Good Art Hollywood

[jdwaid]

I took everyone’s good advice and sent some emails. GAH offered to take it back and refurbish it for me. Also took the good advice and ordered cleaning supplies and ran it through three rounds of careful clean / polish to remove tarnish, then three rounds of dish soap wash to clean the surface. Then 10 minutes with a polishing cloth and some 3 in 1. I wanted to see if I could do it myself without sending it away for a few weeks.

After the cleaning routine the tarnish is all gone. There is still some minor patina on the clasp which imagine would buff out with professional attention, but it would probably just come right back after a few weeks of wear. I think it looks way better and I’m leaning toward just putting it into rotation instead of sending it off. What do you think?

[Kasi]

Looks healthy to me

[Anesthetist]

Good work, I’d put that on my wrist and rock it daily.

[Mizmazzle]

Really pretty cool how something weathered but well made can look new again!

[anodyne]

Has anyone ever had to replace a spring in a Model 10 or a Clip 8? Wondering if I should start saving now ...

[Kasi]

Spring can break. Seen few clips 8 broken from turing point, rather than a spring.

Oil the spring. Best way to look after it

[Brock]

@jdwaid keep it! I personally would have just worn it the way it was but looks like new to me now.

[Brock]

@jdwaid said in Good Art Hollywood:

Is Good Art putting serial numbers on their pieces now??

[Kasi]

Yes to stop fakes

[Danimal506]

Does anyone have experience with getting a piece adjusted? I love my AA curb chain, but I’ve always felt it’s one or maybe two links too long. Maybe I could find a local jeweler who can do the job?

[Mizmazzle]

@Danimal506
@Oaktavia had a GA bracelet sized down

[goosehd]

@Danimal506 tagging @Oaktavia

[goosehd]

@Mizmazzle Thanks Miz!!

[Mizmazzle]

@goosehd

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[Oaktavia]

@Danimal506

Yo dawg. I had my size b box & tounge resized as it was too big. I went to a local jeweler and they did it for me. It didn't look great at first, but as it has aged a bit, the area where the link was joined has smoothed out a bit. So just be aware that the job from a local person may not be as nice as GAH could do. But I paid $60 and GAH quoted me with $300 something which is bananas.

[Danimal506]

@Oaktavia Awesome! My curb chain is a bit smaller, so it would show repair even less. That’s good to know!! Thank you

[Anesthetist]

Any competent jeweler should be able to size a bracelet. $300 for a link removal is absurd!

[Oaktavia]

@Danimal506 yep I meant to say that in my post, it'll be easier to repair something smaller.

[Kasi]

You gotta be careful, with curb bracelet don’t end up getting it twisted.

[jebrand]

I recently inquired about having some links removed and was quoted $350.