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Do not rub across the crystal. It will remove the AR coating.

Bezels are fine as long as they aren't painted. The cloths have mineral spirits, and that will remove paint!

~Brian

~Brian

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Breitling Super Avenger
Fortis Flieger Chronograph
Rolex Submariner Date

thanks 4 the advice. 2 more questions though,

1) , can i leave the bracelet on the watch or do i have to remove it(dont really know how to, lol)

2) should i run the cloth everywhere on the watch(skyland) except for the crystal

the reason im asking is bc the bezel on skyland is polished but not as much as the bracelt obviously, so what do i do...

thanks guys

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Avenger skyland

DO NOT use the cape cod cloths on anything brushed unless you want it to be polished. And it doesnt take very long.... I have a Citizen eco drive watch and it HAD a brushed clasp on the bracelet ...until I polished it to a mirror finish in about 15 minutes with my cape cod cloth!.. Looks ok though, becuase it hase a combe brushed polished bracelet.

Seriously the cloths are fantastic and work really well.

Scott

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Breitling Steelfish(black)
Breitling Steelfish(silver)
Panerai PAM 312
Bell & Ross BR03-92 Phantom
Steinhart BreitlingSource LE #5/15

Cloths just arrived and I spent five minutes going over the clasp. The difference is astonishing. Going to wait until I'm at home and have some better products to wash off the polish before I do any more but, couldn't be happier.

The cloth I used though is filthy, I assume you can't wash them because you'll wash the polish out?

I ordered 2 packs of cloths last week from ebay and should be arriving any day now. Now what is the best way to tell if my watch is brushed or polished. I couldn't live with myself if I started to polish out my watch when I shouldn't have. Here is a picture

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Breitling Superocean Steelfish Ref A17309
Breitling Wings Automatic Ref A10350
Breitling AOPA Navitimer Ref 806
Omega Speedmaster Ref 3510.50.00
U-Boat Classico 45 AS Ref 5565

Don't worry about the cloth getting dirty - it will still have plenty of polishing power for a while to come (provided you keep it in an airtight container of course).

Whatever you do don't wash it or else (as you quite rightly said) you will wash the polish out. The dirtiness is all part of the process!

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Driver8

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How long can one cloth last about assumming you use it once a month? Thanks guys

Note sure as I don't use mine that regularly. I only use them if my watches get bad scratches.

I personally wouldn't fancy using them as often once a month though. They are exceptionally good, BUT they actually a lot more abrasive than you might think. Too much use and you could end up taking too much metal off over time, especially on the sharp edges of the case or bracelet for example. Obviously you aren't going to be able to polish your watch away to nothing in your lifetime(!), but I'd still go easy with them.

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Driver8

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Keep used cloths in a Ziplock type bag. Squeeze all of the remaining air out of the bag before sealing. If the cloth starts to dry out, add a little mineral spirits to the cloth and this will keep it "charged".

~Brian

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Breitling Super Avenger
Fortis Flieger Chronograph
Rolex Submariner Date

The info and pics are great, just ordered a new one and would love to keep it looking like new.

Two questions -

My bracelet is two tone, rolled gold - does this remove the gold? Since I plan on keeping this, I do not want to have it look like my fake Tag with gold plating!!

Will this work good on 18k - my Bucherer - without any damage?

The rolled gold bracelet decision kept me awake. SS probably woudl've been a better decision, but love two tone look with my other gold jewelry. I will wear everyday and am concerned about it appearance in years to come. This is why I wanted a Rolex, solid, but just don't like them.

For polishing a two tone bracelet, it's pretty much the same deal as if the bracelet is a polish/brush combo. As the gold is rolled on to SS, you will eventually remove the gold. For polishing the SS bits of the bracelet, you either disassemble it (ie remove/separate ALL the links)or you have to polish it in sequences, being very careful to mask the gold with adequate masking tape.

The Cape Cods should work well also on 18K, but remember you're removing substance from the bracelet. I believe there's a note in the can with advice for precious metals if/how to use the Cods, but as I am at work I can't verify this right now.

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I was thinking of using one on the brushed bracelet of my steelfish for more shine/polish. Any comments?

Agreed....Failure to remove it all will leave you with a black wrist.

~Brian

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Breitling Super Avenger
Fortis Flieger Chronograph
Rolex Submariner Date

Thank you for the pictures.....I'm on my way to ebay right now to pick some up.

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FYI, I just ordered a Starliner two tone for my wife and ask my AD if the gold was solid or plated and she said "solid gold". "Breitling doesnt plate on their gold anymore, with the exception of possibly the crown." That is nice to know and makes the cost of the watch a little easier to swallow for a non-automatic. If also makes it easier to polish later with the cape cod cloths.

Scott

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Breitling Steelfish(black)
Breitling Steelfish(silver)
Panerai PAM 312
Bell & Ross BR03-92 Phantom
Steinhart BreitlingSource LE #5/15