Richard Mille - RM 035 and potential scratches

RM 035 and potential scratches

Oct 23, 2012,08:53 AM

Hi all,

I am considering buying an RM 035 but I am concerned about the potential future scratches on the watch.

I am dent/scratch freak and I can't stand to see the slightest scratch on my watch. I have to get it polished right away when that occurs. As it feels like all that my eyes can focus on is the scratch no matter how tiny it is.

So having read all the reviews on the site I am worried that I won't be able to get a polishing easily done like on a Ti or gold RM and I am also worried that the scratches are very noticeable (grey on black).

But I love everything about this watch and I just sold my 10 and my 11 to be able to buy this one.

Does anybody have pictures of how a worn RM 035 looks like and tell me if it scratches easily compared to a Ti or gold RM?

Thanks in advance

I would not recommend it to you if you are prone to scratching your watches

By: gasterus : October 23rd, 2012-09:26

The coating on the 35 is quite vulnerable. It does scratch and when it does you'll need to send for recoating.

My AD is telling me it's really robust and doesn't scratch easily compared to gold

By: steff7 : October 23rd, 2012-10:05

Interesting, as the AD is telling me that it's really hard to scratch and that they can recoat small scratches themselves without having to send the watch back for 6 weeks. I am really careful about all the watches I have owned but I know what to expect o...

Hi Steff, i have not heard of any AD or boutique

By: gasterus : October 28th, 2012-04:05

that can recoat the composite layer on the RM35, maybe 219/Andrew can chime in on this matter. I can't elaborate further on how strong the coating on the RM35 is, as i didnt experiment much with mine. I dont think it is no much harder than regular steel. ...

Thanks very much

By: steff7 : October 28th, 2012-09:58

Would you be able to share some pics of the case? I am quite anxious to see how scratches and the discoloration look like. If its hardly noticeable I think I'll be able to live with it. I am wondering how much is the recoating worth? If you have any idea....

recoating cost

By: lee__07 : September 11th, 2016-11:42

Do you happen to know how much the recoating on the 35 is around?