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9 February 2013, 11:16 AM | #1 |
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: BERKSHIRE UK
Watch: 16618 18ct Yellow
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Rolex Service Polish Or Not Re Gold Submariner?
When I sold my fathers SS 1963 GMT Master, all the dealers really liked it and commented on the lack of polishing traits.
It was serviced roughly every 6 years. And they all offerred good money for it, well a lot more than I expected. This was all new to me but one big preowned dealer did show me a typical example that had been overpolished and I could see it almost looked like the profile had been very subtly changed. Bearing in mind how adamant the buyers were about non polished watches, when I got my new solid Yellow Gold Submariner 16618 in 2002 I made a specific point of asking Rolex whenever they had it, not to polish it at all. I'm sure they Ultrasonic cleaned it or at least the strap as it looked cleaner but now I confess I do have a number of super fine micro scratches. a] Should I leave them b] Get a dealer to lightly polish them out c] Leave till it's next service and ask them to be gentle with the polisher, re taking off corners etc. - as honestly these scatches are so fine you could probably get rid of these with a non abrasive MF cloth and a lot of elbow grease. I do however have 3 scratches you can see on the clasp right across the middle section. Hell I've been so careful but life happens! They are not so deep a fingernail can feel or catch in them but boy can you see them. My Personal view:- if I was keeping it I'd have it super gently polished, as I dont care what other people think, and removing the micro scatches completely would make it look brand new. But I plan to sell it to replace with the 116618 so I am mindful of what most buyers would like. Any views and if to hand polish is advised what would you recommend if one can do it oneself? |
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