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Old 30 September 2021, 08:06 PM   #1
deuxani
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Accidentally removed part of AR coating

I made a stupid mistake when trying to polish one of my watches. I accidentally also “polished” a bit of the AR coating on the crystal.




It’s especially visible at certain angles outdoors.




Is there any way to fix this myself or by a watch maker? Or is a new crystal the only solution?
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Old 30 September 2021, 09:34 PM   #2
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take it to the watch marker. may be able to reapply ar. not sure how even it would come out.
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Old 1 October 2021, 02:13 AM   #3
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crystal replacement likely your only option. Shouldnt be too expensive tho. Had a similiar issue on one of my langes, $160 to swap out.
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Old 1 October 2021, 03:59 AM   #4
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Yeah I’m a bit OCD so that scratch and the now messed up crystal is all I can see now

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crystal replacement likely your only option. Shouldnt be too expensive tho. Had a similiar issue on one of my langes, $160 to swap out.
That’s not so expensive, especially for a Lange. I will go check with my AD then. Maybe a full service on top even as it’s 6 years old already.
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Old 1 October 2021, 02:45 AM   #5
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Another idea would be to polish the entire rest of the crystal, but you can imagine how that would look. And defeat the purpose of anti-reflection. I would live with it.

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Old 2 October 2021, 03:17 AM   #6
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Yuck. That’s why I don’t like AR on top of glass.

What is the point of having a supper strong sapphire that is virtually impossible to scratch and the cover it with a plastic like substance.
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Old 2 October 2021, 03:24 AM   #7
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I also can't stand when AR coating is on top of the crystal. It gets destroyed over time.
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