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Many questions about my new watch
I got an Omega Seamaster Chrono Diver 300M about a month and a half
ago, and I have a couple questions and comments about my experience with it: -Some parts of the watch case and bracelet are rhodium plated. I noticed after a couple days that there were ultra-fine 'scratches', more like 'rainbow reflections' on the rhodium plating. Then after a few weeks, they multiplied into hundreds of very fine scratches, some sort of big, all over the rhodium. They are usually only visible at certain angles, but since there are so many, it really dulls the appearance of the rhodium. I have no idea where the scratches are coming from. I clean the watch weekly in a tub of warm water and mild car wash soap, and a soft toothbrush, followed by drying with cotton terry towels. Why is Rhodium and Stainless Steel (the SS also has MANY scuff marks and scratches) so easy to scratch? The watch almost never touches my clothes or anything else. -How can I get the rhodium looking like new again? Is replating possible if the watch is not ALL rhodium plated? Some parts of the case are rhodium plated, most is bare stainless steel. Also, the bracelet links have little rhodium parts in them. Is this replatable somehow? Does the rhodium get attracted only to other bits of rhodium during the electroplating process? -What is the best way to prevent scratches and clean the watch? I would have no problem using some kind of ultrasound cleaner or what have you. Can ultrasound cleaners be used on mechanical movement watches like this one? This watch also has a sapphire crystal, would it shatter if exposed to ultrasound? -The stainless steel has many scuff marks, can these be buffed out? Part of the bracelet, the clasp, has what looks like laser engraved writing, would buffing it wear down the edges of the writing and make it look softer? -Is there some way I could buff the rhodium and the stainless steel myself and remove the scratches? Maybe a dremel like tool or something with some kind of abrasive compound? Thanks everyone! |
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