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I'm thinking of polishing the brushed bezel on my Super Avenger with some Cape Cod to restore the mirror finish and match the rest of the case.

Just wondered if I did go ahead with this, would I have problems with BUK in the future regarding warranty or service issues as the watch would be classed as modified right?

Also, will this be enough to achieve a good finish:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CAPE-COD-POLISHIN ... 075wt_1006

If anyone has gone down this route I would love to see your pics.

It wont affect the warranty, but Breitling may restore it to default when you send it in for a service. Cape cods will shine it up, but it will be tough to achieve the true Breitling polished look without a buffing wheel and some compound.

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Use a Dremel power tool with some compound first and then finish it off with the Cape Cods. I was going to do that with mine before they were stolen but I put Diamond bezels on both of my SA's. When I get a new one I'm going to polish out the bezel too.

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Does someone have a picture of a SA with the polished bezel? I would be interested to know how that looks

It would be so bllingy it would look like the sun.

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Do all SA's come with a brushed bezel? Would an AD be able to polish the bezel?

Yes and probably, some may refuse, but most will likely do it.

I'd use 1200 grit wet & dry abrasive paper to smooth the grain down before buffing with a cape cod. The cloths will never fully remove the graining from the bezel.

Just thought I'd update this thread and post a few pics for anyone who might be considering doing the same thing.

So after spending just under an hour polishing my bezel with a cape cod cloth, I am pleased with the finish. Not perfect, as I couldn't get into the marker grooves with just the cloth. But overall the bezel now matches the rest of the watch (I was never a fan of the two tone effect tbh).

iPhone pics only

I think that looks good when polishing, did you remove the bezel from the watch or polish it in situ ?

Yep removed the bezel. Takes less than a couple of minutes.

looks nice, i might consider doing it to mine SA.

You have photos of it polished?

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Those two pics above are of it polished.
iPhone pics don't really do it justice tbh, but in the flesh it's as shiny as the rest of the case.

A few of it freshly polished.




Would probably get a better finish with a dremel tool or getting an AD do it, but am satisfied with the finish from a £5 cape cod cloth and a bit of elbow grease

Looks great! Sorry, for some reason my iPhone wasn't showing the pictures you had above at the time.

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Past: BlackBird, Navi World, SA, Rolex DJII, IWC Yacht Club
Present: CE, DSSD
Future: Changes daily