@iapetus_rocks wrote: I once made an experiment. I bought a brand new
silver vesta case on ebay. It looked bright and shiny and, well, brand
new. I kept it in my trouser pockets for a few months jingling around
with coins and keys and such, after whi...
Most all of the watches sent to us for work have serious issues that are
addressed with the cases such as lids that are ripped off, missing
hinges, dents so bad the lid will not close, missing and worn silver
inner lips that will not allow the lid to...
I never said it got rid of pitting. I said that I have found pitted
surfaces caused by tarnish. Tarnish left unabated for many years is
damaging to the surface of silver. The process is not drastic. It is a
bit of a science trick that transfers the t...
The black present in the engraving on the watches pictures is the
original stain that the engraver used over 100 years ago to highlight
the engraving. The process does not remove it.
It is not chemical cleaning, rather a reaction, and it does absolutely
does not etch the surface. It is explained rather well in the following
link: http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/homeexpts/tarnish.html The light buff
we do afterwards on the outside is ...
