Dear All,
I have always been intrigued by Lume and a little more recently, Anti-Reflective coating. IMO it really sets off any watch and simply exudes quality and improves clarity extraordinarily. I love it! I really can't stand a watch face being obstructed by the dispersion of ambient light across the crystal's face; rendering it hard to read; harder to appreciate the watch;and allow a silly spread of light over the face. I have really been spoilt lately by the AR on my Omegas.
Please see some really amateur shots of 3 different crystals I have in my possession.
Taken with an older Canon Ixus 80is in macro mode, and fluoro desk lamp as lighting.
Steinhart watch, I believe has an aftermarket sapphire with no AR. Really terrible actually.
Sunnydale 42mm double AR - really impressive.
Genuine Omega 42mm double AR - also impressive.
Sunnydale 42mm Double AR
I believe this was the Omega:
Omega again:
Omega:
Pretty sure the Omega is on the bottom, or furthest away from the watch head
Omega on the right:
NO AR:
Snowflake homage with same Steinhart watch
Hope this was interesting or helpful. I am led to believe Sunnydale is also opening up a new offer on AR crystals of buyer specified dimensions. Considering the great work as exemplified on the forums, you can't go wrong and would be silly to miss the opportunity - should you find AR as important and impressive as I do.
Best-