Brand new scratch on my almost brand new watch
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https://www.esslinger.com/domed-and-round-sapphire-watch-crystal/
Ah yes, Seiko and their hardlex fetish
Can you not buff it out? Just asking..
In the USA I get mine from Crystaltimes. I went with a double domed with blue AR on the inside that really made the black dial pop.
Can you not buff it out? Just asking..
You can. It’s a bit of a time intensive process tho
If you’re based in the EU I can wholeheartedly recommend monsterwatches.nl
Got my blue sapphire for my SBSA from him and my watchmaker was stunned by the quality. Fit like a glove and the cases of these two watches should be the same.
I buffed mine out with diamond paste and my dremel in ten minutes.
I buffed mine out with diamond paste and my dremel in ten minutes.
I'll try to do this!
because we're not looking through our bracelets to tell the time. And the steel is more scratch resistant that seiko's hardlex (and easier to buff).
It's a minor additional cost to Seiko to put a sapphire crystal in over hardlex, and it's immensely more scratch resistant.
I'll try to do this!
I bought 4000, 8000 and 50000 grade pastes and used a cclean wheel for each. Keep the wheel moving and evenly polish. Worked well on my Serica.
because we're not looking through our bracelets to tell the time. And the steel is more scratch resistant that seiko's hardlex (and easier to buff).
It's a minor additional cost to Seiko to put a sapphire crystal in over hardlex, and it's immensely more scratch resistant.
If they did that, it would take away a lot of the motivation for consumers to buy more expensive watches, where Seiko’s margins are significantly higher. It’s a lot more profitable for them to upsell you on a Prospex or other higher priced model
If they did that, it would take away a lot of the motivation for consumers to buy more expensive watches, where Seiko’s margins are significantly higher. It’s a lot more profitable for them to upsell you on a Prospex or other higher priced model
you're not wrong. It just sucks
Update - I bought the diamond paste and spent an hour yesterday grinding at the watch. It's mostly fixed, you can't see it on most angled, there's a shallow ridge where the scratch was, it was really deep. Happy with the results.
Still wish Seiko would ship sapphire on this.
In the USA I get mine from Crystaltimes. I went with a double domed with blue AR on the inside that really made the black dial pop.
What size diameter and thickness did you buy?
What size diameter and thickness did you buy?
I don’t know the specifics. The website had them sorted by Seiko model numbers. Enter the watch and it gave you all the options that fit.