The brushing looked very good 👍. For the flat polished area, I would have masked the brushed areas with electrical tape and used a similar cloth but stretched over a small block of wood, that should ensure the surface stays as flat as possible. First comment ha ha!
This is a timely reminder - Thank you Gary I just got a new (to me) watch that has more wabi than I would like and I have been thinking about brushing the centre links on an Invicta bracelet I have. As far as drying out a watch - I have used rice with success in the past and I keep a ziplock bag of silica packets handy for any watch that springs a leak - just undo the case back and leave it in the bag for a few days - works great.
Used Cape Cod cloths in the early days of Rolex Explorer ownership to remove hairline scratches to the bracelet. I now have a very shiny (almost mirror finish) oyster bracelet 😫
Hagerty cloth (got it on Amazon) for stainless steel might be a decent alternative to cape cod. And for the deep desk dive scratches, you can use those same nail polish files to sort of cross hatch the polished area to basically brushed , then spend a bit of time polishing it back to a shine. Polywatch works even :)
Following watching this video I promptly bought the recommended sanding strips, took half an hour totally transformed the look of my Cestrian , cheers Gary 🍻
Excellent video Gary. I did my first brushing and polishing a few weeks ago on my Mission to Uranus Pagani. The edges of the case on the side opposite the pushers was a little sharp. So I got some 600 emery paper and brought it to a nice smooth rounded condition. Completely changed the feel of it. But before I remembered to use masking tape on the brushed side I put a small scratch on it. I was very annoyed with myself. So, I got one of those kitchen scouring pads and using the green rougher side spent an hour brushing it in one direction across the whole side and the scratch is gone.. I did remember to put masking tape over the top polished surface this time!! 😁
I don't know if it would work on watches but I use polishing/stropping compound on my knives to get a super sharp polished edge. It is a very fine abrasive. Might be worth a shot.
Nice job! I've never tried brushing but my preferred method are Cape Cod cloths. I never experienced striping. It says in the instruction manual that dry buffing the oil from a Cape Cod cloth with a soft cloth is the most important part.
Nice one Gary. Another one you should possibly address in a video is polishing out scratches on mineral crystal. Everyone has a watch with mineral, and dealing with scratches is something we all face at some point. Check out diamond paste as a method of doing that.
I will have to get some of those pads and have a go with the bracelet on my Addiesdive quartz diver. I have never liked the polished centre links and my spare bracelets end links do not fit against the Addies case. It will be an interesting experience that will probably leave me slightly dissatisfied with my efforts 😳
I would say no, you don't want to evaporate the oil in the movement. I dived into a pool in an old watch once, took the back off immediately and left it in the sun to dry. It stopped rust forming but the movement stopped as there was no oil left.
You can use the hairdryer but only on the cold setting. Two problems with hot air, it can, as the other commentor said, dry the lubricant and secondly, heat can expand and damage the internal parts including the hairspring which might also knock the accuracy off majorly.
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The brushing looked very good 👍. For the flat polished area, I would have masked the brushed areas with electrical tape and used a similar cloth but stretched over a small block of wood, that should ensure the surface stays as flat as possible. First comment ha ha!
Gat a proper buffing machine and learn how to do it correctly, no more rounded edges
@@paulhiggins8774 a misused buffing machine is the fastest way to create rounded off edges that I know of.
@@dunderhay9169 leave it to professional people
This is a timely reminder - Thank you Gary
I just got a new (to me) watch that has more wabi than I would like and I have been thinking about brushing the centre links on an Invicta bracelet I have. As far as drying out a watch - I have used rice with success in the past and I keep a ziplock bag of silica packets handy for any watch that springs a leak - just undo the case back and leave it in the bag for a few days - works great.
awesome video… tutorial, will try this in my older bracelet Thanks Gary.. regards !!!
Shocked how great and easy this was. Good job that man !
Turned out great... I didn't cross my mind to use a car polish material. Great info
Used Cape Cod cloths in the early days of Rolex Explorer ownership to remove hairline scratches to the bracelet. I now have a very shiny (almost mirror finish) oyster bracelet 😫
If you more grit to choose from, sandpaper on a mousepad works as well.
Very useful. Thanks!
Maybe a sandblasting finishing tutorial next 💁♀️
Awesome! My wife might need to order more nail files...
Hagerty cloth (got it on Amazon) for stainless steel might be a decent alternative to cape cod. And for the deep desk dive scratches, you can use those same nail polish files to sort of cross hatch the polished area to basically brushed , then spend a bit of time polishing it back to a shine. Polywatch works even :)
Great video Gary, thanks for the learning points :)
Following watching this video I promptly bought the recommended sanding strips, took half an hour totally transformed the look of my Cestrian , cheers Gary 🍻
Awesome….it’s easy when you have the right tools!
Excellent video Gary. I did my first brushing and polishing a few weeks ago on my Mission to Uranus Pagani. The edges of the case on the side opposite the pushers was a little sharp. So I got some 600 emery paper and brought it to a nice smooth rounded condition. Completely changed the feel of it. But before I remembered to use masking tape on the brushed side I put a small scratch on it. I was very annoyed with myself. So, I got one of those kitchen scouring pads and using the green rougher side spent an hour brushing it in one direction across the whole side and the scratch is gone.. I did remember to put masking tape over the top polished surface this time!! 😁
I don't know if it would work on watches but I use polishing/stropping compound on my knives to get a super sharp polished edge. It is a very fine abrasive. Might be worth a shot.
That looks so satisfying! 😮
Nice job! I've never tried brushing but my preferred method are Cape Cod cloths. I never experienced striping. It says in the instruction manual that dry buffing the oil from a Cape Cod cloth with a soft cloth is the most important part.
Nice one Gary.
Another one you should possibly address in a video is polishing out scratches on mineral crystal. Everyone has a watch with mineral, and dealing with scratches is something we all face at some point. Check out diamond paste as a method of doing that.
I will have to get some of those pads and have a go with the bracelet on my Addiesdive quartz diver. I have never liked the polished centre links and my spare bracelets end links do not fit against the Addies case.
It will be an interesting experience that will probably leave me slightly dissatisfied with my efforts 😳
Great video!
Very useful! Thank you so much, Gary! I've also got some scratches on Berny Railway v2, unfortunately.
I have to send you some of my watches 😜
Can we use a hairdryer blowing hot air instead of a puffer?
I would say no, you don't want to evaporate the oil in the movement. I dived into a pool in an old watch once, took the back off immediately and left it in the sun to dry. It stopped rust forming but the movement stopped as there was no oil left.
You can use the hairdryer but only on the cold setting. Two problems with hot air, it can, as the other commentor said, dry the lubricant and secondly, heat can expand and damage the internal parts including the hairspring which might also knock the accuracy off majorly.
@@dunderhay9169 That makes sense, thanks.
@@brianmsahin Good points!
You should put masking tape on the sides that you don’t want to come in contact with the cloth
Now show us how to Zaratsu polish it Gary??? 😏
Don't do this with a Rolex unless you like throwing money away. OK for something like the Cestrian.
Not how the professionals do it , but okay on a cheap watch