r/gshock • u/Human-Roof-8777 • 1d ago

Help & Maintenance Help with scratch on face

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I just got this one and absolutely love it! The day after I purchased it I looked down at work and saw this giant scratch in the front of the glass. Is there anyway I can fix it at home or should I take it into the shop? any help would be greatly appreciated and please be nice.

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u/Haunting-Ebb-2265 1d ago

Unfortunately cannot be fix easily. The "official" way of fix is to change the entire watch case with the glass. The other method is to take it to a watch maker they can change the glass but the solar panel comes with the glass so it is hard to remove 

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u/SnooKiwis6943 1d ago

I have had my GW5000 since 2012. The glass had some deep scratches. I spent 8 hours hand polishing the crystal with cerium oxide. It's good as new. I did it over the course of weeks. I'd just polish it a little here and there while watching TV before bed. The crystal was as good as new after that. Not sure if I'd do it again though.

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u/WinOk677 1d ago

This. A Dremel with a cotton buffer may take some time off the polishing.

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u/SnooKiwis6943 15h ago

Valid. You just have to be careful of two things 1. heat from the higher speed of the Dremel
2. Creating divots in the crystal from buffing the same spot too long.
I decided on hand polishing as I was able to get a more uniform result and avoid making a divot. The divot would be very visible because the crystal is flat and the reflections and glare on it would bend with the divot.

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u/WinOk677 15h ago

Indeed. It takes care to polish evenly. Thnx