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On September 04 2012 22:24 Geefking wrote:
Need some watch advice,
So I have a however I got a scratch on it the other week on its quartz crystal face (Fell down a flight of stairs while drunk)

So I now have a very visable scratch on its face however I can't feel the scratch with my finger which makes me think it might just be the reflective coating.

Does anyone know how much this would cost to repair or would it be possible?

If I have to get a new face its around $400

On September 04 2012 22:55 nohbrows wrote:


It all depends on the brand. And do you mean the glass or the actual face?
And uh, $400...wow. that is a little steep but again, depends on brand and whether or not you scratched the glass or the face.

On September 05 2012 13:18 Geefking wrote:


Well its a Tag Huer Calbrie 6 with quartz crystal glass

So the scratch is on the glass, Does anyone know if this can be fixed easily?

On September 05 2012 15:54 nohbrows wrote:


Check out any local watch repair men in your area and see if you can get it for cheaper. I hope this estimate is from Tag Huerer

Tags are expensive, but I have never heard of a single quartz crystal glass costing $400.

Edit: Okay, so reread your post and you said it would cost $400 to replace the face. That is reasonable. But seeing how it's on the glass, you don't need to repair the face...Crystal replacement is easy. Just go see a experienced watchmaker in your area. Emphasis on experienced.

On September 06 2012 18:06 CubEdIn wrote:
The thing is, $400 is immensely expensive. Just check your watch model and search the web for alternative manufacturers. Normally, you find sapphire crystals at around $200 (which are pretty much scratch proof), and then you will have to pay the labor for putting it back in.

Since it's a Tag I wouldn't go for mineral crystal again, since as you noticed, they are easy to scratch, but if you're looking into alternatives for replacing it, you could perhaps polish it, since you're saying the cut is not too deep. It's not guaranteed that it will remove the scratch but it might make it less visible, depending on how deep it is. The people who do polishing should be able to give you an idea at least.

My advice, get a sapphire and replace it. It might run you $250 though.

On September 09 2012 17:50 Geefking wrote:


Thanks for that, I've sent it off to Tag just to see how much it would cost for them to do it. If its gonna be like 500 or 400 I won't have them replace it but I'll just get them to polish it to reduce the visability.

I thought Sapphire Crystal was one of the hardest faces to scratch? What would you rate as the most scratch resistant glass?