Fossil Scratched Crystal

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I've had a Fossil Blue watch for about a year and a half now but unfortounately the crystal got scratched during the second month of that time-span. (I accidently left it in my pocket while doing garden work.) Is there anyway to get the crystal refinsihed for a half-way decent price? Or is there some way that I could polish the scratched out a home?
 
It's easy to polish acrylic! Toothpaste works great -- there are other polishes that can do it faster, but for a watch crystal it's not worth the trouble of getting anything else; you can polish out a minor scratch in just a minute or two with toothpaste. Use a soft cloth or your finger and rub in a circular motion.

If it's a really deep scratch you might have to use 1200 or 600 grit sandpaper first, but try toothpaste for a few minutes first. Acrylic is so soft even a pretty deep scratch can be polished right out in no time.
 
I think some of the Fossils have a glass crystal. Is this one acrylic or glass?
 
I don't know what Fossil uses for crystals but since it's scratched this one is probably acrylic. Mineral glass and even sapphire can get scratched and if they do they have to be replaced. There are other ways to distinguish them but since it's scratched try to polish it with toothpaste and see what happens. The worst that can happen is you'll waste a few minutes and a little toothpaste.
 
Well I wasted a few minutes and a little toothpaste, but I think you guys are right, it is probably acrylic cause it doesn't get real "cold-feeling" like crystal does. I think the toothpaste didn't work cause the scratches are too deep. Do you think I would have better luck if I used a rubbing compound?
 
Try some FLITZ polish. I use it on the acrylic of my Bell & Ross M1 and it works fine.:)
 
How deep are the scratches? Would sanding down to the bottom of them leave the crystal very thin? It doesn't cost much to replace an acrylic crystal; that might be the better approach if they're really deep.

I would feel safer sanding by hand than using power equipment -- more control, and it certainly won't take a lot of time to do it by hand.

One of the guys at www.timezone.com sanded and polished an acrylic crystal and posted pictures of every step in the Classics forum there. I've also seen posts from guys who had a lot of scratches and only one or two deep ones, and didn't polish them all out completely but settled for "good enough."
 
My brother has the same Fossil Blue and his is pretty scratched up. I tried the toothpaste but it didn't work. I'm pretty sure that they use Mineral Crystal like Seikos and the like.
Matt
 
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