Cleaning

What kind of method do you guys use to keep your watches clean. Mostly concerning the glass? Google suggestions is toothpaste lol

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Not sure how dirty your watches get but I use a baby wipe first and dry with a soft microfibre (akin to the ones they give with glasses but less satiny).

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Depends on what you mean by "glass". Toothpaste isn't going to have much (or any) affect on sapphire or even mineral crystals. It does work reasonably well on plastic/acrylic/hesalite crystals, although not as well as Polywatch.

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Microfiber for daily smudges.  Dish soap and a soft toothbrush for regular deep cleanings.

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Sandpaper and a wire brush. 

If needed use an angle grinder to remove extra tough dirt. 

(This is a joke. Just use water and maybe a toothbrush.) 

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I clean more modern watches with a tiny drop of dish soap and cold water on a soft bristle brush..if I have any vintage ones to clean I take that said brush and get it wet let it dry for a few min and use your finger to flick a tiny spray of water onto the watch and wipe it down with a micro fiber seems to work great for vintage ones..

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I wash any watch not on leather under the tap with whatever soap is at hand, hand soap, dish soap, whatever, often when I wash my hands. This includes the 30m water resistant Grand Seiko. Since sapphire is all but scratch proof, if smudges bug me aside from washing, I wipe it with napkin, shirt sleeve, whatever. No need to get precious about it. 

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spit and my shirt

toothepaste (baking soda) works a bit like pollywatch

it'll buff out slight scratches 

back when we had cds toothpaste and a buff could get a scuffed up cd to play

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Varies by whats getting cleaned and how nasty it is. A lot of watches that I buy to refurb/repair and resell have to be disassembled and detail cleaned and polished. I often make use of my ultrasonic cleaner to expedite the process.

Polywatch is great for polishing acrylic crystal. I've never attempted the cerium-oxide mineral crystal polish process but I will one day.

If I'm not concerned about water resistance Ill bathe it in lukewarm water with dishsoap and clean with a toothbrush. I use cool water and minimal handsoap for plastic cases, especially vintage plastic.

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I use wristclean. 
1. Spray

2. Brush

3. Rinse

4. Rinse w/filtered water (prevents hard water spots)

5. Dry