Bad Sapphire Crystal or bad luck ?

[denea]

So I've received my Ti CrPO yesterday and I was happy as f... well I was very happy.

I've worn it for day and in the evening when I winded I noticed a lot of micro scratches on the crystal, like the scratches on the screen of a smartphone after you wear it in your pocket with your keys for several months. I didn't hit or scratch the watch and the only thing that touched the crystal was the cloth I use to clean my glasses.
These scratches are seen only in direct light, so not much of a deal, but still not a pleasant thing.

So the question is: Did I receive a watch with a initially scratched crystal (since it can't be seen in the QC pics) ?

P.s: I mean it's a Sapphire Crystal, isn't it meant to be scratch resistant? or are these scratches a normal thing ?

The scratches are the small lines near the light reflection (no, they can't be wiped out).

[SSTEEL]

The anti-reflection coating is whats scratched.

[denea]

1 hour ago, SSTEEL said:

The anti-reflection coating is whats scratched.

So is it a bad thing or it's something regular that happens from cleaning the crystal with a cloth ?

[SSTEEL]

It can happen if said cloth has a grain of sand in it for example.

[indywatchguy]

You can remove the scratches with a light cap cod polishing however this can remove some of the AR.

[kernow]

Exactly, polish the crystal and remove the top AR. If you really like the watch get it double AR coated by someone later.