What watch do you wear?

mrk · 21 Jul 2016 at 13:07

Autosol will revive polished steel that's been scratched. Multitude of uses aroun dthe home and car too.

setter · 21 Jul 2016 at 13:18

What's best on a brushed finish guys? I've scratched the lug and the bracelet end link on my ocean one green.

Eurofighter · 21 Jul 2016 at 13:22

Sorry I should have specified. It's on the face. (The glass).

setter · 21 Jul 2016 at 13:31

What model of watch is it, as this will determine the type of Chrystal used, different examples being mineral, sapphire. The latter being found on higher end watches.

Eurofighter · 21 Jul 2016 at 13:43

It's a £100 Citizen. Don't think it is Sapphire glass.

setter · 21 Jul 2016 at 14:47

Probably mineral chrystal then, toothpaste can work quite well on slight scratches. Use a lint free cloth.

drs101 · 21 Jul 2016 at 14:50

anyway to get scratches of a ceramic bezel?

ChrisD. · 21 Jul 2016 at 15:39

setter said:
What's best on a brushed finish guys? I've scratched the lug and the bracelet end link on my ocean one green.

Keen on this, my Bremont clasp is brushed and has a mark on it.

mrk · 21 Jul 2016 at 15:41

Fibreglass pen would be ideal for brushed metal scuff removal. Use soft straight motions following the stock brushed pattern.

setter · 21 Jul 2016 at 18:43

drs101 said:
anyway to get scratches of a ceramic bezel?

No idea tbh, none of my divers have ceramic bezels. Though ive heard that they are much harder to scratch than aluminium ones.

mrk said:
Fibreglass pen would be ideal for brushed metal scuff removal. Use soft straight motions following the stock brushed pattern.

Cheers, ill look into that.

Nurple · 21 Jul 2016 at 19:19

Dooksy said:
Keen on this, my Bremont clasp is brushed and has a mark on it.

Use a scotch bright pad, the things you use to do your washing up!

Rub the clasp across the pad in a straight line and hey presto no more scratches

muffins · 21 Jul 2016 at 20:45

drs101 said:
anyway to get scratches of a ceramic bezel?

Are you sure it's a ceramic bezel? It's extremely hard to scratch one of those. Unless you were HULK SMASH!!! ing it :eek:

I once took a hammer and chisel to a watch with a sapphire crystal and ceramic bezel, to remove a cyclops. The chisel went across the crystal and bezel and nary a scratch on both. The cyclops was removed successfully too

setter · 21 Jul 2016 at 21:03

Think you can remove a cyclops by heating the crystal up a bit. I was tempted to get rid of them on a few watches, but theyve grown on me now.

mrk · 21 Jul 2016 at 21:58

Don't know if anyone has seen these yet, but Italian rubber NATO straps can be had now it seems. Really quite interested in one for my Pelagos. The rubber strap that comes with it is really nice, but just a tad too thick for my liking. Something as thin as a canvas NATO, but rubber, is more to my liking.

https://www.watchgecko.com/zuludiver-328-rubber-nato-watch-strap-bonetto.php

But £30... Looks real nice mind.

RossG · 21 Jul 2016 at 22:14

Not cheap but would be perfect for my Vostok. Tempted by the grey camo one.

muffins · 21 Jul 2016 at 23:53

setter said:
Think you can remove a cyclops by heating the crystal up a bit. I was tempted to get rid of them on a few watches, but theyve grown on me now.

Yeah. I heated it but it just wouldn't budge. That is, until I took hammer and chisel to it

KnightStalker · 23 Jul 2016 at 08:06

Hey guys, ive just recently got myself a citizen eco drive nighthawk watch, ive got it all running (not much to do lol) but last night the lume wasnt even working, despite it being in the sun for 8 hours, is there anything else i can do to kick start the lume on this.

Also whats everyone's opinon on the nighthawk.

NoobCannon · 23 Jul 2016 at 09:05

One of thier better imo with an unusally uncluttered dial for a citizen watch

Skidder · 23 Jul 2016 at 10:25

KnightStalker said:
Hey guys, ive just recently got myself a citizen eco drive nighthawk watch, ive got it all running (not much to do lol) but last night the lume wasnt even working, despite it being in the sun for 8 hours, is there anything else i can do to kick start the lume on this.

Also whats everyone's opinon on the nighthawk.

give it a blast from a torch

setter · 23 Jul 2016 at 10:31

Lume on most citizens I've seen is pretty poor tbh. I've got a red arrows eco drive chronograph here. Nice blue lume colour but not bright at all. Best lume I've ever seen is on seiko's divers. They glow extremely bright even just after several seconds of exposure to light. I often wonder if they're still using radium.