latif99 wrote:
I got my B55 about 15 days ago. On the first day, I got couple of scratches on the lug and bracelet and after 15 days, it looked like 20 year old watch... googling on how to remove scratches, I found many ways.. I decided to try a very simple way. I used a microfiber cloth stretched on the floor and put few drops of car wax and some elbow grease rubbing.. The results were amazing and I got 99.9% of the scratches off.
My problem is not removing the scratches, but actually getting them in the first place. I am surprised at paying almost 7000 Dollars for the watch and getting a scratch prone watch! The watch is amazing and it was my dream watch. In comparison, I have a Swiss Rado watch for almost 20 years that has ceramic watchband and sapphire glass, after 20 years, the watch still look like showroom condition although I wore it for many years day and night.
I guess my question is, are there any ceramic based bracelet bands that can fit the B55 including the curved end joining the watch? or if there are any protection that I can apply to protect from scratches? something like ceramic nano coating?
Nothing you can do other than to be more careful when wearing the watch. You should know than while Titanium has double the strength of stainless steel yet weighs half the weight it is a very scratch prone and soft material. I believe Breitling uses grade 5 titanium in the B50/55 models but still it will show scratches if you bang it enough.
That is the trade off. The B55 is a rather large 46mm watch and thanks to its titanium construction you can comfortably wear it. But the trade off is the minimized wear resistance of the metal surface.
I can offer another tip to remove scratches: use an ink pen eraser. Works a treat.