SCRATCH TEST!!! - Seiko Hardlex Crystal VS Citizen Mineral Crystal! Which One Will Scratch First?!

It's been awhile since we broke out the Moh's Hardness Scratch Test Kit but that is precisely what we're doing in this video and we're going to use it to see which mineral crystal will scratch first the Seiko Hardlex or one from Citizen! Hope you enjoy this video! The results might surprise you!
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[@jackh7504]

I must have sapphire and at least 300m of water resistance if I’m going to sit on my couch while I time my Hot Pockets in the microwave.

[@TheTownWatch]

😅😂🤣 Me too! It’s a must!!!

[@burnttoast2615]

I mean it’s true but hey if I’m paying $300 for a watch I want the damn thing to last and I don’t want to worry about sticking my hand in the microwave to get said hot pocket to find scratches on the face of my $300 watch.

[@kremfraesch]

I don't give a f*ck about water resistance. But so far I've given every daily rocker great scratches on the watch glass, if it wasn't sapphire. So yes, that's important to me.

[@cristianbatelli5873]

at 5:58 he doesn't touch the glass with the pointer, he just makes the movement, watch him carefully, this is a lying liar

[@JustWatches1]

Surprised how far they both went, but also surprised it was a tie. Excellent production quality and music selection on this video, I loved it!

[@TheTownWatch]

Thanks for watching my friend! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@markfreedman2470]

Using the Mohs hardness test is quite scientific. Well done!

[@TheTownWatch]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!

[@cristianbatelli5873]

at 5:58 you don't touch the glass, you are a lying liar

[@cristianbatelli5873]

at 5:58 he doesn't touch the glass with the pointer, he just makes the movement, watch him carefully, this is a lying liar

[@dinner_workingsly]

I’d have thought the hardlex would have the slightest edge over the citizen. Just a clever name for mineral glass. Great vid Josh!

[@TheTownWatch]

Glad you enjoyed Levi! I was a little surprised at the results!

[@noobfl]

mineral crystal, allways have a hardness between 7 and 8 on the mohs-scale. hardlex can still be harder, but the scale of the mohs-pics are not fine enough to mesure the difference. much more precise would be the Vickers-scale (but much harder to perform and to calculate) between 7 and 8 on the mohs scale are 307 different hardnesslevels on the vickers-scale, therefor a mohs-hardness test dont tell everything ;)

[@cristianbatelli5873]

at 5:58 you don't touch the glass, you are a lying liar

[@noobfl]

with light scratches on level 7 and deeper groves on level 8 ;) but regardles: i think, Mineral Crystal and even Acrylic is highly underrated, deffenetly in toolwatches. For everydaywatches and dresswatches with modern capabilitys to grow and polish crystals in all forms and sizes, saphire is deffenetly the way to go. BUT! harder Materials are good against scratches but not so good against pressure and hard impacts. If you realy rely on an watch in a harsch envoirment, maybee as a military person, mineral crystal or even more, acryl is the better option, because it can take a beat. of cource, acryl will scratch easely, but what will serve you better: a watch with a scratches, but intact crystal or a broken watch because the crystal is broken or shattered? so, i think, for field and divewatches, that realy ment to be used in action, acryl is, controversial, i know, the best option, you even can use the softness and bendability of acryl to improve the waterproofnes under pressure (like Vostok profs with the Amphibian)

[@TheTownWatch]

Good points! Thanks for watching!

[@kremfraesch]

I tend to disagree with you. Less hard materials can quickly become illegible if overused. Sapphire crystals in the watches intended for tough circumstances are thick enough that breakage in the crystal is quite unlikely.

[@cristianbatelli5873]

at 5:58 you don't touch the glass, you are a lying liar

[@watchroll3310]

I always thought mineral crystal was not so fragile, Thanks for the material. Nobody does this type of tests.

[@TheTownWatch]

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching!

[@cristianbatelli5873]

at 5:58 you don't touch the glass, you are a lying liar

[@premsubrahmanyam2994]

Using Polywatch mineral crystal polish on Seiko hardlex crystals and my newly acquired Nighthawk, I also found that they were about equivalent in hardness. True mineral crystal would have the hardness of glass, which is 5-6, so clearly Citizen is using a similar hardening process on their Nighthawk crystal.

[@djamilaabid1223]

I think this is a pretty unique video idea. I didn't find such a content anywhere else. Good job. 👍🏻

[@TheTownWatch]

Thank you for the kind words! Appreciate you watching!

[@tantu2395]

G shock using mineral crystal, and it performs very good at most of the outdoors activities.

[@nowayout8773]

I wear a gshock till I figure out which higher end watch to buy. I have a casioak, an analog and I work in a dying factory 🏭. I deal with hard steel, threaded poles, and after 3 weeks the mineral glass is fine but I have a micro nick in the black bezel. It's not easy to pay attention to not hit my wrist. I had other mineral glass watches from seiko to Hamilton quartz and I was working retail at those times and ended up scratching the crstals at least two times on both watches. I might go solar gshock later because I get lazy and forget to change battery

[@sugondesenuts69]

Great vid. Holding off on buying a Seiko 5 cause of the hardlex. Gotta give it some thought..

[@TheTownWatch]

Thanks for watching! Hardlex isn't a bad material in my opinion.

[@oktc68]

Chinese £65 watch comes with a "classic design" sapphire crystal, ceramic bezel insert and a NH35A. Oh and solid endlinks, screw link bracelet with a milled clasp. The bezel action is a little light but it's precise, also the crown doesn't function with the same slickness as a £200 Seiko but it's functional. Of course you could always spend a little more (£105) and get a better bezel action, slick crown and some AR on the sapphire crystal. I think you're absolutely right, the big Japanese companies need to up their game.

[@TheTownWatch]

I hear what you’re saying! Thanks for watching!

[@BroAriq]

Im guessing you're talking about Pagani Design?

[@eldtritch_eel]

Thanks for this! Man, I was hoping for the Seiko Hardlex to show some sort of superiority over the standard mineral crystal.

[@TheTownWatch]

😄 Thanks for watching!

[@cristianbatelli5873]

at 5:58 you don't touch the glass, you are a lying liar

[@rangersmith4652]

I can see why so many watches in the "affordable" range use mineral instead of sapphire. I like sapphire for its scratch resistance, and I like acrylic for its ability to take a scratch and be recoverable. Mineral occupies that dubious middle ground; it scratches but can't be easily "buffed out." I use care when I'm wearing a mineral crystal watch, but of course I still have a few little boo-boos.

[@TheTownWatch]

Great points! Thanks for watching!

[@antman674]

The thing is sapphire really isnt that much more than mineral on the wholesale market. I dont see any reason for any watche over $200-300 wouldnt use sapphire. I mean, I suppose if youre looking at mass production, you have to consider every penny vs profitability. But still i think most people would be happy to spend even $50 extra for any comparable seiko model if they replaced the hardlex with sapphire.

[@cristianbatelli5873]

at 5:58 you don't touch the glass, you are a lying liar

[@WatchUP69MrRangeman]

“Let’s scratch crystals” and the smile on your face wasn’t an expression I would want to show, this is your crazy side that we enjoy seeing.... enjoy this side from you, and what a great side by side job too ;) I keep having discussions about sapphire, especially with it being a deal breaker, but with the majority of my collection that’s mineral, I just have to tell them that mineral is a good choice, and seeing it used most commonly on G-Shocks is plenty reasons why it’s a good choice. This must’ve taken some time to edit, especially finding those parts in your previous videos. I was expecting around 7, but 8 is a really good score. Now, it’s about which one shatters first, using flex ;) Another great show... huge thumbs with a 10 from me ;)

[@TheTownWatch]

Thanks for watching brother! Yeah, I guess you’re right about showing my crazy side! 😅 It would make a good video to try and break the mineral crystals but I’m not sure how I might go about that. Got any ideas?

[@WatchUP69MrRangeman]

@@TheTownWatch From Chris’s channel back to yours ;) He did a great job, but your side by side has the edge (Pune) I would clamp them in a vice, then add weight to the exposed edge. Hope I can explain this well enough... So above the exposed edge you have a piece of pipe, then used a rod to slide down into the pipe which has a platform to which you can add weights too... then it’s a choice to what weight items you choose... will need a two camera setup for sure... I’m sure there’s other ideas, but you need a good platform to rest the weight upon, which is then resting on he crystal. Now this is testing only one side of it, but feel testing it when the crystal is fully resting on the outside edge could be difficult, unless you have a specific machine that records data. Would be a cool follow up video ;)

[@TheTownWatch]

@@WatchUP69MrRangeman Makes sense! Thanks for the idea and explanation! We'll see, could be a possibility.

[@WatchUP69MrRangeman]

@@TheTownWatch You will make it happen, you have the talent my friend :))

[@tariq0813]

Not at all disappointed...it hurts too see a great watch to use for scratch test. Great video 👍

[@cristianbatelli5873]

at 5:58 you don't touch the glass, you are a lying liar

[@brianmsahin]

Just subscribed.. looking forward to seeing your other videos! Glad you didn't scratch the watches! The result is pretty good, sapphire scratches a level 9. The hardest mobile phone glass Gorilla Glass Victus scratches at a level 6, so honestly I'm very impressed. Great test.

[@TheTownWatch]

Thanks for subbing! Glad you enjoyed the video! Yes please check out my other videos too! 🙏

[@DarkPa1adin]

Sapphire by some Chinese brands, special edition

[@cristianbatelli5873]

at 5:58 you don't touch the glass, you are a lying liar

[@stevenrobertson6656]

Great test Sir. I was a bit surprised by the result

[@TheTownWatch]

Glad you enjoyed it! I was a little surprised too! Thanks for watching

[@andrei-cosmin.popa85]

I tend to knock my watch into walls and doors, rather than professional scratching tools. I've busted my last seiko the very first day I put it on my wrist, that's when I decided I'm gonna stick with saphire pieces. Interesting video 👌🏽

[@TheTownWatch]

Sapphire is supreme! Thanks for watching!

[@patricko9170]

Seiko Hardlex, Citizen mineral....eh I scratched the crap out of all of them just in daily wear. Interesting test you are doing.

[@TheTownWatch]

Thanks for watching! Mine have held up pretty good so far, but I don’t wear one watch regularly but typically rotate with a number of watches.

[@pcmaster-vg2pe]

Did you know that sapphire also starts to scratch at a level 8. Its nice to know that mineral crystal has about the same hardness as sapphire.

[@TheTownWatch]

Thanks for watching!

[@Mrhaoable]

I have a Seiko samurai with hardlex for 2-3 years , I don’t think it has any scratches even under a lupe . I have even dropped it a few times from desk height as well . Hardlex is supposed to be less prone to shatter as well . Maybe u can try testing that out in the future .

[@TheTownWatch]

Nice!

[@cristianbatelli5873]

at 5:58 he doesn't touch the glass with the pointer, he just makes the movement, watch him carefully, this is a lying liar

[@Bunczu]

"I was wrong"/ "Who would guess that"? You should if you do a watch review. I entered Citizen webpage. Read about their mineral crystal and read that it is being made of hardened glass so it is the same as K1 from Vostok Lithuania or Hardlex from Seiko...

[@jozsefpistik8430]

I was also having higher hopes for the hardlex, but 1 week in with my Seiko 5 with only normal daily wear I already have some scratches :(

[@alexandredeoliveirapenna198]

Wow nice video!! Really i do not expected this result!

[@TheTownWatch]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!

[@ulig12]

This video made me scratch my head in astonishment. Unique content, I think!

[@TheTownWatch]

😅 Thanks for watching! If you’re not into this kind of stuff I’ve got plenty of regular watch reviews!

[@GunGuy258]

Ive seen this test performed several times and both scratch at 5. Not just minor scrathes either.

[@miguelvictoria-boca573]

Always wondered. Thx!

[@TheTownWatch]

Thanks for watching!

[@mariog7213]

This will be interesting

[@it8645]

thank you bro i thought my prospex limited edition will scratch at 6 but surprisingly its level 8.

[@TheTownWatch]

Nice! Thanks for watching!

[@Hallowsaw]

I have a citizen promaster thats been through a ton of crap. Still looks great

[@TheTownWatch]

Sweet! Thanks for watching!

[@bitterboar]

Thats some epic music playing in the background. Thanks for the fun content. Now I know I can beat the heck out of my Nighthawk.

[@TheTownWatch]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@MisterMaster4life]

Thnx for sharing. I always wear higher end watches with sapphire. I thought it would be cool to buy a gshock for fun. Being used to Sapphire I was extremely (G) shocked how easy the mineral glass scratched. It took like no effort at all. Within 2 days my mineral was scratched up without me doing crazy things. Just wore it indoors. I saw a nice watch with hardlex but seeing it scratches just like mineral I think i'll pass. Thanks again for sharing. Nice video.

[@TheTownWatch]

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed! Some Casio G Shock watches don't even have mineral crystals but just some sort of plastic... are you sure yours had mineral crystal?

[@cristianbatelli5873]

at 5:58 he doesn't touch the glass with the pointer, he just makes the movement, watch him carefully, this is a lying liar

[@MisterMaster4life]

@@TheTownWatch Haha my apologies..bit late.. but yes I think it's mineral glass

[@Dimm168pin]

just bought another seiko 5, snxs79, but crystal came even earlier than watch )))) If you`re seikoboy you know you have to add another $25-50 and make sure they have a cryystal for your model.

[@cristianbatelli5873]

at 5:58 he doesn't touch the glass with the pointer, he just makes the movement, watch him carefully, this is a lying liar

[@mitchellsumpter4807]

You da man! The tension was palpable; sweatin’ blood!

[@TheTownWatch]

😅🙏👍

[@rosaliaaurino4266]

Sul mio certina ph 200m con nexscracguard the beast

[@franka9760]

Great hands-on test! How about trying to go down one notch and scratch with more pressure than before?

[@TheTownWatch]

Might be good to try! Thanks for watching.

[@sindrithoreinarsson9645]

seikos hardlex is more impact resistant

[@neoroxx]

i do actually wear my watch daily, and it got scratched up very easily if they're not sapphire crystal. this is actually my first deciding factor when it comes to watch. i dont buy a beautiful looking watch (with mineral crystal) and keep it inside my watch box this is because i am a very careless person and tend to forgot i am wearing a watch. i always knock them on something

[@TheTownWatch]

Thanks for watching!

[@somewhereintimewatchreviews]

Very interesting result makes wonder about all these other proprietary crystals that claim to be "as scratch resistant as sapphire" you know, the ones with fancy names like flame fusion, crysterna....etc etc Cool video.

[@TheTownWatch]

I’ve never heard of those Adrian! Maybe I’ll have to pick one up and put it to the test! Thanks for watching!

[@ManoloVintage]

I was actually thinking you were crazy 🤪 If I hold a saphire crystal to my forehead it feels like an ice cube. If I hold a mineral crystal to my forehead it feels warm. If I hold a seiko hardlex crystal to my forehead it feels as cold as an ice cube, practically the same as the saphire crystal. From that test I assumed the make up of a Hardlex crystal and its scratch resistance would have been closer to saphire in toughness. 🤷‍♂️ If Seiko won't give us Saphire then we should tell them to make their Hardlex better.

[@TheTownWatch]

😅 Thanks for watching!

[@mrbacchus6127]

Hmm I have read Hardlex is higher on the hardness scale than other mineral crystal. And personally I have had much better luck with hardlex, but lets see the science

[@TheTownWatch]

We’ll find out soon enough! 😄

[@mrbacchus6127]

I would have scratched the actual watch crystals then done a sapphire upgrade.

[@TheTownWatch]

😅 Good idea!

[@AvgJoeWatchReviews]

Interesting results. Would’ve never guessed.

[@TheTownWatch]

Thanks for watching brother! I was a little surprised too!

[@mincenko]

Good test man

[@TheWatchCorner]

So glad you did not scratch your own watches bro!🤣🤣🤣🤣Great video Josh!!!! Love it!!!!

[@TheTownWatch]

Thanks Steve! Appreciate you tuning in!

[@surfitli]

Very interesting. Glad you didn’t try it on your watches. One thing I think would have been interesting would have been to also try the test on a Ali Express watch with mineral crystal. I wonder if those watches have a crystal that is as good as Seiko or Citizen. I’m really not terribly surprised the Citizen did as good in the test.

[@TheTownWatch]

That would a good to try as well!

[@WafflesIsTheStuff]

It looks like there were some light scratches at a level 7 on Hardlex 6:20

[@jozsefvirag6750]

So Hardlex is just a nice sounding bullshit. Same scrap as mineral. Thank you mate. Your brilliant.

[@TheTownWatch]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@dgm2006]

You should check to see what it takes to break them.

[@nawmsayin8017]

A wise man once said, "Scratches at a Level 6 With Deeper Grooves at a Level 7".

[@cristianbatelli5873]

at 5:58 he doesn't touch the glass with the pointer, he just makes the movement, watch him carefully, this is a lying liar

[@bode3186]

thanks for your hard efforts

[@TheTownWatch]

Thanks for watching!

[@Matchedfilter]

That was a little surprising but good to know nevertheless! Thanks!

[@TheTownWatch]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@66racer]

Just got into watches this year (unfortunately $$) and went with a Seiko SRPD79, well half asleep I banged it against our island counter top and scratched it pretty good, now I only want sapphire but that said, who knows if sapphire would have cracked under that impact. Gonna give mineral crystal some more time before I ban it for good lol Liked the video! What prompted me to search this is that Citizen has so many cool watches but in the USA they generally have mineral. It drives me nuts when a lot of their similar JDM have sapphire. I would even pay more, just give me sapphire! Till then, when this Citizen Promaster diver arrives I will see how well it does while at work.

[@TheTownWatch]

Thanks for watching! Sorry that happened to your watch! Hard to say what would have happened if it was Sapphire, I've heard Sapphire shatters pretty easily even though it is very scratch resistant.

[@66racer]

@@TheTownWatch Yeah true, would be hard to say. I just added a Citizen Titanium Promaster diver BN0200-56E and love everything about it but it has a mineral crystal. I will see how well this one holds up. Only thing this thing doesn't have is Sapphire. Citizen, c'mon already lol

[@cristianbatelli5873]

at 5:58 he doesn't touch the glass with the pointer, he just makes the movement, watch him carefully, this is a lying liar

[@choond]

Haha. Great video.I'm glad you didn't scratch the watches

[@TheTownWatch]

😄 Thanks for watching!

[@joshwildman7800]

Good test. An interesting follow up would be to see how resistant they are to impact. If I bash it against a wall, will it shatter or just crack?

[@TheTownWatch]

That would be good video! Thanks for watching!

[@cristianbatelli5873]

at 5:58 he doesn't touch the glass with the pointer, he just makes the movement, watch him carefully, this is a lying liar

[@n3gi_]

The only reason why I prefer Citizen ecodrives over Seiko is a lot of Citizen watches have sapphire crystal.

[@TheTownWatch]

Thanks for watching! I think you're probably right, more Citizen's have Sapphire than Seiko's

[@n3gi_]

@@TheTownWatch Can't even find a single seiko with sapphire

[@russianfolktales3641]

I don’t know what kinda crystal my iphone has (and I couldn’t even care less) but I monitor each scratch test watch video like there’s no tomorrow .

[@TheTownWatch]

Thanks for watching!

[@antman674]

Thanks for the video! I knew that hardlex nonesense was all marketing mumbo jumbo. I mean they might do something different to the glass just enough to slap a proprietary label on it. Such a disappointment that seiko uses hardlex on almost all of their sub $500 watches when there are many other brands that can do it. And theres nothing snobby about this sapphire love! I had a citizen with mineral crystal for 7 years. All things considered it held up pretty well. But did have a few scratches and overall lost much of its original clarity. My hamilton however after 3 years of daily wear is absolutely flawless. Either domed sapphire or acrylic all the way for me!

[@TheTownWatch]

Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts!

[@cristianbatelli5873]

at 5:58 he doesn't touch the glass with the pointer, he just makes the movement, watch him carefully, this is a lying liar

[@ItsjustJp]

Great Batman Arkham city music btw (;

[@TheTownWatch]

I didn't know that's what it was! 😅 Thanks for watching!

[@ItsjustJp]

@@TheTownWatch haha it is I played that game a few years ago and still recognise the soundtrack! Great game !!!

[@RenaissanceRoster]

Cool video dude! I enjoyed it.

[@TheTownWatch]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!

[@DonCacomixtle]

After that tie we can confirm "hardlex" is a lie.

[@NotstarvinMarvin]

Ofcourse its hype..

[@patricj951]

Interesting test! I thought the same as you that these would be scratched sooner but it required nr8 to do it. It's about the same hardness as toolsteel, is that right?

[@TheTownWatch]

That might be right I’m not sure! Thanks for watching!

[@noobfl]

Steel can be between 5 and 8 on the mohs-scale.. thats the beauty of steel, you can produce steel in the hardness you need. toolsteel is not one specific steel (because not all tools need the same steel), its a large group of different steels

[@Meshtastic2024]

How about a sapphire glass scratch test?

[@TheTownWatch]

That would be fun. Thanks for watching!

[@gaius_marius]

Great test!

[@TheTownWatch]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@cartouchator]

Hardlex is slightly harder than normal mineral crystal, but your hardness test isnt precise enough to pick up the difference. Hardlex would be 7.8 and regular mineral 7.3 or something. In terms of material hardness, between 7 and 8 is a huge difference.

[@BCallum]

Give us sapphire crystals or give us death!!!!!!!!! LOLOLOL MCB. I LOVE IT!!!

[@TheTownWatch]

😅Thanks for watching pal!

[@dinner_workingsly]

😳...this should be interesting! I’m putting a bet on the hardlex being slightly more resilient....but I dunno, I’ve got some old citizens that are holding up pretty decent. Don’t bother with an orient...a breezy day will scratch orient glass.

[@TheTownWatch]

😁 You’ll find out soon enough!

[@mrbacchus6127]

Yes I have had bad luck with Orient crystals.

[@erickruse4679]

yup, my orient mako xl got worn 20 times in 4 years. least worn watch I own, and it has deep scratches on the face from bumping my arm against a painted wood door.

[@CANNITHY]

Is 8 good?

[@NICKVST]

They talk about hardlex being more superior sounds like a good marketing ploy 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@TheTownWatch]

Perhaps! 😁 Thanks for watching!

[@GunGuy258]

It's mineral crystal, that's it.

[@gmotionedc5412]

Cool stuff!

[@TheTownWatch]

Thanks for watching!

[@edwardklein5692]

Super interesting

[@TheTownWatch]

Thanks for watching!

[@UltraCasualPenguin]

If scratching starts at level 8 that means they're both most likely sapphire crystal glass with some impurities. Only exception is sapphire crystal used by Apple that has so much impurities that it starts to scratch at level 6.

[@TheTownWatch]

Thanks for watching!

[@irabucc469]

Sure we understand budget watches can't profit with sapphire, but seiko is selling watches over 500 with their "hardlex" shiit, it's just a scam imo

[@loganholmberg2295]

Your not wrong that big watch brands are stingy with Saphire crystals. Honestly I think its marketing to make their high end watches look more impressive and that fact that most people don't know what saphire is. They just hear things like hardlux is much better than saphire and believe th BS. But if a 200 dollar mirco brand can do it they can too. Hell I got the quatz version of the venerable Seiko SARB that I picked up for 100 nucks and it has saphire so sometimes the marketing does miss something and they do do it. I doubt they'll chg though. Thats why I put film screen protectors on my mineral glass watches. Do they really need it? Probably not but it gives me piece of mind. Especially since I'll beat my watches to hell and not give AF . Unless you scratch that glass. Thats when OCd kicks in for me. Its why I have film on some of my Saphire watchesx too. After all just because its Saphire dosen't mean it won't scratch. Some road rash on a bike proved that on for me on my Momentum Steelix.😅 Thank gods Momentum replaced it for 30 dollars. And that right there just proves how cheap Saphire is and that ALL watch makers are blowing smoke up our asses. Just like charging you and extra 200-400 bucks to put a measly storage upgrade on your phone for something that probably costs less than the smaller memory. Saphire is just an excuse to upcharge the shit of an upcale watch. If St moritz/Momentum chagers 30-60 bucks you know most of that cost is their on staff watch makers not the bloody crystal. Which is Synthetic by the way. Just like the "jewels" in your watch mech movments.

[@TheTownWatch]

Thanks for watching and for the comment! Yeah, Sapphire is probably not as expensive to use as these companies want us to think it is!

[@loganholmberg2295]

@@TheTownWatch Yeah you ever thought of buying a saphire crystal to compare to these? Itd be interesting to know how much better saphire really is.

[@Zotrax1946]

How does it compare to sapphire crystal ?

[@TheTownWatch]

On the Mohs Hardness Scale Sapphire is a 9 and Diamonds are 10.

[@jimkris2117]

@@TheTownWatch well that is in theory, you should have tested it.. before this test you also have the impression that hardlex is harder than the basic mineral

[@TheWatchCorner]

Catching up on videos bro!

[@TheTownWatch]

I get it man! Too many watch channels and so little time!

[@augustineelmquist3376]

I more prefer Quartz Sapphire Crystal watches rather than mineral glass Automatic/mechanical watches.

[@TheTownWatch]

😃 Thanks for watching!

[@edmundsmarr263]

Yeah I was mystified when you pulled out your two watches,I thought he's going to scratch his watches😳???

[@TheTownWatch]

😅 Thanks for watching!

[@tk423b]

There are plastic, glass, and sapphire. I would rather have plastic than glsss. Hardlex, mineral, whatever it’s melted sand.

[@cristianbatelli5873]

at 5:58 he doesn't touch the glass with the pointer, he just makes the movement, watch him carefully, this is a lying liar

[@champagnejunior]

monka this seiko realy beautiful :'(

[@martinbromeo6687]

should they have gorilla glass instead¿?¿

[@TheTownWatch]

I don't know!

[@cristianbatelli5873]

at 5:58 he doesn't touch the glass with the pointer, he just makes the movement, watch him carefully, this is a lying liar

[@tuber6382]

Nice video

[@TheTownWatch]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching! I hope you check out more of my videos!

[@cristianbatelli5873]

at 5:58 he doesn't touch the glass with the pointer, he just makes the movement, watch him carefully, this is a lying liar

[@robertsoper7993]

Good looking burger.

[@robertsoper7993]

Oops; that was for the other video. Yikes!

[@TheTownWatch]

@@robertsoper7993 😅

[@diagorasmoustakas249]

Hardlex are more shatterproof

[@cristianbatelli5873]

at 5:58 he doesn't touch the glass with the pointer, he just makes the movement, watch him carefully, this is a lying liar

[@kickstothehead3705]

Man do a sapphire!!! You don’t c content I didn’t know this kit existed

[@TheTownWatch]

Thanks for watching!

[@DarkPa1adin]

Both of them beat gorilla glass 3, 5

[@cristianbatelli5873]

at 5:58 he doesn't touch the glass with the pointer, he just makes the movement, watch him carefully, this is a lying liar

[@neilcampbell4833]

Dust is the worst scratch offender for your watch a scale of 7 to 8 is a fail as that's dust quartz level . So mineral crystal is bad.

[@TheTownWatch]

I never knew that! Thanks for watching and for the info!

[@franciscoalmazanalhambra1143]

Quartz is 7 in the Mohs scale and the number 7 tester didn't affect neither of the crystals.

[@Walterliquori]

Citizen>seiko

[@TheTownWatch]

Thanks for watching!

[@BCallum]

Need to see if polyWatch can remove the scratches!!! It is supposed to...I see another video that can happen!!!!

[@aldrinm90]

Scratches at level 8 with deeper grove at level 9.

[@TheTownWatch]

Thanks for watching!

[@cristianbatelli5873]

at 5:58 he doesn't touch the glass with the pointer, he just makes the movement, watch him carefully, this is a lying liar

[@juniorjohnson5961]

Can you polish the scratches out of Hardlex 🤔

[@TheTownWatch]

I don’t believe so. 😄

[@manusverzoni2384]

Actually yes. I did it with my seiko atlas. Rub the crystal with toothpaste for a minute. I use my thumb. Then fold a sheet of kitchen paper to form a pad and scrub fast and hard. Good as new.

[@TheTownWatch]

@@manusverzoni2384 Good to know!

[@jarosawkus1976]

Comment for reach

[@TheTownWatch]

Huh?

[@whoknows8678]

Sorry but, while interesting, your test was invalid. You in no way had any sort of calibration or way to measure the downforce of each tool on the crystals. And, that's a HUGE variable.

[@TheTownWatch]

This is true, did the best I could with what I had . . . thanks for watching.

[@TheZax85]

Hardlex is crap... Sapphire is the way to go.

[@TheTownWatch]

Thanks for watching!

[@PALOLOGAMESTOPgameplaylive]

feka

[@MarcelitoRecords]

Bro u so funny 😂😂

[@TheTownWatch]

😅🙏👍

[@muratdarkin9466]

Mineral is waste of money I tell you

[@cristianbatelli5873]

at 5:58 he doesn't touch the glass with the pointer, he just makes the movement, watch him carefully, this is a lying liar

[@J20666]

Japanese watch makers are very stingy, majority of their watches use mineral crystals. Since my lotus’ (Seiko group) mineral crystal was scratched without knowing why, I will never buy a watch with mineral crystal. Hardlex is just a pretty name for mineral crystal.

[@contentconsumer487]

Why didn’t you replace both with sapphire and scratch the crystals you replaced. Seriously this was a waste.

[@TheTownWatch]

Too expensive! 😂

[@watsondna]

I was going to have to thumbs down you if you had scratched the actual watches.

[@TheTownWatch]

😊Thee people who thumbs downed the video probably didn't watch it! Thank you for watching it! 😃