Rolex Protection Film?

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by whatsthetime?

Just curious, do most of you that are against the clear PPF for watches apply this to your new sports cars? I'm quite sure most do. I use clear PPF on the polished sides and clasp on my 124060 and couldn't care less how anyone feels about it.

I vinyl wrapped my BMW K1600B in a different color, and all I saw when I went to the wrap shop was high end exotic sports cars being fully or partially wrapped with clear PPF. So I guess it's okay to protect your 'performance' car, but not for your "tool" watch?
Hypocritical if you ask me.

I see this analogy being used a lot here, and it doesn’t resonate with me at all.

Paint chips and scratches on a car are one thing, scratches on a watch are another IMO. YMMV

[MrMercedes]

Don´t!! This is the biggest bullsh*t ever!

[SamArj]

Protection for just the clasp would be helpful on gold watches.

I don't care what anyone else thinks btw.

And it's all very well saying that scratches can be polished out at the service but you might not service your new watch for the next 7 to 10 years....that's a long time to wait.

[AF_Rob]

Originally Posted by HERITAGE82

Pretty garish statement. Glad you are rich

Or, send it to get serviced like everyone else.

I'm sure he didn't mean it that way but it does sound bad when you read it. I assume noble intent when reading posts here.

[Potawatomi]

Originally Posted by AF_Rob

Or, send it to get serviced like everyone else.

I'm sure he didn't mean it that way but it does sound bad when you read it. I assume noble intent when reading posts here.

I think what made the rolex hype train blow up was the people who can't really afford to own the watches were able to buy them on credit. They keep them in mint condition and turn around and sell them quick if they need to recapture that money. The people who can afford to own them can afford to wear them as they were intended to be worn. Bang em up a little, live life and enjoy.

[EEpro]

Originally Posted by Potawatomi

I think what made the rolex hype train blow up was the people who can't really afford to own the watches were able to buy them on credit. They keep them in mint condition and turn around and sell them quick if they need to recapture that money. The people who can afford to own them can afford to wear them as they were intended to be worn. Bang em up a little, live life and enjoy.

I've thought much about this myself. I realize it sounds cold / harsh but I think this is in fact where a lot of this comes from.

I think "afford" means different things to different people though. You could be a millionaire but if you're super frugal you still engage in this behavior because it's over your comfort zone as an expendable object vs strict cash affordability.

Who wraps their $2,000 wedding ring for example? Money is surely part of this.

[Kevin of Larchmont]

Originally Posted by Potawatomi

I think what made the rolex hype train blow up was the people who can't really afford to own the watches were able to buy them on credit. They keep them in mint condition and turn around and sell them quick if they need to recapture that money. The people who can afford to own them can afford to wear them as they were intended to be worn. Bang em up a little, live life and enjoy.

This, absolutely. For some people “afford” means I could scramble enough credit to get it and for others it means they can use it for the activity it was built for without concern for retaining value for resale. In my life I have taught myself to get rid of possessions that are precious in favor of items that I actually use. The first scratch always stings a little but it is also liberating.

[AF_Rob]

Originally Posted by Potawatomi

I think what made the rolex hype train blow up was the people who can't really afford to own the watches were able to buy them on credit. They keep them in mint condition and turn around and sell them quick if they need to recapture that money. The people who can afford to own them can afford to wear them as they were intended to be worn. Bang em up a little, live life and enjoy.

That’s a valid point.

In my case, I didn’t buy these with an end game. I just like them. Though, I did blow up a credit card to get my first one. Thankfully, I’ve been smarter since and smart enough to still have it.


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[AF_Rob]

Originally Posted by Kevin of Larchmont

In my life I have taught myself to get rid of possessions that are precious in favor of items that I actually use. The first scratch always stings a little but it is also liberating.

Me too. I’ve trimmed down my collection quite a bit.

For the sake of the OP, the sooner he smacks his new SD off a door knob, the sooner he can put these sticker ideas to bed.


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[NYG1121]

On a rolex, scratches build character. Nowadays with ceramic bezels and sapphire crystals, its nearly impossible to get them to look beat up. Wear and enjoy.

[1259]

Originally Posted by whatsthetime?

Just curious, do most of you that are against the clear PPF for watches apply this to your new sports cars? I'm quite sure most do. I use clear PPF on the polished sides and clasp on my 124060 and couldn't care less how anyone feels about it.

I vinyl wrapped my BMW K1600B in a different color, and all I saw when I went to the wrap shop was high end exotic sports cars being fully or partially wrapped with clear PPF. So I guess it's okay to protect your 'performance' car, but not for your "tool" watch?
Hypocritical if you ask me.

No wrap on my car, no plastic on my couch, and no stickers on my watch here.

[Bananass]

Raw dog life. Be free.

[Urosfan]

I wouldn’t do it, just wear it and enjoy battle scars are inevitable.


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[donq]

Life is shorter than you think. Wear the hell out of it.
It will outlast you easily, so who are you saving it for?

[garg]

when i first bought my first 2 steel watches - dssd as well as pepsi blrn, i did not find the need to put any stickers as to me, they were meant to be daily wearing watches

however, when i made the step up to get my grail watch - the gmt meteorite, i added stickers to it immediately. i read many stories on how gold scratches more easily and i wanted to keep the watch as new as possible for longer.

as luck would have it, i smashed the casing of the watch on a glass door barely 24 hours after the purchase. this caused me to not want to baby the watch anymore and i removed all the stickers save for the PCLS (which the stickers arnt very visible on)

the dent still irritates me a little, but maybe it was a blessing to have gone through the hard knock so early in the purchase

[EEpro]

Originally Posted by garg

when i first bought my first 2 steel watches - dssd as well as pepsi blrn, i did not find the need to put any stickers as to me, they were meant to be daily wearing watches

however, when i made the step up to get my grail watch - the gmt meteorite, i added stickers to it immediately. i read many stories on how gold scratches more easily and i wanted to keep the watch as new as possible for longer.

as luck would have it, i smashed the casing of the watch on a glass door barely 24 hours after the purchase. this caused me to not want to baby the watch anymore and i removed all the stickers save for the PCLS (which the stickers arnt very visible on)

the dent still irritates me a little, but maybe it was a blessing to have gone through the hard knock so early in the purchase

Wear that bad boy with pride

[DG123]

Better safe than sorry....

[DonLee]

Originally Posted by SamArj

Protection for just the clasp would be helpful on gold watches.

I don't care what anyone else thinks btw.

And it's all very well saying that scratches can be polished out at the service but you might not service your new watch for the next 7 to 10 years....that's a long time to wait.

Agree with this statement.

It's not possible to protect the whole watch. the most prone areas are the clasp where you put your wrist onto a table.

to each and their own, it's your watch, you can do whatever you want with it. if having some film makes you want to wear your watch more often, more power to you. I live in a busy city and some times it's not that you hit your watch onto things, it's that people bang into your watch with their belongings. I find myself always gravitating to wearing the watches that I have some protection, than the ones that I don't.

[ducatiti]

Just an update after almost five years installing the film protector on my DJ41's clasp. It went through adventures in different countries, and yet still looks like what it came out of the box...As you can see, not even a perfect installation but no yellowing or peeling whatsoever. Ended up removing the skin on the sides of the case.

[Bozack90]

Originally Posted by Bananass

Raw dog life. Be free.

Lol all I think of is that show shrinking

[tekno]

Originally Posted by Potawatomi

I think what made the rolex hype train blow up was the people who can't really afford to own the watches were able to buy them on credit. They keep them in mint condition and turn around and sell them quick if they need to recapture that money. The people who can afford to own them can afford to wear them as they were intended to be worn. Bang em up a little, live life and enjoy.

I think this is it… but also the fact that people are paying more then retail too.

I’m so glad I am into vintage & bang the crap out of my watches. Ceramic bezels because the aluminum ages, stickers on case or bracelet so you don’t scratch it? I get it for a phone screen.


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[richard371]

that's a hard no. I do put a clear sticker on the casebook of my Daytona. Had the back searches and they are not as easy to get out

[Potawatomi]

Originally Posted by tekno

I think this is it… but also the fact that people are paying more then retail too.

I’m so glad I am into vintage & bang the crap out of my watches. Ceramic bezels because the aluminum ages, stickers on case or bracelet so you don’t scratch it? I get it for a phone screen.


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I wouldn't put a condom on my phone screen either. Phones have some serious glass on them now. Back in the Nokia days of plastic screens maybe, but what are you doing now carrying around loose diamonds in your pocket?

[sxdcfv911]

Watch protective skin is fine. It's whatever you want. Everyone here that says otherwise is a hypocrite. They all have phone cases and then say "duh....it's so I can grip it better" or some other nonsense when in fact it's to protect a $600 phone. The people driving high end cars get ceramic coating... That attitude that 'what I think is right and what you think is wrong' is unbearable.

[TheVTCGuy]

It is a personal choice but I did it just for my clasp, I spend a lot of time on the computer and found the White Gold was scratching like crazy. I feel that little bit doesn’t detract from the watch at all.

[Cassidyanne]

These type of threads are the death knell to a watch forum…..what a bunch !!!!

[Potawatomi]

Originally Posted by sxdcfv911

Watch protective skin is fine. It's whatever you want. Everyone here that says otherwise is a hypocrite. They all have phone cases and then say "duh....it's so I can grip it better" or some other nonsense when in fact it's to protect a $600 phone. The people driving high end cars get ceramic coating... That attitude that 'what I think is right and what you think is wrong' is unbearable.

Who uses phone cases ?

[Eric-London]

And here come the haters lol

[spellmanski]

Watchshells - have used on multiple watches (mainly clasps)

[daveswordfish]

Personal choice. For me, I don’t understand the logic. If it’s a “dive watch,” why so worried about scratches? If it’s an “investment piece,” why wear it at all? If it’s “expensive jewelry,” why cover it with cheap plastic bits?

Nothing against those doing it, but not for me.


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