Omega glass

[bloater27]

The glass on my Speedmaster reduced is badly scratched after a couple of months, is it possible to get it changed for a tougher glass such as sapphire glass? if so what sort of cost would i be looking at?

[pikeyboy]

hi, get some polywatch from e bay for about 3 quid and rub hard with cotton wool and it'll look like new in 10 minutes. works on mine every time, even takes out deep scratches too

[Stuart]

They won't replace hesalite with sapphire I don't think, but it would be worth asking Omega. I went for the sapphire glass model for precisely this reason, even though the fact that it isn't quite original bugs me from time to time.

[GCH]

On the rare occasions i put a mark on mine, if i take mine into my local place, leave it an hour and drop them a fiver, it will look like new. Polishes out easily (to a point- nwhere it will be too thin to polish out)

At any rate, if its that bad, plexiglass crystal is cheap to replace.
Ive had one replaced on my carrera- £25 for the plexiglass vs £several hundred if you have the sapphire version and damage it.

Dont switch it- it an original part of the watch having the plexiglass...

Edited by GCH on Wednesday 30th January 19:23

[bloater27]

I've ordered some polywatch so i'll see how it goes

[Civpilot]

bloater27 said:

I've ordered some polywatch so i'll see how it goes

You wont regret it, works brilliantly. Just remember (as previously advised) to use simple cotton wool, you do not need any special cloths.

[NS24]

I've a hesalite Speedmaster - daily wearer for 11 years - a gazillion scratches on it. Have given it an occasional wash & the scratches don't look that bad unless you examine it closely. Although they do scratch relatively easily the apperance doesn't markedly deteriorate.

[rushes off to lookup that stuff on ebay...]

[Tabs]

Easiest way to polish is with Brasso, or any other metal polish. For a deep scratch, use a very small piece of 1200 wet n dry and a bit of spit,and then use the Brasso. Be brave, it does work!
To finish off,(if you're confident of the water resistance) a small amount of dishwasher powder dissolved in a cup, and an old toothbrush will soon have things looking like new.

[bloater27]

polywatch works a treat £3 well spent