Repairing Scratched Sapphire and Hardlex Watch Crystal - Scratch Genie Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 พ.ค. 2017
- Here is a brief product review. I decided to try a product called Scratch Genie to see if I could repair the damaged / scratched mineral hardlex crystal on my Seiko Sumo and also the sapphire crystal on my Paneria Radiomir. Here are my results.
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I’m just a passionate collector of watches, cars and well-crafted goods. I’ve been fortunate in life and I enjoy sharing my passions with others. I created this channel to connect with like-minded individuals that appreciate fine craftsmanship regardless of price. My videos are casual and have occasional swearing and sarcasm. Elitism and snobbery free, here is a place we can come together to celebrate the finer things in life where all passionate souls are welcome.
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To some people, myself included, there's added satisfaction in fixing things yourself. You can get that kind of "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" attachment to things you've actually spend time and effort on getting right. It's a bit sentimental maybe, but it's still value you've added yourself.
I feel exactly the same way. I love fixing things!
Definitely, being able to make repairs on things you own. It also feels good when you make a great repair work amd when you master and accumulate those skills they might even be a good way to earn extra money once you are very proficient with repairs.
Thanks for the info on Scratch Genie. I was wondering if it actually worked and thanks to your efforts now I know that it does. I've used Polywatch with good results on several watches. Stick with your channel even if on a limited basis as your time permits. Your thoughts on watches are informative and definitely worth the time you put into them.
This is why I still love acrylic crystals, apart from the milky distortion and the high domes.
Using a dremel instead of a drill could have possibly made the job faster, and it won't fly around if it catches on something. I know you're a Corvette guy, but in some instances low torque and high rpm can be a good thing haha.
You got the job done though, you're a brave dude, I admit I wouldn't have done it on the Panerai.
Good luck on the new career.
Thanks and indeed, a dremel would have served me well...
I once did this with dremel with a compound that was probably trash. I ended up doing damage to the bezel, thanks god the watch was a cheap quartz. Wouldn’t dare to try again.
I got a Seiko as a gift and it killed me that I scratched the crystal so I'm going to look into this thank you for the recommendation
Man,first 10 minutes are you on camera ! Show us what to do...
Thanks for another quality video. I sincerely appreciate them and hope that you can find the time to continue them. thanks
No!! Don't leave your channel! I love watching your videos. I discovered you only this year and am slowly going through each episode. You do a great job!
Thank you Paul!
Hey J., great video, and I wanted something that would work on both Hardlex (and similar mineral) and sapphire. As Neuro said, polywatch is great for acrylic crystals like Vostok. Also, I hope you still find time to continue your vids as they are always enjoyable to watch.
Don't stop your channel. You're busy, and so am I and many others. I/we appreciate your watch videos a lot. I understand something about the time and effort that you expend on this channel. There are very few quality channels that are doing what you're doing. I hope this encourages you to keep on, keeping on. Thanks.
Thank you Mark, I really appreciate that.
I have used diamond pastes from EBay with a Dremel and removed scratches from a number of Seiko and Citizen crystals. Kudos to you for doing the Panerai! Not a high risk project as such - just the cost if anything had gone wrong - well done Sir! PS - another vote to keep the channel going and good luck in your career,
What grid diamond paste are u guys using
Great video as always . Keep the vids coming .
Keep doing the videos, I always get something out of them.
Having only recently had the Hardlex crystal replaced on my Seiko Divers Kinetic - SKA761P1, I managed to bang it again putting a centimeter long hair-line scratch on it. Grrrhh!
Googling for solutions brought me here. and as the man says, about an hour or so with a power drill and the paste and my watch was back to new again. The damage is now totally un-discernible.
Brilliant. Thank you so much for the tip.
Nice video. Glad you got the watches looking closer to new again. I have used Polywatch in the past and it worked really well for me.
Great video, hope you can keep the channel going. I was thinking about ordering this product, and your experience and commentary sorted it out for me. Beautiful watches. Good Luck in your new career too.
For Acrylic polywatch... for glass (mineral to sapphire) Diamond paste and a dremel... 5 microns using finer and finer paste until you get to .25 microns to finish it off. The reason it took so long for you is you were most likely using a medium-fine paste to start with.
Thanks, good advice. I discovered polywatch, which worked miracles on my scratched Vostok Scuba Dude....and wondered about mineral, as I have several in the $100 to $350 range. Fortunately, my sapphire crystals are all still good.
Anthony, wow great timing for me on you doing this video. I have an older Seiko with a small scratch on the crystal at the 10-11 o'clock position. I've heard of Polywatch, but I've used other methods on aircraft windshields. With the age of the Seiko, it should be acrylic, but tap testing feels like hardlex. Also congratulations on the new job. I hope you find it as fulfilling as you want it to be!-Mark
Thanks Mark.
Great ! Thanks for sharing, Anthony 😊👍👌
Thanks Nuno
please keep the channel up. you are an asset to the watch community.
I think I will give it a try! Thanks,mate!
nice work man. thanks for passing on the info
great presentation, well presented, and delivered! keep up the good work.
Scratch Genie is great stuff,..i've repaired wasted crystals with amazing results,..and yes,..a dremel tool is the way to go,..slow and easy,..
I just purchased a saphire double domed for my blumo, and i have those diamond paste around for my knife polishing, yet it never went through my mind to use it for the watch. I also have an old mido with plastic glass which need to be polihed as wel. Thanks for the vid :)
Nice video as usual. You are doing the right things. Focus on your career and quality content. All the best.
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Good review dude. Looks like I'll have to give it a shot sooner or later.
Good luck on your new career as well, hope you can still find time to make some videos. Always looking forward to the content you put out.
Thanks Julian, it's time to transition the channel to a Tokyo based JDM car vlog..... Just need to figure out the how haha
Oh man... With the content you already create, it would be a awesome vlog dude
Definitely worth the effort. I am going to try this product. Need to buff out some scratches on a vintage timex
Edward Siger this stuff is too abrasive for vintage Timex...use polywatch instead, unless your positive its mineral glass
P1500 wet sandpaper tightly loaded in a rubber sanding block. Always use with lubricant then follow it up with a fine liquid polishing compound. This was done on a rectangular "TV Style" domed mineral crystal. It's completely scratch free once again.
good video. keep them coming even if it is part time.
I tried a similar product on my Timex Marlin Automatic and a dremel with buffing pad. I destroyed it. I'm going to try to replace it with an acrylic crystal
Wasn't aware of using toothpaste for acrylic crystals. Nice!
I'm experimenting on a $5 watch with mineral glass after success with acrylic surfaces, including pocket computers. A bit stuck with mineral where this video give me hope. I use a polishing set bought many years ago. It came with some compound and it's not strong enough. It seems to be cerium oxide and useless. Fine felt is a major factor and works on plastic on its own and by hand. Moving on to drill machinery there is a minor change on the mineral. Time wise it's useless so I want to try your advice.
in my country replace hardlex glass in Seiko authorize repair shop very cheap only 10 dollars
thanks, I'll try it----but how about a Dremel?
The result looked really good. Well done.
I might have tried a variable speed dremel.... Start on low speed, and go faster until the results are what you expect....
A drill spins very slow, compared to a dremel, and, you might find that you could use a lighter touch, with the dremel, and get a quicker result.... I know, I know, not everyone has a dremel...
The beloved Blumo, heavily scratched.... I almost wonder what you've been up to, but maybe I don't wanna know.... Haha!
I'm just a careless explorer....stuff gets broken. A dremel would have been much better indeed.
i've got a tiny scratch on one of my watch's sapphire crystal. you really have to look for it and catch it in the right light to see it but it annoys me. still, i'm not a very handy person so i'm still in 2 minds whether to give fixing it a bash. I have visions of bits of disintegrating watch embedding themselves in walls and furniture. maybe I just need to get stuck in???
Would the vibrations from a dermal be dangerous to the movement?
do more of this, very helpful
but, how about sapphymax? not sure if youve heard of it but
i got a watch that uses that aswell, and im sure its very much different from sapphire.
Thanks for this. Have a Seiko Automatic diver's watch. Has a hairline scratch. Sounds like this would get rid of it. Still.... The scratch is faint so may keep it for now as an identifying feature.
Good video
Excellent video J.! Would Polywatch be cheaper? Don't know what it costs to bring in from England. Good luck on new career!
Polywatch can be had on Amazon for right around $10 US.
Thank's for the review and good luck with the new job.
I've used toothpaste and a cleaning cloth to mineral crystal on a Seiko gmt which works as well. takes some time but it will work..
Rich Dubbya eh..I can't believe this :p...on an acrylic watch yes...but mineral glass won't be affected by toothpaste
Good job, you had a haircut! 😁
looking for a link to the genie.
Jesus drank wine 🍷 😅😅😅
Do you often wear watches on both wrists? I've seen Mark from the Long Island Watch shop youtube channel also do that, but it still looks rather odd to me.
+DongFeast420 no haha, i did it for this video as I was talking about them.
You can find out what grit scratch genie is and buy a finer grit to polish your seiko to 100%.
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I guess I have been lucky. I have not scratched Hardlex or sapphire. I get minor case and bracelet scratches constantly, so I am definitely not ultra easy on watches. Given my history, I have no problem with Hardlex. Other brands of mineral crystals scratch far easier than Hardlex in my experience.
Jeffery Neu I find that too, I had a Citizen diver, caught it on a rock and it had the deepest scratch ever! I like hardlex and G Shock crystals.
I have yet to scratch Hardlex crystal. And I don't have a desk job either. How the heck did you scratch these watches?!
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. What is his new job; building demolition, coal miner, alligator wrestling, etc.?
The name is...Bond....James Bond
J. ANTHONY I've seen all of the movies and when they do a close up on his Omega it's always show room fresh. Not sure how with all the action he gets into!
TheStig ZeroZeroZero ...I wondered the same!......if had my watch for 8 years.......and have very light scratches......but that one ....wow.....looks like it sat on the ocean floor for 10 years!
I had my watch for 9 yrs and the crystal was perfect, until I fell of my motorcycle. Hitting the pavement at 50km/h was more then the sapphire could handle. Thats why I'm here.
I’ll buff it out for you my friend 😅😅😅😅😮
Where do you actually buy this? Could not find it on eBay or Amazon.
so how do you reharden it?
I use this with a dremel. Works.
I didn't realize you actually switched careers. I remember you mentioning it before. Anyway, good luck in the new one. Hope it affords you at least a little time to get sideways in the Corvette!
--Michael
Thanks Michael
J. ANTHONY Do you work on your cars? Just curious. I find it super rewarding.
--Michael
Indeed, I do as much as I can and I really enjoy it too. It is really satisfying to fix something yourself.
now all you need to do is send this video to scratch genie as a testimonial hopefully to get some extra compensation
Awesome!!
j antnony do you know to go about scratches on mineral crystals?
0:09-0:10.... that was freakin awesome. If you decide to shutdown the channel I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors.
good video bro!
Kiss my grits 😂😂
Yes scratched hardlex after 2 weeks have a tag with Safire 26 yrs never scratched, hardlex very prone to scratch
Get down on it 😂😂😂
I'm not going to try this. Too scared to damage the watches!!! Cheers
I’ll give you a buffer 😂😂😂
tip. Don't do it when your watch has an anti-reflecting coating.
Tom Saint Yes, great advice.
Hello Tony nice to meet you my friend.
Why? what happen if i apply it on the crystal with Anti- Reflecting coating? will the AR coating vanish? i ask because my Omega Seamaster 2223.8000 has some scratches on the AR-Coating and it is killing me everytime i check the time, i really dont like AR Coating on the outside of the crystal.
Do you think i would be a good idea taking out the AR coating on the Crystal using Polywatch?
Thank you for your comments, i will be waiting, greetings.
@@JANTHONYCHANNEL Hello Anthony, nice to meet you my friend, wonderful video.
Why? what happen if i apply it on the crystal with Anti- Reflecting coating? will the AR coating vanish? i ask because my Omega Seamaster 2223.8000 has some scratches on the AR-Coating and it is killing me everytime i check the time, i really dont like AR Coating on the outside of the crystal.
Do you think i would be a good idea taking out the AR coating on the Crystal using Polywatch?
Thank you for your comments, i will be waiting, greetings.
Wet sand it and buff it 😂😂😂❤❤
Yay. Finger snapping. I do wonder what you are doing with your Sumo to scratch it up like that? Are you spelunking like Bruce Wayne?
hah....it would seem that I'm a bit clumsy.
That shit is hard 😂😂😂
P sure it's just cerium oxide, you can make the paste cheaper by buying powder and mixing with water
You say Panerai differently depending on how much your bragging and how focused you are.
Seiko should stop fucking around and put sapphire into these awesome watches. Mine has a scratch and put me off at buying the marinemaster 300
According to Seiko the Hardlex crystal is more pressure resistant underwater than sapphire which is why they use Hardlex for their expensive dive watches. I share you frustration though. Most people buying those watches aren't diving lol
jerrybronham then their dive watches should go more than 200 meters. They do it cause it's cheap and nothing else. No excuse to sell a 2k marine master and offer a hardlex crystal. There are two watches that it's ok on and that's a panerai 372 and omega speedmaster
I work at a restaurant - we have elbow level granite counter tops. Granite destorys crystals, even sapphire. Iv grazed the sides of the counter tops and worse even, the corners. The corners of the counter have left dents in the crystals. thats how i wound up here. I bought polywatch only to find out it works on acrylics not mineral nor sapphire =
Glip it 😂😂😂
I buff cars 😂😂😂😅😅
Djokovic
Use a vice grip 😂😂😂😂😂
So 16 bucks ? U didn't mention it enough
So this is what happened to Eddie Munster....
You need mental help 😂Lol 😂😂
Call pep boys 😂😂😂
Dude 😅😅😅
polywatch is only good for acrylic ....not found anything that gets hardlex scratches out !!!
2:39 WTF is that?!? A drill from 1965? Dude... you need high RPM to do a repair like this. That drill can maybe do 600rpm but is probably closer to 300. You need 5,000-10,000 rpm to get any work done. As i typed this i saw the comment about being a corvette guy so lets put this into that perspective. That drill for polishing crystal is the equivalent of leaf springs in a corvette for going around turns. It's ancient technology that was never good no matter how much you lie to yourself.
Creepy af
A drill isn't the proper tool. A rotary polishing tool like a dremel is what you need
Who else thik he looks like zidane
Bla-bla-bla..
Two things come to mind after watching this video. First, why post a how to video and never show how to do anything? Literally, 10 minutes of talking, ugh.... Second, you're sporting a Panerai and resistant to spending 16 bucks for some diamond paste? Weird.
Don't worry about letting the channel go. If the others are like this one, it's time to find a new hobby.
You are so lazy 😂😂😂
what a bunch of useless rambling
Did you listen to the whole thing?
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