FDG Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Hi all, Just wondering, is there a lot of difference between the scracth resistance of both a rep and gen Rolex? What is your experience? A lot of small swirls etc? Or bigger badder scratches? My rep milgauss used to scracth quite a lot, while my gen sub c didn't have a lot of scracthes. But my mothers datejust is also quite scracthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 If both cases are 316L steel (most Rolex cases prior to about 1995 used 316L), scratches should appear the same. Some Rolex owners have reported that newer Rolex cases (made from higher grade 904L) are slightly more scratch resistant than older cases. However, as there is little consistency between reps, it is impossible to make any blanket pronouncements regarding the compostion of a given rep case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefcook Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 I'd think it has nothing to do with gen or not but with the model. The Milgauss has polished lugs, polished mid links, a polished steel bezel whereas the Submariner 116610 is mainly brushed and has a ceramic bezel. I think scratches are just not as obvious on the Submariner as they are on the Milgauss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FDG Posted January 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 That might be true! No matter how many scratches, from a distance they always look good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoman Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Who would want to rep a scratch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Without access to both makers manufacturing process it's a hard to answer definitively.. but it's a fair observation. Hard steel is a lot tougher to machine and finish than soft steel.. not a major problem for Rolex.. but an obvious area where rep makers make life easier for themselves. Likewise you'd be silly to trust every rep makers claim to be using a particular steel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 I scratched my balls this morning...and the relief was genuine...I can assure you. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolexaddict Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 me too, Pic : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its_urabus Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 I like my scratches to be genuine. I dont like to artificially age my watches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 me too, Pic : Kind of reminds of this. NSFW...watch the speakers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its_urabus Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 hahaha "keep off my monkey balls you jive a s s monkey!!!" funniest thing ive seen all day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Just to reiterate. Do not think for one second that "316L" rep steel bears any resemblance to most gens. Whether it is sintering (reps) versus forging for gens the processes of forming and hardening the metals are very different. By the way I don't think the Chinese manufacturers have any idea what they are buying. Steel marked 316 which is made in China is notorious for anything but - true in the general industrial market as well. Do you really think rep watches are at the top of the food chain. They are busy saving their better steel for their bullet trains. Okay, bad joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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