Watches - another OCD problem
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After 2,5 years with my Blue Pelagos they fell off during RTG check at the AirPort, at first I was crazy mad but then I said to myself, WTF now it’s really my watch with THE STORY
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The watch
sorry my English, fell to the ground and a saphire got a dent on 9 -
Unimatic is nice. I like the dial
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The watch
sorry my English, fell to the ground and a saphire got a dent on 9You’ll always know it’s yours. I have a fine scratch on the sapphire of my Explorer I. I can always ID it that way.
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You scratched a sapphire crystal? That's impressive.
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You scratched a sapphire crystal? That's impressive.
From my understanding, most scratches on sapphire crystals are not in the glass itself. Sapphire crystals are extremely light reflective. For better visibility, they are covered with an AR coating, to reduce glare. Unless scratched with a harder substance(diamond, for example), most scratches are to that coating.
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Not a materials science expert, but I think the harder (more scratch resistant) something is, typically the more brittle it is. So, the sapphire may have been chipped and not scratched, especially since it was a drop.
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You scratched a sapphire crystal? That's impressive.
I’ll try to capture it when I have better lighting. It is very faint but present. Not sure I can feel it with my fingernail but I’ll check. I wore this watch a ton in the OR and have hit it plenty of times on hospital beds/my machine, etc so it has been loved. I haven’t worn it in a while because it needs a cleaning and I haven’t figured out who I trust with it.
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From my understanding, most scratches on sapphire crystals are not in the glass itself. Sapphire crystals are extremely light reflective. For better visibility, they are covered with an AR coating, to reduce glare. Unless scratched with a harder substance(diamond, for example), most scratches are to that coating.
A lot of manufacturers put the AR on the underside for that very reason. That seems less effective, though. I have a few watches that are supposed to be anti-reflective coated on the bottom, but you'd never know it.
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I tried to make a bigger detail
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Thanks guys for support but I tried many materials to scratch it off with no positive result. Unfortunately, I can feel a dent with my nail
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Thanks guys for support but I tried many materials to scratch it off with no positive result. Unfortunately, I can feel a dent with my nail
How do you like the Pelagos?
Always admired it.
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I had the first black version with ETA movement then when they came with a Blue version with inhouse I just had to buy them, then I had watch burn out syndrome ??? for more than a year so no watch except apple watch for sports
Fortunately, they came back to me again in june 2019 and they are with me since then 
I believe that you can make your own opinion how much I like them after my description
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Pelagos is one of the best values out there IMO. Great bracelet, attractive and versatile, and a quality instrument through and through. My one gripe is all the text on there but I nearly got one anyway.
Crystals can be replaced but you may find you grow to appreciate the wabi sabi!
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This is the Grand Seiko SBGW269, a Europe-only non-limited edition which is the counterpart to the US SBGW273, 5, and 7 (which are number limited). The dial is very dark brown with a linen texture which is hard to see. I put it on the GS "jubilee" bracelet that was made for an earlier model of the same size. It's a small 37.3mm, hand-wound watch.
