Chessmont: I was told by the Cartier SA to polish as little as possible due to the gold being buffed away. She said the bracelets were meant to obtain a patina (i.e., lots of scratches). So glad she told me that as I have access to a commercial jewelry buffer and would of been buffing away. I am resigned to letting the bracelet scratch and take the day to day wearing. I am so use to having weight on my left wrist with my watch (that I wear everyday/all day) that I'm more comfortable with the weight of the bracelet on the wrist-especially with my thought of wearing it 24/7. I just don't want to kill my watches. I rotate between a Roadster/Tank/J12. I know the Roadster will take a beating because it scratches when I look at it......still love it though.
Thanks again to everyone for their comments.