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Send it immediately...
Dec 15, 2020,19:51 PM
I had an issue come up with my AP that I just got back after being fully serviced in which it fogged up after a swim. But since I went several months without it, I decided to wait before sending it in. After that, I got a few scratches and a ding on it, so it wasn't covered at that point. So, the sooner you send it in, the better. Could be water damage which can cause chipping. If that's the case, you wouldn't want it to get worse. Also, be careful what chemicals you use around your watch, specifically gases. Even though water particles can't enter your watch, some gases still can and cause damage.
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Would you do anything about this?
By: Phaedrus29 : December 15th, 2020-18:08
Playing around with my loupe recently and I noticed this on my GP Ceramic Laureato...white mark/scratch between the "G" and "A" and some scratches on the top right corner of the nameplate near the "X". It's really not noticeable with the naked eye, but se...
Tough call. Me personally, I would not worry about it.
By: MichaelC : December 15th, 2020-18:25
If you can't see it with the naked eye, why be bothered by it. You give me a loupe and 100 watches and I bet I can find some type of imperfection on 99 of them, if not every one. Enjoy it, but if it really bothers you, see what can be done. I am curious w...
just to clarify
By: Phaedrus29 : December 15th, 2020-20:45
It is possible to see the white mark with the naked eye. I didn't notice it until I took out the loupe. (Loupes can be dangerous but I also enjoy looking closely at these beautiful works of art!) You do really have to be looking very closely to be able to...
The perfect watch
By: Weems@8 : December 15th, 2020-21:44
I own a 100 percent not damaged one. I looked a thousands times with my loupe. For a €2000 watch it is remarkable. How they done it? Crazy to noticed, all my watches came out the factory without any failure. I must be lucky. But i know there are watches w...
Loupe garou
By: Weems@8 : December 15th, 2020-21:48
Yep. Lucky i do not discovered imperfections on my watches.
Send it immediately...
By: kennygfunk : December 15th, 2020-19:51
I had an issue come up with my AP that I just got back after being fully serviced in which it fogged up after a swim. But since I went several months without it, I decided to wait before sending it in. After that, I got a few scratches and a ding on it, s...
Minor imperfection
By: Weems@8 : December 15th, 2020-21:36
It is almost not visible. I would keep it. The watch can be superb for decades, only have a minor imperfection on the name plate does not mean it is useless. If it is the only watch with that imperfection? It have a working anti theft mark.
The problem is: now you know it's there.
By: vitalsigns : December 16th, 2020-08:34
It will catch your eyes often when you look at your watch. Your eyes will be drawn to it. I'd get it fixed. Cheers, John
Thanks for the advice
By: Phaedrus29 : December 16th, 2020-14:54
I will see what my AD thinks about this, but my plan will probably be to enjoy the watch a bit more and then send it off within warranty to have GP look at it. I hate to be one of "those guys", but I've learned that I often will regret it if I don't act o...
Happy GP owner
By: Phaedrus29 : March 27th, 2021-16:13
Just wanted to report that my watch returned from warranty service at GP and they completely fixed the minor scratch issue! Very happy to see that they take pride in their work and will fix even a very minor issue and strive for customer satisfaction. Wel...
Good job
By: Weems@8 : April 4th, 2021-00:24
Yes, GP repair your watch properly. I know how it’s feel as a watch is not 100 percent perfect. It’s rubbish. The stories of character, the stories about charm. I can not understand that crap. I want perfection at the highest standard. Not only a watch. T...
late reply!
By: Phaedrus29 : January 13th, 2022-23:50
Very late response here....I'm not 100% sure, but I believe they just (perfectly) touched up the dial rather than a replacement. Doesn't really matter to me either way and I'm just thrilled that they took the time to fix the issue (very quickly).