I have this Hamilton Khaki 704450 with some dings here and there and I was thinking if I should polish just the top part of the bezel using those cape cod cloths, but I’m not super sure if I will be able to polish them away in a way that I’m satisfied with the result.

On the other hand, this is my daily beater… I paid 200€ for this piece so I was thinking that if send it to a shop for a proper polish it could be more expensive than the watch itself.

Pros of doing it myself: less expensive and I have the materials laying around the house. Cons: never done it before.

Pros of sending to a shop: I have a bunch of shops near my house and work and the end results should be better. Cons: more expensive than the watch itself?

What would you do in this case?

  • professorfunkenpunk@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    My Hamilton has a big ding in the bezel. I wonder if it is made of softer steel than some of my other watches. I have some with scratches and such (I just wear them) but none of the others have dents in them

  • 2_Spo0ky@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    You could try the cape cod polishing cloths. I used them on one of my watches that I bought preowned and the results are amazing. All the hairline scratches are gone and the deeper scratches are a little less pronounced at least.

    For a few bucks and 30 minutes of your time, the result is really amazing.

  • Et_boy@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I’ve used cape cod polish in the past after a big scratch from a wall. Worked amazingly. Be sure sure put tape where you ont want to polish if you do it.

  • saw89@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Man my 40mm khaki has way more battlefield scars than this and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I say keep it as is. It looks great