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Re: Sapphire crystals

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From what I know, you are correct. The sapphire crystal is either an 8 or 9 on the hardness scale and a diamond is a 10. There are some metals that are coated w/ something that can scratch the crystal, sorry I don't know what the name of it is. For the most part, I have found that it is very hard to scratch them, I have hit mine very hard on random objects and it is still like new. Hope this helped.

: I recently purchased the chronograph version of
: the Bond style SMP, which I am very, very
: pleased with.

: One question - the sapphire crystal is
: described as scratch resistant, and the
: vendor told me the only thing harder is a
: diamond. If this is true then it seems
: virtually impossible to scratch it.

: Can anybody explain just how scratch resistant
: it is in the real world? Any thoughts would
: be appreciated.

: Cheers, Darren

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I accidentally bashed a Tissot againt a brick wall

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