Q. Watch faces
I was just wondering is there any way to protect watches, and especially watch faces from being scratched?? I just received a beautiful watch for Christmas and I already scratched it several times... and this was simply from wearing it to work!!! Please advise. Thanks. - Portsmouth, VA

A. There is no effective way to protect your watch face other than to purchase a more scratch resistant crystal. Most crystals are plastic and will scratch easily, having a hardness of 3 to 4 on the Moh’s scale. Some are mineral with a Moh’s hardness of 6 and some are hardened mineral with a hardness of 7. The best is a sapphire crystal, which is used on most Swiss watches with a hardness of 9, like Sapphire the gemstone, only this crystal is synthetic sapphire, grown in a lab. Grace and Peace this New Year, David Nygaard

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