sneed12 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 I picked up a blue Swiss Steelfish Super Ocean last week for a great price... regulated the movement (it was a Sellita, not an ETA, I was surprised) and brushed the crap out of the bracelet (it was in good overall shape, but had the worst desk diving marks I've ever seen) and now it's nearly as good as new. The AR seems really good, but here's my question: What does scratched AR on the outside look like? The crystal disappears at certain angles, but at others it looks like someone wiped an oily thumb across it. I thought it was just dirty, but I've cleaned it carefully and it looks the same. My suspicion is that it had double-sided AR and the outside is now scratched. Did these come with double AR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackR Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 sounds like the outer ar is indeed scratched...oh well... i have a skyland that i just picked up that has the same issue...i'm thinking of stripping the outer ar and just seeing what it looks like...obviously not ideal, but the scuffed ar bugs me... good luck with it... R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 I have had the same issue with rep ar, it is not as hard as it could be but then Gens have the same problem, i think a lot of gen PO owners have removed the outer coating, or you can get it redone, but this is a SFSO i am not sure if the bezel can be removed, any one ever done it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaifender Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 I have had the same issue with rep ar, it is not as hard as it could be but then Gens have the same problem, i think a lot of gen PO owners have removed the outer coating, or you can get it redone, but this is a SFSO i am not sure if the bezel can be removed, any one ever done it? The SFSO bezel is next to impossible to remove. I spoke with Nakortheblue about how he removed his SFSO and breitling crystals to get ARed by taka. He told me that he simply bent the rider tabs up and pushed the crystal out with the bezel still on. He later put the crystal back in and bent the rider tabs back into place.... Sounds risky, but he said it's worked well for him. Apparently trying to remove the bezel is next to impossible on these aeromarine breitlings, I think The Zigmeister and/or chief mentioned that it wasn't a pleasant experience trying to take off the bezel. The genuine bezels are removed by removing the screws from the bezel, the rep bezels are pressed on VERY firmly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 I thought that was the case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackR Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 ummm...there was a member - who i can't recall his name - that posted that he was able to remove the bezel on the steelfish by pulling it off - straight up with force...obviously, i've never tried it...i think both plai and i posted in the thread...will see if i can find it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneed12 Posted January 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Well, I'm out of town this weekend but I'll have a go this week sometime. I should be able to polish off the top AR without removing the crystal, no problem. I'll just go at it with the Dremel, then rotate it 45 degrees and get what the rider tabs were covering. Should I be using the green rouge or the red (slightly coarser grit), or does it not matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpie007 Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 I suggest you try clean the inside too! Would suck if it should be the inside AR that is scratched/smudged. I have a Datora that has little scratches(previous owner did that, not mentioning names ;-) too but not enough to make me strip it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneed12 Posted January 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Polished off the top AR and now it looks good as new, although obviously the single-sided AR isn't quite as powerful as the double AR was. Still good though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaifender Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Polished off the top AR and now it looks good as new, although obviously the single-sided AR isn't quite as powerful as the double AR was. Still good though. Good to hear it worked out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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