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Softening sharp Bracelet edges, the Easy Fast way

Orthopod

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I own a genuine Pelagos 42, and just bought a Pelagos 39 replica. Immediately upon putting it on my wrist the edges were sharp. On the bracelet, clasp and case.

I started reading on how to soften these edges. Someone mentioned a pen eraser, so I bought some of the sand erasers off of Amazon. I did not have the patience and thought there must be a better way.

Than I remembered, one of my sons has an electric eraser for when he's drafting.

I looked on Amazon and for about $10 I bought an electric eraser and it comes with a ton of eraser tips. There's a larger one that's the standard size that you would see on a erasable pen, and then a very thin one that's a little stiffer and can be used for fine work.

In about 10 minutes I had my entire Pelagos 39 bracelet, clasp edges, and Case edges super soft.

This is with titanium. I'm sure it would work with steel as well, but would probably leave a highly polished finish.

Here is a picture of the electric eraser. It spins at a high speed and makes easy work of the metal without being overly aggressive like a dremel.


 

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I went ahead and ordered some Diamond polishing compound also.. I'm gonna go ahead and put a little drop of this on the eraser and see if I can make it just a little bit more abrasive.
 
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Orthopod

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I wish I took before pictures of the Pelagos bracelet. It was freaking very sharp. It's definitely not as smooth as my genuine, but it's markedly improved.

I wanna see if I can really get these corners rounded with that diamond polishing compound
 

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I wish I took before pictures of the Pelagos bracelet. It was freaking very sharp. It's definitely not as smooth as my genuine, but it's markedly improved.

I wanna see if I can really get these corners rounded with that diamond polishing compound
Thanks for being the pioneer. Interested in your feedback on this!

Sales of electric sharpeners about to shoot through the roof! You should ask for a commission!
 

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Great tip. I’ve used those cardboard things that women use on their nails but this sound better.

While we’re on the subject, does anyone know an efficient way to deal with the center links on jubilee bracelets? Some (wink, nod…CF) are sharper than a cheese grater! Currently, I tape off the outer links and use a Dremel but it takes forever to get right.
 

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What a brilliant idea! For a very small outlay it has to be worth a try.
 

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Thanks @Orthopod! I was debating what to do with the super sharp edges on the underside outer edge of the lugs and case of my Clean GMT MII. I’m assuming this isn’t normal vs. gen.