pubus Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 I told myself never ever buy anything without a shaphire glass. Guess what? Woke up today seeing this [censored]. Im mad as hell. I cant remember anything I did with my watch yesterday that could give me this gift. No, I wasnt drunk. Either way I had to touch my watch against something really really unique yesterday or this so called shaphire, which passed water drop tests and few others, has less in common with real shaphire than I could expect. Anybody knows if theres a way to remove this scratch other than replacing the whole crystal? Kuba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surpur Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 I had finnaly caved in and bought one of those electronic diamond testers that can also tell sapphire from mineral crystal. Out of all my watches there were 2 (two) that had an actual sapphire crystal. One was the new GMT Master IIc and the other one an older day/date Rolex with a real ETA movement. Everything else was false advertisement I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir-Lancelot Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 If there is something to remove it, I would be interested also. I can tell you that I have spent hours with a dremel and various rouge compounds trying to remove a scratch from the glass off my old EL 127. Nothing. Bought a DSN. I would guess some diamond paste like a dentist would use could get it out, but where to find that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoman Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 I had finnaly caved in and bought one of those electronic diamond testers that can also tell sapphire from mineral crystal. Out of all my watches there were 2 (two) that had an actual sapphire crystal. One was the new GMT Master IIc and the other one an older day/date Rolex with a real ETA movement. Everything else was false advertisement I guess. did you happen to post the bad crystals- that would be useful info for us all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubus Posted July 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 I mean, can those chinise manufactures make a mineral crystals that can cheat a water drop test? The most popular test?? This would be an absurd!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jraines87 Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Was you watch advertised as Sapphire when you bought it? If so, it's time to reveal the source of the watch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 I mean, can those chinise manufactures make a mineral crystals that can cheat a water drop test? The most popular test?? This would be an absurd!! Coat it with nano technology car polish and it will pass the water drop test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 I would guess some diamond paste like a dentist would use could get it out, but where to find that? I am using diamond paste exclusively now for removing AR. For removing scratches, however, it's not so straight forward. You need to start with a grit size larger than the size of the scratch and then gradually work down in grit sizes to acheive the final smooth/polished surface. It's not worth the expense, though, because the diamond paste is very expensive. Obtaining a new crystal is much cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Is there any chance that you may have brushed your wrist against an lady's diamond ring? That can cause the type of damage that you have, and is not that uncommon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubus Posted July 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 (edited) Coat it with nano technology car polish and it will pass the water drop test. you think manufacturer would really care for this or be that smart to avoid simpliest shaphire autencity test? Is there any chance that you may have brushed your wrist against an lady's diamond ring? That can cause the type of damage that you have, and is not that uncommon. Nope, no chance This watch came from TWP from FathersDay sale at RWI nearly a year ago and it wasnt really advertised as shaphire but when I told TWP that crystal passed water drop test he told me some of hes cheap asian Pams comes with shaphire, I had no doubt in what he told me until now. I brushed this crystal with many surfaces through the time I own it and I remember one time I brushed it with the edge of my car window glass that scratched my other mineral pam one day in the past and it came harmless out of the action. I really believe that either way I did touched it with someting unusuall or I might have only thought it got in contact with cars window glass edge that time then. Anyway theres something clearly wrong Water drop test and this scratch? Damn strange Edited July 24, 2008 by pubus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 I've gotten a long deep sratch out from my beater fiddy.. I've been using it every day at work for 4 years now.. and have gotten scratches out of the Mineral glass with metal polish and a dremel... it's relatively soft ... should come out .. no problem..then polish with the same aluminium mag polish and a soft cloth to get out the swirls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slay Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 DSN's 127 crystal is also not sapphire if you ask me. I got a scratch on one of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Even Sapphire is not 100% scratch resistant, just say goodbye to that myth. You actually can scratch a sapphire crystal with quartz or corund. But the other, softer material will suffer more damage. That beein mentioned, no one will bother causing a scratch on a brick wall with his watch, but scratches on the watch crystal are annoying. A true sapphire crystal tends to break rather than scratch, but that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sssurfer Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 I agree, both 100% scratch resistance of sapphire and reliability of the water drop test are myths. This leaves you with unability to tell whether that crystal is sapphire or glass. In any case, your best option is to replace it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzman Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Saphire can be scratched if you scratch it agains certain wall-structures that are made of stones with very hard fragments in. So maybe you had just bad luck.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubus Posted July 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 yup, bad luck is all I got that day. Nontheless Im not [censored] any more, this is life. I will get a replacement eventually thanks for answers and tips friends Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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