been worn before I'm pretty sure that they will make sure it's buffed up before taking pictures or selling it. It's not the "Newman Daytona" we are talking about here for 17.8million but the garden variety Gold Daytona or President that looks better without the swirls and scratches all nice and shined up and the micron of metal....less than a gram that is removed is worth less than peanuts. Yes...with precious pieces of art it's best if they haven't been restored but they ALL need to be properly restored at some point and if the restoration is well done you will still get your price. The Mundi painting by Leonardo was poorly restored and sill fetched 1/2 billion dollars. If it was never restored it would be unrecognizable. If you have an old pre CBS Fender Strat it is worth far more beat up and original than repainted and shiny new looking but Subs and SeaDwellers aren't rare pieces like Pre CBS Strats are. In 50 years those pieces would be worth more if completely virginal but are you going to be worried about that? Are you going to be alive to care? Just enjoy your watch and if you don't like looking at swirls and scratches....knock them out and give less than a care about the watch's worth because it will still sell for more than you paid for it if you bought it new from the AD.

[CharlesN]

Originally Posted by Linuxpenguins

has anyone had experience with watchfinder polishing pieces? who do they use?

As you are in the UK ... Dont use Watchfinder for repairs of polishing.

You are already thinking of sending your watch to the RSC for the hands problem you have .

They will polish everything correctly at the same time.

[skkali168]

If it’s yours and u like it clean it’s all good


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[Tricolore66]

A bad polish job is like pornography, you just know it when you see it. What a seller chooses to label it is meaningless, you need to evaluate the watch and know what it was supposed to look like when it was new.

[sxdcfv]

It seems the watch 'investors' eschew polishing. But if you want a shiny new watch, by all means polish the hell out of it as long as it enhances your enjoyment of your timepiece!

[goldenboy80]

It's OK to polish your tool watch like it's OK to wear socks with sandals, split two "10s" in blackjack, or marry your cousin. It's OK and perfectly legal to be wrong. But it's still wrong to polish your Submariner. Take the $250 you would have spent polishing and take a scuba diving lesson or some other adventure.