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30 September 2021, 08:06 PM | #1 |
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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? |
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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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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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
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. |
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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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. |
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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