New 7mm 'chieftang' cyclops

[sssurfer]

Here is a test pic on one of the new 7mm (actually, 6.75mm) sapphire cyclopses by chieftang, mounted on a PAM104.

As this was just a test I did not take care for perfect alignment and I did not use glue, but just a water drop, to keep the cyclops in place. That enhanced the light reflections and made the area surrounding the date look a little grayish rather than black.

Apologies for that, please just take in consideration the mag power.

The 'original' rep cyclops was a 'recessed' cyclops -- i.e., it was settling in a socket (a hole) in the inner layer of a double-layer crystal ('sandwich crystal').

Instead, I mounted the new chieftang cyclops on a common crystal. This brought the new cyclops 1.4mm closer to the date window.

Reducing the cyclops - date rehaut by such an amount would kill the magnification by any other less thoughtfully designed cyclops.

Instead, the chieftang cyclops held quite a good magnification. Its mag was higher than that by the even recessed 'original' cyclops, and remarkably close with the gen.

Added bonus: substantial lacking of any distortion.

[Watchmeister]

Thanks Marco. Can't wait for mine.

[HauteHippie]

Looks good. One thing with these cyclopes is that the new datewheels are now needed more than ever!!

Thanks for showing off your new lens.

[archibald]

Looks good. One thing with these cyclopes is that the new datewheels are now needed more than ever!!

Thanks for showing off your new lens.

I used the hold-the-cyclops-flatside-up-with-tweezers-even-w-the-top-of-the-uncrystaled-bezel test and the mag looked dead on to me.

[HauteHippie]

I used the hold-the-cyclops-flatside-up-with-tweezers-even-w-the-top-of-the-uncrystaled-bezel test and the mag looked dead on to me.

Yea, that's why we need new date wheels - the incorrect font looks even worse when correctly magnified!!!

[sssurfer]

One thing with these cyclopes is that the new datewheels are now needed more than ever!!

Definitely.

we need new date wheels

Absolutely.

archibald: our 21Js are in your hands.

[HauteHippie]

archibald: our 21Js are in your hands.

[Maikel]

Okay, I got my date meg today and I now need Tommy to contact me for replacement on the 239 which is already on his desk...I hope