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Question: How do I remove scratches from my watch?

Best answer
Depends on the finish. The following text explains the process for Stainless Steel.

Polished SS
1. For fine scratches, Ive found that nothing beats a jewelers cloth, like the Pioneer/Shino Polishing Cloth available from most watch suppliers for $3.60. It is a double cloth. The inner cloth is impregnated with a red polishing powder (ferric oxide or rouge, i.e., your common rust). The outer cloth protects your hand from the nasty red stain and is also used to give the final polish. This jewelers polishing cloth works even better on gold. You may also use Sylvet washable (S. LaRose & Co. in Greensboro, NC; www.slarose.com) or the double sided jewelers cloth typically sold in drug stores. The only other tools you need are elbow grease and common sense.

2. For deep scratches, use Never-Dull–great name, isnt it?–usually sold in drug stores and hardware stores. Never-Dull is cotton impregnated with a strong cleaner/polisher. It has an unpleasant smell (like the polishing compound for cars) but works fast, leaving behind only faint scratches that can be removed with a jewelers cloth. And presto, youve got a mirror finish! Well, not quite.

CAVEAT: You will always leave microscopic scratches on a highly polished SS (or gold) surface. These ultra-fine scratches are visible only in bright light and from a certain angle. The only perfect finish Ive seen is a factory finish. Even jobs done by jewelers are still inferior to the factory mirror finish. I don’t know why.

Brushed SS
1. To remove fine scratches, use a jewelers cloth. Be GENTLE or you will put a shine on the finish, which will not quite match the brushed look. If that happens, you can put the brushed finish back on by following Step 3 below.

2. For scratches over a small area, use a fiber-glass brush (e.g. the German-made Eurotool sold by watch-tool suppliers). It looks like a mechanical pencil with a bundle of glass fibers instead of lead that can be dispensed from the tip. You brush this glass-fiber tip on the SS surface to remove the scratches and to create a new brush finish. I would not recommend using this tool over a large area because the brush strokes tend to be uneven, especially around curves, though you can get better with practice. WARNING: The broken fiber glass on your skin can cause unpleasant itches. Wear a thin latex glove and use a brush to remove fiber-glass debris from your watch after repair.

3. For scratches over a large area, use a Styrofoam block made for polishing finger nails (sold in beauty supply store). Each block is about an inch thick and 3 inches long. Its surface is impregnated with a very fine abrasive material. Brush gently with the grain to remove the scratches and to blend the new brush strokes with the original ones. I prefer this Styrofoam block to sand paper or steel wool as it is easy to grip and to maneuver. The soft Styrofoam also conforms to curved surfaces and is very forgiving. With patience, you can even remove deep dents and reshape small parts safely with this Styrofoam polisher.

Sand-blast SS
Leave it alone! Even fine jewelers cloth will still put a slight shine on the finish, which ruins it in my opinion. Get this finish re-done by professionals.

Recently, I am writing a column about Cartier Watches. To be honestly, I am really attracted by this charming brand. Cartier is etched in our memory with his unrepeatable, unique and easily recognizable style. One of Cartier House’s watch collections is Cartier Tank. It should be added that Cartier launched this collection for the first time in the early 20s of the twentieth century.

As it can be acutely apparent from the name of collection, Cartier Tank timepieces are committed to the aggressive tanks. To be added precise, to the actual aboriginal British tanks that appeared on the action fields of the Aboriginal World War. It was such an amazing war change that it actually afraid the abundant watchmaker.

As a amount of actuality these war machines looked actual aggressive at the aboriginal glance. Especially for those who had never apparent them before. That’s why it is bright now why German soldiers had to retreat in panic. The tanks had a actually awe-inspiring appearance: asperous curve of the aboriginal tank’ appearance and its animal force created a alarming consequence on the people.

However, there was added apparent appearance about the tanks. The abracadabra of categorical absolute curve and boss appearance of the alien aggressive apparatus were somehow adorable and at the aforementioned time aflame imagination. Square adamant plates with abundant rivets and little windows of aberrant appearance created the actually new design. Perhaps, the best affinity that a being of that time could accomplish was a hundred times bigger insect.

One way or another, it was a Cartier’s ability that managed to butt the actual aspect of the new aesthetics. It was Cartier who created a new Tank watch. He aswell created a new access in watch architecture which is activated nowadays: addition in one acreage walks arm in arm with addition in another.

Let’s come to know the W1529856 Cartier Tank Louis women watch:

Inspired from the 1922 model by same name, W1529856 Cartier Tank Louis for women is one of the finest creations of Cartier. All the metal exteriors of this elegantly designed watch are made from 18K yellow gold, which includes – its casing, ardillon buckle and circulargrained crown set encrusted with a sapphire cobochan.

Product Description
W1529856 model from the Cartier Tank Louis collection comes in a 18K yellow gold case, whereas the crown set is circular-grained made of 18K yellow gold and has a sapphire cabochan. Silver grained dial is protected by a scratch resistant mineral crystal and has sword-shaped hands made from blue steel. The numerals are roman. The strap of this watch is made from alligator hide, which has a 18K gold ardillon buckle. The watch has calibre 057 quartz movement is 30 meters water resistant.

Highlights
Tank Louis watch was originally created for General John Pershing, and the present model W1529856 has been directly inspired from this 1922 masterpiece. This watch has been donned by some of the most famous personalities, right from Indian Princess to most recognized contemporary film stars.

6. Are Scratch-resistant crystals new?
No. Synthetic sapphire was invented in the 19th century and first used for watch crystals in the 1960s. Now really all high-end watch brands use synthetic sapphire crystals in at least some of their models.

7. Are all scratch-resistant crystals made of synthetic sapphire?
No. Some mineral-glass crystals are also marketed as “scratch resistant.” These crystals have a hard coating that makes them less likely to get scratched.

8. The terms “lunette”, “bombé”, “chevé”, and “boule” are sometimes used to describe watch crystals. What do they mean?
All are French words that refer to the shape of the crystal. “Lunette” simply means round – like a full moon (lune means “moon” in French). Bombé, chevé and boule all mean concave, or dome-shaped.

There are other words used to describe watch-crystal shapes. A “raised” crystal is flat on top but raised up, like a birthday cake. “Shaped crystals” are any that aren’t circular – rectangles, square and ovals being the most common. “Cocktail” shapes are the more exotic and extreme examples of shaped crystals. They include elongated baguette and octahedral (eight-sided) crystals.

9. What are “anti-reflective” or “glare-resistant” crystals?
This type of crystal has been coated on one or both sides with a substance – the same one used on anti-reflective eyeglasses – that lessens reflections and glare and makes it easier to read the watch face. Anti-reflective crystals can be made of either mineral glass or synthetic sapphire. One interesting feature of these crystals is that, viewed from the front, they are virtually invisible because they aren’t reflecting any light. In some instances, the coating gives the crystal a telltale bluish tint, as it does on eyeglasses. This tint is easiest to see if the watch has a light-colored dial.

10. How much do watch crystals cost to replace?
Consumers can expect to pay anything from perhaps $20 to $25 for a plexiglass crystal to more than $100 for a shaped synthetic sapphire one. (At Baume & Mercier, for example, synthetic sapphire crystals range from $65 to $135.) The average cost of a round mineral crystal is about $30 to $60. An anti-reflective coating adds to the cost of any crystal. In general, the more expensive the watch, the more the consumer will have to pay to replace its crystal.