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myporsche · 11 March 2021, 05:57 PM

Buy a Timex, seriously they are great

robinmgb · 11 March 2021, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hitman23

first ding always hurts the most. it hurts less the more you get.

I don’t understand why lots of people on here seem to take so little care of their expensive watches!
The main thing to learn is wrist awareness.
I’ve posted on this subject before, having worn Rolex (and better) watches daily for the last 30 years I’ve never dinged one once, in fact other than hairlines on bracelet shoulders/clasps that’s it, no scratches on crystals, bezels or cases.
Just remember what’s on your wrist and take care, to start with you have to think about it but after a while it becomes a natural instinct

danwang0520 · 11 March 2021, 06:49 PM

that's a small ding......leave your battle marks alone, may more to come

JSolution · 11 March 2021, 06:56 PM

its tiny i wouldnt worry

Ian Macdermott · 11 March 2021, 07:02 PM

Just wait until you start wearing it when your welding the legs on that oil rig. Then you'll see some dings on it.

Seriously you bought a watch that wears like a dustbin on a wrist, better get used to banging into everything with it.

By the way congratulations nice watch.

Woody · 11 March 2021, 07:06 PM

I would just wear and enjoy. If you leave it a few weeks then the pain will start to ease and you can console yourself with the knowledge that it can be sorted when you get the watch serviced - no worries. Enjoy what is a great watch

Limey- · 11 March 2021, 07:15 PM

Ha ha !!! We have all been there . Wait till you flood your expensive vintage sub .
My DSSD has a few dings and a cracked pearl . Looks great and I don’t worry about character marks any longer . Wear it enjoy it.

Boaters · 11 March 2021, 07:48 PM

Welcome to the forum as far as a ding goes all I see is a little scratch I would leave it be there will be more

Cru Jones · 11 March 2021, 07:53 PM

The watch is rated to 3,900 meters. I think that minuscule blemish won’t impact its performance. ;-)

jimcameron · 11 March 2021, 08:06 PM

I had one like that, I just threw it in the trash and bought a new one.

petay993 · 11 March 2021, 08:12 PM

The DSSD is a big old beast and it is inevitable that it will get dings and marks in normal everyday wear however hard you try. Attempting to keep a watch 100% perfect is a recipe for not enjoying that watch. Relax!

Bort · 12 March 2021, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NIHO

I literally had to strain my eyes on this blown up pic just to see this ding. Forget about it.

Same.
Forget it

Rolex.c6 · 12 March 2021, 09:22 AM

That monster is designed to survive the deepest oceans, that ding means nothing. It can take a lot more.

blue lion · 12 March 2021, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by derekhayden

I understand how this could bother you seeing it's your first Rolex but soon you wont even think about it. Just slap it back on your wrist and get ready to see a lot more scratches and dings in the future.

BrazenC5 · 12 March 2021, 12:39 PM

Call Rolliworks, get a quote and then you can decide.

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Pimpsy · 12 March 2021, 01:00 PM

If you have to explain where in the closeup to look, it’s ignorable.
You’ll get worse, believe me, lol.
Just keep gathering love marks and have it refinished at service time if needed.

Judge · 12 March 2021, 01:03 PM

I was the same way with my DSSD. I wear mine daily, yard work, office, hunting..etc. It has become stress free now. Scratches will come, dings will come enjoy life and the watch will follow.

Relax, let go....it's ok.

fixinbones · 12 March 2021, 02:42 PM

I had the same ding on mine and had it polished out as it happened the first week I got the watch. You will never be able to tell that material was removed to fix it as it’s a small ding and it’s high on the lug and the lugs are very thick.

Rori · 12 March 2021, 06:29 PM

This dang could be something on a a normal case but on the SD is barely visible. I would do nothing about it and keep enjoying the watch.

OG1982 · 12 March 2021, 06:47 PM

I feel your pain OP, we have all been there and it’s very easy for everyone to dismiss this as insignificant. But deep down (see what I did there

), this really is just a minor blemish and something that will make you smile in weeks/months/years to come.

If you bought the watch as an investment, then lock it away in the safe and don’t wear it. But if it’s a daily watch then these incidents are part of daily life and need to be embraced.

Hollie_Rollie · 12 March 2021, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robinmgb

I don’t understand why lots of people on here seem to take so little care of their expensive watches!
The main thing to learn is wrist awareness.
I’ve posted on this subject before, having worn Rolex (and better) watches daily for the last 30 years I’ve never dinged one once, in fact other than hairlines on bracelet shoulders/clasps that’s it, no scratches on crystals, bezels or cases.
Just remember what’s on your wrist and take care, to start with you have to think about it but after a while it becomes a natural instinct

That’s impressive. Wrist awareness only goes so far though. You can’t control others around you, especially if you have little kids.

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NeoAnderson · 12 March 2021, 10:46 PM

Wear it for awhile. If it still bothers you then fix it. Trust me you'll forget about it.

travisb · 12 March 2021, 10:54 PM

Welcome. That's nothing. Wear and enjoy it without worries.

Roadglide 2016 · 13 March 2021, 12:19 AM

Congrats on the watch, it's a beauty!

As someone once told me about things like this, "you are the only one who is going to notice this."

So, wear the watch and enjoy the watch!

Turnaround · 13 March 2021, 12:23 AM

Mask it with more scratches and dings. That works well for me.

johnliley · 13 March 2021, 02:15 AM

I would ding the other side to even it out. ;)

pbubsy · 13 March 2021, 02:32 AM

Mine has dings and scratches everywhere. I no longer notice, think it looks even better than new and it is still going strong after 9 years. Wear it and enjoy it. Get serviced by Rolliworks when the time comes and they can fix anything you want. Mine, I'm getting a movement service only.

SN13 · 13 March 2021, 02:52 AM

Expected to see:

Chadridv · 13 March 2021, 04:29 AM

it'll be one of many! It's always tough at first, but you'll get over it.

It's hard to tell from the pic but there's a possible a standard polish would remove it. If it's really deep though you'd need laser welding which would probably cost $250-700 depending on who does it for you.

That said, I would (as the others have mentioned) just wear it and try to forget about it. Imagine getting it fixed, sending it out for 3 weeks, paying $500 and you scratch it the first day or week of it's return lol.

Welcome to the forum!

1Daytona · 13 March 2021, 04:48 AM

No big deal, very minor. When you have it serviced in a few years, they can try to polish that out. By that time you will have other blemishes to be cleaned up.
Don't sweat the small stuff...

11 March 2021, 07:02 PM	#35
Ian Macdermott "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2015 Real Name: Willy.B.Banned Location: Sheol Watch: ing the detectives Posts: 2,721	Just wait until you start wearing it when your welding the legs on that oil rig. Then you'll see some dings on it. Seriously you bought a watch that wears like a dustbin on a wrist, better get used to banging into everything with it. By the way congratulations nice watch. __________________ Welax no one other than wobblers muggers and sad WIS types notices your Wolex. The rest of the populace are way too busy staring at their shiny new iPhone 24s or worrying about paying the gas bill..

12 March 2021, 09:22 AM	#43
Rolex.c6 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Netherlands/Spain Watch: Sea-Dweller 116600 Posts: 1,030	That monster is designed to survive the deepest oceans, that ding means nothing. It can take a lot more. __________________ Rolex.c6 Sea-Dweller 4000 SD4K Ref. 116600

12 March 2021, 02:42 PM	#48
fixinbones "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Real Name: Jay Location: New York Watch: 118206 Posts: 911	I had the same ding on mine and had it polished out as it happened the first week I got the watch. You will never be able to tell that material was removed to fix it as it’s a small ding and it’s high on the lug and the lugs are very thick. __________________ 126719 BLRO meteorite 126660 D-blue 118206 Day Date

12 March 2021, 06:29 PM	#49
Rori "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Middle East Watch: Rolex / Tudor Posts: 3,592	This dang could be something on a a normal case but on the SD is barely visible. I would do nothing about it and keep enjoying the watch. __________________ Good watches are made to tell time but some brands are obsessed to tell it in the most beautiful way possible.

13 March 2021, 02:15 AM	#56
johnliley 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SLC, Utah USA Posts: 875	I would ding the other side to even it out. ;) __________________ "What you do or do not do in life will determine what you do or not do in life..." me.

11 March 2021, 05:57 PM	#31
myporsche "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: LA<>NY Watch: Rolex♠Lange Posts: 2,277	Buy a Timex, seriously they are great

11 March 2021, 06:49 PM	#33
danwang0520 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2016 Real Name: Daniel Location: Taipei, Taiwan Watch: my signature Posts: 2,684	that's a small ding......leave your battle marks alone, may more to come

11 March 2021, 06:56 PM	#34
JSolution "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Real Name: Jay Location: England Watch: SkyD Posts: 6,398	its tiny i wouldnt worry

11 March 2021, 07:06 PM	#36
Woody "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Africa Posts: 1,127	I would just wear and enjoy. If you leave it a few weeks then the pain will start to ease and you can console yourself with the knowledge that it can be sorted when you get the watch serviced - no worries. Enjoy what is a great watch

11 March 2021, 07:15 PM	#37
Limey- "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Real Name: Nick Location: WA Watch: Your Six Posts: 477	Ha ha !!! We have all been there . Wait till you flood your expensive vintage sub . My DSSD has a few dings and a cracked pearl . Looks great and I don’t worry about character marks any longer . Wear it enjoy it.

11 March 2021, 07:48 PM	#38
Boaters 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2015 Real Name: Mike Location: Pacific Northwest Watch: 116610LV 16710 SD Posts: 10,653	Welcome to the forum as far as a ding goes all I see is a little scratch I would leave it be there will be more

11 March 2021, 07:53 PM	#39
Cru Jones 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Paris, France Posts: 35,301	The watch is rated to 3,900 meters. I think that minuscule blemish won’t impact its performance. ;-)

11 March 2021, 08:06 PM	#40
jimcameron "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ByDawns Earlylite Watch: 16800 Posts: 3,580	I had one like that, I just threw it in the trash and bought a new one.

11 March 2021, 08:12 PM	#41
petay993 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: Pete Location: Cheshire, UK Watch: FXD MN21, BLRO Posts: 444	The DSSD is a big old beast and it is inevitable that it will get dings and marks in normal everyday wear however hard you try. Attempting to keep a watch 100% perfect is a recipe for not enjoying that watch. Relax!

12 March 2021, 12:39 PM	#45
BrazenC5 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Real Name: Chris Location: Los Angeles, CA Watch: 1665,1675,1680,SD4 Posts: 1,837	Call Rolliworks, get a quote and then you can decide. Sent from my SM-G781U1 using Tapatalk

12 March 2021, 01:00 PM	#46
Pimpsy "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Jersey Watch: PP 5712/1A Posts: 519	If you have to explain where in the closeup to look, it’s ignorable. You’ll get worse, believe me, lol. Just keep gathering love marks and have it refinished at service time if needed.

12 March 2021, 01:03 PM	#47
Judge Banned Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Arlington Watch: DSSD MK I Posts: 528	I was the same way with my DSSD. I wear mine daily, yard work, office, hunting..etc. It has become stress free now. Scratches will come, dings will come enjoy life and the watch will follow. Relax, let go....it's ok.

12 March 2021, 06:47 PM	#50
OG1982 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2020 Real Name: Ollie Location: UK Watch: Sub41 OP36 & DJ36 Posts: 2,035	I feel your pain OP, we have all been there and it’s very easy for everyone to dismiss this as insignificant. But deep down (see what I did there ), this really is just a minor blemish and something that will make you smile in weeks/months/years to come. If you bought the watch as an investment, then lock it away in the safe and don’t wear it. But if it’s a daily watch then these incidents are part of daily life and need to be embraced.

12 March 2021, 10:46 PM	#52
NeoAnderson "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Real Name: NeoAnderson Location: Tax Free Shopping Posts: 725	Wear it for awhile. If it still bothers you then fix it. Trust me you'll forget about it.

12 March 2021, 10:54 PM	#53
travisb 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Real Name: Travis Location: FL / NYC Watch: Yes.. Posts: 33,493	Welcome. That's nothing. Wear and enjoy it without worries.

13 March 2021, 12:19 AM	#54
Roadglide 2016 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Virginia Posts: 86	Congrats on the watch, it's a beauty! As someone once told me about things like this, "you are the only one who is going to notice this." So, wear the watch and enjoy the watch!

13 March 2021, 12:23 AM	#55
Turnaround "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Atlanta Posts: 186	Mask it with more scratches and dings. That works well for me.

13 March 2021, 02:32 AM	#57
pbubsy "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Real Name: Pablo Location: In the sand Watch: DSSD Posts: 197	Mine has dings and scratches everywhere. I no longer notice, think it looks even better than new and it is still going strong after 9 years. Wear it and enjoy it. Get serviced by Rolliworks when the time comes and they can fix anything you want. Mine, I'm getting a movement service only.

13 March 2021, 02:52 AM	#58
SN13 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Florida Posts: 1,124	Expected to see: __________________ IG@Construction_Time --- 1986 DD 18038 --- 1992 YM 16628 --- 2015 116600 SD4K --- SBDX001 MM300 --- 2009 Omega Ploprof White --- 2010 Omega LE LMPO

13 March 2021, 04:29 AM	#59
Chadridv 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Real Name: Chadri Location: LI, NY Watch: 116610LV Posts: 11,357	it'll be one of many! It's always tough at first, but you'll get over it. It's hard to tell from the pic but there's a possible a standard polish would remove it. If it's really deep though you'd need laser welding which would probably cost $250-700 depending on who does it for you. That said, I would (as the others have mentioned) just wear it and try to forget about it. Imagine getting it fixed, sending it out for 3 weeks, paying $500 and you scratch it the first day or week of it's return lol. Welcome to the forum! __________________ - i͞n͟s͞t͟a͞g͞r͟a͞m͞ @ⓒⓄⓁⒹⓒⒶⓈⒺⓦⒶⒶⓉⒸⒽⒺⓈ

13 March 2021, 04:48 AM	#60
1Daytona "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Laguna Beach, CA Watch: Deep Sea Blue Posts: 237	No big deal, very minor. When you have it serviced in a few years, they can try to polish that out. By that time you will have other blemishes to be cleaned up. Don't sweat the small stuff...

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