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blade007

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  8. Double AR service in UK might be possible

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    Posted · Edited by blade007

    I dealt with Siltint in Manchester a couple of years ago but they were not up to the standard produced by Jakub and Cheiftang. The coating was good but inconsistent and I stopped with them after a few crystals. B)

    Cool, I wasnt aware of that company! Mind if I ask how much did that cost you?

    My main concern is the quality of the AR as well. I am not sure how industrial AR/Optical AR etc compares to the AR on the watches. I received an e-mail back from the techies at one of the companies in question stating that if I send them a sample of the type of AR required they might be able to match it! Now, i dont own any gens with AR and certainly do not want to remove the sapphire from my swiss SOSF hehe... I guess I will just have to try it out and see..

  11. Double AR service in UK might be possible

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    If one of them is Spectrum Coatings don't send your crystal there, you'd be very lucky to get it back!

    Cheers for the heads up mate. i will certainly avoid them, they are not one of the companies i contacted anyway.

    very interesting, which companies are involved?

    Sadly i cannot name the companies on a replica forums. Google lists almost every post in their search results despite the "members only" nature of this board. A simple search result from a replica or replica related site could be a turn off for a company to not go ahead with the AR service.

    Once the results are in, perhaps the best way forward is to appoint one person who will be the "buffer" between the forum members and the "AR company", perhaps we can use both of them. I had a positive confirmation from both companies to provide a "sample service" for me in their next batch. There is a good chance that I might never see the crystal again, for this reason I am going to send a couple of spare seiko sapphire crystals to them.

    Once I get the results back (hopefully), we could perhaps work out a way this can work for the benifit of everyone here...

  13. Double AR service in UK might be possible

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    Hiya guys,

    I was trying to find someone in UK/EU who might be able to do an AR job on seiko crystals. I made contact with 2 professional optics companies that are willing to carry out the job. Now, i dont really know much about the "technical" aspects of the quality or strength of the AR service they provide.

    After a bit of communication (as a gesture of goodwill and betchmark of quality), both companies have ageed to "slip" my watche crystals into their next AR run for FREE. I might have to wait for a bit but its great and FREE. I am gonna pick up a couple of seiko sapphire crystals to test this out. It is a big possibility that the AR is nowhere near the services already on offer here. Will upload pics when I get mine done.

    If this is of any interest to any EU/UK members, i can probe this further.... Hopefully if it all works out we might have another EU based AR service. Although, someone will have to organise the batch AR run and collect crystals, sadly it cant be me due to time, wife and life restrictions...

    Cheers

    D

  15. strap help please..

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi,

    I just saw this strap:

    DievasStrapVintageRustL.jpg

    But this one is 26mm, can anyonw suggest me a 24mm strap similar to this? Ideally an EU based dealer. I have seen and love the red21 straps but somehow I cant afford them, does anyone know of a cheaper alternative to them?

    Cheers

  16. New Box for my leather strap babys

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    @P8B: Cool, i look forward to seeing it mate. Was ur other box improvised from a bangle case? Looking cool though.

    I have a local leathersmith, I had got him to make a a custom pair of cowboy boots a few years back, since then he has made many custom bits n pieces for me. I generally give him a pic for any custom designs. There are a couple of leathersmiths in Delhi that specialize in making cowboy boots (mostly for export), perhaps have a word with them..

  17. AR - what are my options?

    in Watch Repair & Upgrade

    Posted

    Hiya guys,

    I have 2 sapphire and 2 hardlex (seiko) crystals that I need to get the magical double AR i keep reading about on these forums. I can get the crystals removed by my watchsmith to make the postal transit easier. Ideally i would prefer to have the job done in EU but I need to get them done sort of promptly and cant really wait around for 3 months or so as I wouldnt have any of my fav watches to wear during this time...

    so....

    * Who is my best option for this job?

    * Do i have to wait for a communal AR run or can this be done ad hoc?

    * how long does it take on average to get the crystals back (besides the postal delays)

    Thanks

  18. New Box for my leather strap babys

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by blade007

    @TagShmag: ingenuity has no bounds, in your case no taste or style either. keep it up....

    @P8B: oh cool. I am heading over to india in a couple of months and got a few relatives in delhi too. Time to get some custom made panerai style straps along with a similar box to urs. I am in UK btw..

  25. Due to this forum my g/f left me

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    Posted

    omg... Ive been looking for that girl for years... I found some pics of her when i was at college in 2003, and that was the last i ever saw... any more links to her?

    she is very familar indeed. I think I remember seeing her in a porno or 2 as well. will try to dig up a name for you..

    /me goes on a porno research mission... now where is that porn backup hdd!

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