Ways I have damaged a watch

[VADanno]

Knock on wood! I know my Rolex has contacted a lot of surfaces, and there is patina on the bracelet and clasp...but...no major damage yet. It's due for a service (7 years old at Christmas), but I don't plan on getting it polished untl I decide to flip it.

[inspires]

Elevator doors are bad too

[gulfstream69xr7]

Badly shanked a tee shot at the driving range. The ball hit the metal dividing rail between mine and the next stall. It richocheted right back at me and cracked directly off of my watch face in mid follow through. It happened in a split second. Smashed the crystal on the watch.

[kultschar]

When I got my brand new Sub C I went out for a meal. On the way home it was chilly hence I kept putting my hands in my jacket pockets. Unfortunately being dark etc I did not notice the zipper on the pockets leaving teeth marks in my brand new Sub and I must have taken my hands in and out several times.

Woke up in morning and gutted to see my new watch scratched up.

None of my jackets have zip pockets anymore!!!!

[How]

Originally Posted by gulfstream69xr7

Badly shanked a tee shot at the driving range. The ball hit the metal dividing rail between mine and the next stall. It richocheted right back at me and cracked directly off of my watch face in mid follow through. It happened in a split second. Smashed the crystal on the watch.

Whoa... That is so playing back in slow motion in my head....

[marathonmatt]

Originally Posted by How

Whoa... That is so playing back in slow motion in my head....

Ditto... Ouch!

[tng11]

Door frames were like Kryptonite for the AP Offshore steel bezels I've owned. Knock on wood, my 15202 right now does not have a single mark yet after 60 or so wears.

My MacBook has also not been great to a few clasps... I no longer wear a watch when typing on my MacBook.

[Vincent65]

I slightly chipped the edge of the crystal on my first ever Rolex (16710 GMT II) while I was removing the concrete render from the back wall of my house in Wimbledon with a jack-hammer. A piece of the render fell onto my arm. Doh!

[sharpmind]

Brand new sub c got gauged on the lock plate on the door frame.

Years ago while at the gym I dropped an Omega while buckling the strap, it fell face down on the tile. It hit just right because crystal was shattered.

[George Ab]

Reach into mailboxes to collect your mail with the right hand.

Careful around washing machines.

I use two mouse pads. One for my watch so the bracelet doesn't get all scratched up when at the keyboard.

[leica]

Good thread.

Trying to reach for something is always a heads up.

Slightly banged mine reaching for a correct size shirt at marks & spencer.

[Chaching]

Was wearing a 90's Sub at work and somebody called my name and as I spun around in the hallway to acknowledge them.. there happend to be a metal stand of some sort and I made direct contact flat on with the face and the crystal just cracked from end to end. My heart sank! If looks could kill then.... you get it. I wasn't too happy. Luckily I sent it up to RSC NY and they were able to replace the crystal and the watch was ok.

[alexsd]

was riding my skateboard down the the street, hit a crack and ate crap!!! uggh..thank gosh only cherried the band!!

[leica]

Playing power rangers with your kids.....LOL

[gpfps]

Dropped DS in the shower, had my nondate sub on a chair hit with rope hit the floor and last SD got hit by reaching for a golf club.

[Grey.Coupe]

I try to be careful with the gold ones because they are so soft. Mostly, I just wear 'em.

[Solo118]

Some crazy stories here!

Knock on wood, nothing too devastating. The everyday bumps and such happen often, and most of the time there is no damage.

On my first few days of wearing my Daytona I was walking into my office and banged the crystal right on the door knob. It was quite a bang right on my crystal. Unfortunately an ugly scratch resulted right in the center of the crystal. RSC replaced it at no charge when I took it in for a service (under warranty)

[bondtoys]

I've just scratched my clasp with the iron door of our fireplace oven.....

[TakesALickin]

I lost a couple over the side of my sailboat when trying to bring down the mainsail in the face of an incoming storm. Loose halyards can whip about with quite a bit of force. This was before I was really into watches, so fortunately they were just cheap Casios. I never go near a boat with anything but NATOs anymore.

[Widows Son]

Always take it on or off over the bed, or carpeting. Not over a tile or wood floor!!!

[Muxi]

Originally Posted by Widows Son

Always take it on or off over the bed, or carpeting. Not over a tile or wood floor!!!

Very important. My friend has an IWC ceramic (dunno what model). Took it from his bedside table, dropped it on his hardwood floor. The watch case cracked like the ceramic material that it is. Scared me from getting anything ceramic after that. Cost about $2,000 to replace the case.

[watchthisone2]

Rubbed the crystal of my Dweller to the underside of the TV stand when trying to get a DVD form the stack. Felt the glass bite & thought the TV stand would collapse on my arm. Other way around, the glass stand was fine & the crystal gauged. There's a lesson.

[Rodentman]

In 1971 I drove to get some car parts. I couldn't wait to put in the new air filter so I took off my ID bracelet, college ring, and Oyster Perpetual) Rolex. I set them on the car bumper, put in the filter, and drove off. A few miles later I realized what I had done!

I drove back and found the bracelet which I still have, and the Rolex. Never found the ring. The watch looked like it had been run over. I took the train (from NJ) to NYC and dropped it off for a service (it had stopped) and a new bracelet. I don't remember what they did to the case. It came back looking perfect for a charge of $55, about half of what it cost at that time.

[Passionata]

some crazy parties left marks on my Sub also get some scratches,dings and dents from boating ,I do not take Pateks into similar situations.

[douglasf13]

Banging it against my head when I read about people worrying about damaging their Rolex.

[hn4rolex]

The door, door frame, door handle, and any of the metal hardware on doors are like a magnet for my watches. I am probably just a careless watch wearer.

The other damage that has happened several times is having the crown or lug or some sharp part of the watch get caught on my backpack strap while taking the backpack off. I have broken crown, bracelet, strap, and pins this way.

[Tangier11]

Two stories for me. First I was helping a buddy move a TV and kinda got my watch arm jammed against the door as we passed through. I could hear the awful scraping noise but I couldnt drop the TV. I looked at my watch a TT DJ there was a hunk of paint and wood off of the door stuck on the bezel and edge of crystal..I knocked it off and NOT a scratch!!! Rolex durability right there my friends!! Second story I bought a gold polishing cloth and decided I would really clean my Rolex, didnt realize that these cloths actually act as a pretty harsh abrasive, rubbed some of the brushed finish off!!!! Just warm soapy water and a soft towel from then on.

[Boaters]

Door Frames For Sure!

[Onikage]

I scratched the hell out of an Omega clasp when climbing out of a pool once.

[bradyb]

An attempted alien anal probe back in 2014. I instinctively put my hand up to block the probe ray - I was wearing a Panerai 449 the first time which was mostly vaporized - but this time all the heavy metal goodness in the GMT BLRO stopped that probe dead cold.

No damage to the watch but the entire case was turned into Unobtanium, making my BLRO even more valuable than the Newman Daytona.

....and I just made that up but I do tend to flail my arms wildly about with my watches generally making contact with any nearby metal object - airplane seatbelts, door jams, car parts, kitchen utensils, etc.