sssurfer Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Thanks Marco. Can't wait for mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archibald Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 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!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sssurfer Posted March 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 archibald: our 21Js are in your hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maikel Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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