Watch lens scratches... Solutions to repairing?

Yes of course

If you are not able to return it to the manufacturer, you should be able to go to your local jewelry store and they will have watch repair. If they do not have watch repair they should be able to direct you to a watch repair facility. You can not fix the crystal yourself you need special tools to do it. Thank you !

If the crystal of your watch is made of plastic, it may be possible to buff (or pay a jeweler to buff) it. Buffing a crystal is very inexpensive--sometimes free--and may eliminate the scratch, or, at the very least, greatly reduce its prominence. However, glass crystals cannot be polished in this way; the only way to fix chips or scratches is to replace the crystal, which can run anywhere from $15-50+, depending on the type of crystal and amount of work required to replace it and test for proper water resistance. Replacing the mineral glass crystals on some diving watches can be very expensive.
Markers on a watch dial are ordinarily stuck on with little pins and/or a dab of adhesive. If the detached marker is still in the watch, this is ordinarily a fairly simple repair. The watch would be opened and the movement removed. Next, the jeweler would carefully place the marker back into position, probably adding a tiny drop of glue to keep it in place. A job like this can cost as little as $25, if it requires no replacement parts and you take your watch to a place that does a lot of watch repairs, as opposed to a general jewelry store that has to outsource the repair to a wholesale workshop.

I found a really good scratch remover on E-bay. Its just a small tube. You just wipe a tiny bit on the watch and rub with a cloth. It makes it look brand new. Just search for screen repair or watch screen repair on E-bay.

mcdevito75 here, Many factors figure in the value of a watch, Of course you have a NAME watch Longines which helps a great deal, First, if the hands are thick, the watch is before 1969, if they are thin, anywhere after 1969, Original strap or band conts, a good, good replacement band is ok. the appearance of the watch, no scratches opr buffing, scrapping on the caseing, no scratches or cracks in the crystal (glass) of course being vintage there will be some evidence of age, and lastly time keeping, if your Longines works well keeps time all day, I estmate it"s value, anywhere from $125.00--------- $200.00. You can also check a small watch repair shop in your area or jewelery shop, they will usually give a rough estmate of value for free.

mcdevito75 here, If the crystal is Glass a replacement crystal may be your only choice, If Plastic It may be saved. Check with the watch repair service directory, right here on fixya. Bottom of this page, click on repair service directory then watches.

mcdevito75 here, If it is a crack and not just a scratch almost ant watch repair shop could replace the crystal (glass) a crack means replacement and a scratch might be able to be buffed out, Expect to spend $30.00----$60.00 either way.

Unless you have an acrylic lens you will not be able to buff out the scratch.
I recommend getting the lens replaced with a sapphire scratch resistant crystal. This will be a little more expensive but well worth it as far as maintaining the aesthetic beauty of your time piece.

For a great repair house you can see the box titled top watch repair on this page or look in your local directory.

You can get from any experience watch maker work shop who do customized crystal or send your watch to La Coste Service center and if you are in chicago illinois

we do customized crystal at

AmFix Jewelry & Watch Repair
203 N. LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60601
Ph: 312 641 7000
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.goamfix.com

Hi,
Unfortunately, the only way to fix this problem is by changing the glass.

Thanks