sssurfer Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 Ok, so my watchsmith and I went wrong in the end. 1st error - I gave him an AR coated sapphire crystal to place a 'watchmen' cyclops on it (I know, Mark, you warned against it! I must have been out of my mind). 2nd error - He placed it -- and the glue made a mess on AR coating. 3rd error - He tried to strip the mess out by grinding the crystal even before telling me. So i now have a bold brand new badly scratched (on the inside) sapphire crystal. I would like to know if there is a way to polish it again. Sapphire being so hard (the hell knows how my watchsmith managed to scratch it that way) common abrasives don't work. :black_eye: I read of diamond abrasive paste, but I seem unable to find it on the net (or elsewhere). Any hint / suggestion / link, fellow modders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finepics Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 I have diamond paste at work so could send you some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbj69 Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 your watch guy should replace it for u , i have had to replace something that went wrong before for customers, unless it was a special project and u knew the risk and he acted like he could do it , then i would say he should replace it for u , just my two cents joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sssurfer Posted November 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 @rbj69: Hi Joe, you are right, but I actually prefer not to enter into a discussion with my watchsmith, as I consider I have been lucky in finding a local watchsmith that is decently skilled (crystals apart ) and willing to work on reps. @Finepics: Thanks, Mark! PM sent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 Ok, so my watchsmith and I went wrong in the end. 1st error - I gave him an AR coated sapphire crystal to place a 'watchmen' cyclops on it (I know, Mark, you warned against it! I must have been out of my mind). 2nd error - He placed it -- and the glue made a mess on AR coating. 3rd error - He tried to strip the mess out by grinding the crystal even before telling me. So i now have a bold brand new badly scratched (on the inside) sapphire crystal. I would like to know if there is a way to polish it again. Sapphire being so hard (the hell knows how my watchsmith managed to scratch it that way) common abrasives don't work. :black_eye: I read of diamond abrasive paste, but I seem unable to find it on the net (or elsewhere). Any hint / suggestion / link, fellow modders? Is it a flat crystal? If so I can look into providing you with a replacement if you can give the exact dimensions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sssurfer Posted November 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 Is it a flat crystal? If so I can look into providing you with a replacement if you can give the exact dimensions. It is slightly domed, but I don't mind to replace it with a flat one, chieftang, thanks! It is 35.7 mm diameter. Thickness is not an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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