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11 June 2024, 09:43 PM | #1 |
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Located 7 or 8 scratches on various areas of the bracelet, the rest of the watch is in immaculate condition, that is the condition I intend to keep the watch in until the time comes to sell, never worn and won’t be worn but obviously can’t present it as in immaculate condition so looking to get rid of these scratches as even if I don’t sell for years or may never sell it, irrespective of that I don’t like looking at scratches, would any reputable watch repairer be able to buff out these small blemishes without polishing the whole bracelet? I’m guessing it wouldn’t be a major job costing much? Anyone had a a similar repair carried out? Should it only take a few hours? The watch is a 2021 Rolex submariner 126610LV, will add images to show the scratches within this post or a following post. Thanks all
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11 June 2024, 09:46 PM | #2 |
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You’re going to get a variety of responses here, everything from:
Leave it alone it’ll just scratch again Cape Cod DYI RSC polish bracelet AD polish bracelet Independent polish bracelet. Ultimately it’s your choice. It’s not terribly expensive depending which of the above you choose use. I’m in the leave it alone camp |
11 June 2024, 09:49 PM | #3 |
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You intend to keep the watch in immaculate condition, yet you want to keep wearing the watch? Good luck with that.
When you come to eventually sell the watch, if you have it polished, it will be a "polished" example, not immaculate. It will never be immaculate, because you've worn it. It's a worn, second hand watch no matter how you spin it. Just get it polished if the scratches bother you. Forget about selling it, don't let that cloud your decisions now, unless you're selling it next week. If you're going to keep wearing it, you will scratch it again. |
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Look at the watch polisher on Instagram , he comes highly recommended , and I’ll be honest Hatton Garden has many watch dealers that do touch ups to take out surface scratches ..
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Most grey dealers touch up bracelets so contact one close to you and get it done. Then lock it away and don't touch it. Otherwise you may as well wait until you're ready to sell it and sort it then.
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Yes, will probably have to do the first one you mention as even though I'm not selling anytime soon or maybe never at all once you see scratches you can't unsee them and kind of gets into your head a bit, sounds pathetic in a way but it's just not pleasant to look at!
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It can easily be touched up but let it go if you are wearing it. Knowing this should remove any pressure for you to continue wearing the watch.
FYI: It would take me 15 minutes to totally erase those with a green scotchbrite pad and other “techniques” to get a factory finish.
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I’d leave it alone. If I’m buying a used piece, I’d prefer unpolished but with a few small blemishes rather than a watch that’s received a polish.
I also think you should wear the watch rather than keep it locked in a safe… |
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First, take some better pictures. Second a green 3m Scotch Brite pad judiciously applied does an excellent job of replicating the brushing on an oyster bracelet. But then the scratches may be gone but the watch still isn’t immaculate. So choose your preferred obsession. If it was me I’d leave it alone.
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The thing is it is in immaculate condition bar these scratches, if and when I sell it it will be to a dealer so I want it to present as being in immaculate condition as opposed to them knocking down any offer due to it looking like it’s in used condition, if someone competent touches up the scratches then will it be indiscernible to any dealer that the bracelet has been touched up? Or is it one of these things that would be obvious to a dealer? Obviously the whole point of the touch up is that the bracelet looks like it’s just left the factory.
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If you haven't worn it you sure got the scratches too easily maybe wait until it is time to sell it or you could acquire new ones by accident or mishap and have to do it again at additional cost and risk of damage during the polishing before selling it just my 2¢ and for the record I never used a period in this post except this one>.
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From experience, if you sell to a dealer then they may deduct £150-£200 from the value of the watch if they deem it needs a polish. It’s not going to make or break the value of your ‘investment’. You’ll probably spend that getting it done yourself and run the risk of it not being done properly. If you do get it polished, then whether or not it’s indiscernible when you come to sell it, you should advise any potential purchasers that it’s had a polish. I’m not an expert on polishing, but suspect a good dealer may be able to tell if they look close enough. |
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Interesting take, I presumed that the grays would get the bracelet touched up before selling it on anyway, especially with these modern models? As they want to present these newer models in as an immaculate state as possible so I would just be doing what they would have done anyway
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New: Estimated Value: £12,602 Lower Bound: £11,972 Upper Bound: £13,232 Pre owned: Estimated Value: £12,148 Lower Bound: £11,540 Upper Bound: £12,755 Surely there are degrees though of pre owned condition, just seems a bit arbitrary, I guess poor condition they will off around £11, 540, obviously there are variables involved at any given time, sometimes they may not really be interested in the watch so won’t want to pay anything near that for one that’s in excellent condition |
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The photos are not sharp enough for me to see the scratches.
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The photos I take originally are fine but for some reason this site won’t upload them in that size and I have to bring them down to 1250 x 1250 which makes them poor, not sure why it won’t allow me to upload the original ones but maybe I’m doing something wrong or using the wrong format or something else but it’s very frustrating having to keep scaling down each image until it will upload
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“The polishers would only polish the full bracelet to continue the continuity of the whole bracelet“ So not sure if independents do more of a touch up job but Rolex themselves polish the whole bracelet. |
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It’s kinda like it’s either “virgin” or it it isn’t. Many grey dealers will describe those marks as “ handling or display” superficial marks. For my eye when looking over a watch, the bracelet is a wear item for me when I own a watch and I easily touch it up as an owner but a case with a dent, pin prick, or polishing mark is a major issue when purchasing. I macro photo my watches a lot and it will show everything beyond what my eye can see.
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I imagine "not new" carries more weight than superficial scuffs.
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11 June 2024, 11:42 PM | #27 |
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Shame the watch is going to spend most of it's immediate life locked away, only to be bought out to be wound now and again.
If you're going to get it touched up/polished anyway at some point, you may as well wear it. It's not like it's a car that gets miles put on the clock. It's already out of its 'unworn" state, so you may as well enjoy your "investment", otherwise it may as well be money sat in the bank instead, just my 2p. |
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It seems that this steel does scratch super easily though
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Suggestion:
- Sell the watch and purchase one you will use. - If not, keep in storage except remove it without looking and wind it in the dark, so you won’t be disturbed by scratches. |
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