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You have scratches
Oct 27, 2020,10:34 AM
on the polished areas also. No big deal. Wear and enjoy. Only you know they are there and if you have the case refinished at service they will just reappear again.
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Got my first bad scratch
By: Zeitstuck : October 27th, 2020-09:38
So I got my first bad scratch on my saxonia moon phase. By way of disclaimer, I don't treat my watches as safe queens. Quite the opposite. I wear my watches. This watch in particular is probably my most worn watch this calendar year. And I don't mind all ...
Keep it as new
By: Weems@8 : October 27th, 2020-10:11
I baby my three beloved watches. One watch is not important to secure with, it is my work watch. keep your Lange save and new. ...
Questions
By: Weems@8 : October 27th, 2020-14:54
Why we buy watches and put ourselves worries about damages. If we do not buy watches, life could be less difficult. In my case it is the complex soul. It want complex time peaces. Keeping my watches crips, is living on eggs. I used to it to life careful w...
You have scratches
By: watch-er : October 27th, 2020-10:34
on the polished areas also. No big deal. Wear and enjoy. Only you know they are there and if you have the case refinished at service they will just reappear again.
I also agree
By: Zeitstuck : October 27th, 2020-11:38
Watches are meant to be worn. It's the location of the scratch that bothers me more than the fact it is scratched. Maybe it is unrealistic to think that brushed surface stays clean looking..
Good advice
By: Zeitstuck : October 27th, 2020-12:25
"Don't be so hasty", as Treebeard would say. I will do the same. Hopefully it will bother me less
On my computer screen your picture is actually
By: redbox : October 27th, 2020-11:45
10 times larger than the watch. In real life no one will notice it. Just like the first scratch on a new car. Relax and enjoy you beautiful watch.
That is a highly unrealistic expectation
By: Brandon Skinner : October 27th, 2020-11:56
Whether polished or brushed, the metal is identical. Brushed probably does a better job of obscuring the scratches but it should scratch all the same.
Wait until you have 5 years worth of scratches.
By: Bill : October 27th, 2020-13:18
And then enjoy it for another five years. Builds character and history. You can tell a cool story about each scratch. In the end if you fall out of love and will let the watch go let tye new owner polish it and he can then begin his journey. Enjoy it.
Sorry to ear about your scratch on this nice watch...
By: Chronometer (aka yacomino) : October 27th, 2020-14:12
At least it looks like you have alternative to have it repair by ALS. I had a similar scratch on one of my watch and it bugged me so much I sent it to service...still waiting to get it back but am glad I did
That service watch hiatus is annoying but
By: Zeitstuck : October 27th, 2020-14:55
Distance makes the heart grow fonder! Yea, I will keep the repair option in my back pocket and see if it still bothers me with the passage of time. Thanks
Easier said than done but I would try my best to ignore until...
By: emcquillan : October 27th, 2020-21:38
Something mechanically needs to be fixed and Lange will bring back to new both aesthetically and mechanically. Enjoy until service. They say every five years but I services one of my Lange’s after 9 years and mechanically it was actually still fine. I jus...
thoughts...
By: CR : October 28th, 2020-11:50
Personally, I never touch case blemishes (scratches, dings, etc.), even when getting a watch serviced. I enjoy these hallmarks of ownership, whether from me or from a prior owner, that accumulate over time. When I send a watch in for servicing, I want the...
Thanks
By: Zeitstuck : October 28th, 2020-11:56
Yea, I wasn't going to make it a DYI project. I have Cape Cod cloths that someone game me as a gift but never used them. By in large I am in the same camp as you. I have a whole bunch of scratches on all my watches. It's part and parcel with owning and ac...
Also sorry to see that scratch, hope you sort it.
By: amg786w : November 27th, 2020-14:15
On a side note and apologies for sidetracking the topic of your thread but I found it interesting to read your comment about Lange not making their watch cases. I was under the impression their manufactory was totally integrated. Who makes their cases?
You are correct
By: Zeitstuck : November 27th, 2020-16:41
Lange doesn’t make their own cases. Various people make cases for them. You can tell by looking at the sponsor mark on the case back. The case for my watch was made by Audemars Piguet (sponsor mark CO)
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By: Zeitstuck : November 28th, 2020-08:09