Calling all bumblebee owners

Aug 14, 2010,11:55 AM
 

Hey guys,

Today, one of the most horrific things happened to me. I was taking a walk along a crowded street and wham! from the back came this violent push. I stumbled and as a result hit my bumblebee against a railing. Naturally I was furious. I took a quick turn to search for the culprit but he/she was long gone. My next reaction was to take a long glance at the watch. To my horror, it had a mark around the 11 o'clock area. I was in disarray. My fears were later confirmed when I stepped into a nearby shop with good lighting, there was indeed a mark/scratch on the bezel.

Fast-forward to when I got home. I would previously polish off any scratches by using my trusty cape cod cloth. However, I was well aware that the bezel on this watch was not gold/stainless steel. Ceramic, to my knowledge, cannot be polished by any household means. But being desperate, and not wanting to wait till Monday to bring it down to the AP service centre, I decided to give it a try. To my utter joy, the scratch came right off, it was a miracle unfolding right in front of my eyes. I pressed harder and polished more vigorously. A quick rinse under the tap revealed that the watch was once again in its immaculate condition.

This naturally left me puzzled. I can only speculate that the bezel picked off some of the paint/coating the metal railing had. What ever the case may be, I would like to praise AP for making, in my humble opinion, the MOST hardy watch ever. Countless knocks, careless actions and unfortunate incidents (read above) and my beloved bumblebee is still spotless and pristine. Was wondering if any of you guys share the same sentiments?


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I had that happen too Aaron

 
 By: Rupert S : August 14th, 2010-13:14
not with my Bumble Bee, but I have a few watches that use ceramics for either case or bezel or both -and it did happen with my IWC Top Gun Double when I literally ran into a wall and scraped the watch on it. Looking at the watch after the incident I was c... 

thts great.

 
 By: Hororgasm : August 14th, 2010-14:22
APhas refined and improved the FCB technology. the older TA prob may have some permanent markings if similar happened. was it a round railing or a sharp/levelled edge?

u r rite...tot it was the case!! [nt]

 
 By: Hororgasm : August 14th, 2010-14:43
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Good to hear this

 
 By: respo : August 14th, 2010-20:11
I am happy that your Bumblebee survived the knock. Such moments are always panic ridden. I am also glad to hear that the ceramics portion of the case is durable enough to take such knocks without damage, especially as I am considering my first Offshore, a... 

Whew!

 
 By: AnthonyTsai : August 15th, 2010-21:32
As I was reading your post, I thought you were going to give us bad news about your Bumblebee. Thank god the bezel wasn't scratched! Looks like the ceramic bezel can take a beating! Cheers, Anthony

gotta love ceramic! now if they would put it on another offshore :)

 
 By: mspeed : August 15th, 2010-22:22
imagine a black rubberclad with ceramic bezel!

You're a lucky man, Aaron. :-)) [nt]

 
 By: boa2 : August 16th, 2010-09:48
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Lucky

 
 By: ED209 : August 17th, 2010-09:43
And good to hear that the ceramic bezel didn't get scratched up. Regards, ED-209