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It's nothing Joey...
Those marks will polish out easy.. esp the clasp.. I too have a 5167 beater.. wear it in the ocean snorkeling and scraped it repeatedly against coral and the coarse sandy bottom. I was most worried about the high-gloss chrome-like polish on the bezel portion of the case, in which I had a fairly deep scape.. It polished out magnificently. You don't need to send it away. You need to find a competent local watchmaker who is willing to dedicate himself to an hour or two on a wheel with a loop. Your strap will show it's age before that case does... two hours and it'll be good as new.
5167 as a beater . . .
I know I know, how could I. I have been lusting after a Patek for 10 years and when I finally had enough cheese saved up, I could not wait to finally make it happen and realize a goal. Anyway, I purchased my Aquanaut this past spring and it has literally ...
I'd leave it
If you are going to continue to wear it for the same activities, it will just happen again. If I were in your shoes, I'd probably leave it as is and enjoy.
If it means having to send it away............
I say forget it, as you have only had it for a short period of time. Wait until it requires a full service. As PP will probably service the watch at the same time as doing the refurb on the case. And will then charge you for a service, as well as any addi...
