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Re: Planet Ocean Crystal
In Response To: Re: Planet Ocean Crystal ()

: Thanks for your post DPG.

: Just yesterday I noticed a couple of small
: dots/scratches on the crystal of my planet
: ocean. I thought that I must have caused
: these marks, but couldn't believe it beacuse
: I'm so careful with it, and considered that
: the cystal wouldn't scratch through normal
: wear (i.e. in office environment).
I'll be happy to trade you a Timex quartz for it, no questions asked. Just kidding, i know the feeling on scratches, i have a 1202.30 and i am very careful with it, but it seems if i look at it wrong a scratch shows up? I would think Omega would use the best material to date. But i read somewear that Rolex uses the best steel and Omega is one grade of steel below that. Maybe somebody that knows watches better than i could address that point. Thank you.
: Maybe they are easy to scratch - I think I'll
: get in touch with the customer service guys
: from Omega.

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