notguilty Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Calling all Breitling fans! Guys I need your help in determining if this crystal has light AR or no AR.I see no bluish tint whatsoever with my naked eyes but the dealer listed it as having 'light AR' so want to make sure as Im going in for a double AR coat (more details in the watch repair section if ure interested) and it cant be done if this crystal has any kind of AR on it beforehand Do you see any AR? If there is a cetain way to take pics to make it more noticable please let me know and Ill snap em... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd56 Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Calling all Breitling fans! Guys I need your help in determining if this crystal has light AR or no AR.I see no bluish tint whatsoever with my naked eyes but the dealer listed it as having 'light AR' so want to make sure as Im going in for a double AR coat (more details in the watch repair section if ure interested) and it cant be done if this crystal has any kind of AR on it beforehand Do you see any AR? If there is a cetain way to take pics to make it more noticable please let me know and Ill snap em... JUST LIKE MY BENTLEY THAT SAID IT HAD "LIGHT" AR WHICH I NOW KNOW MEANS NO AR AT ALL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoman Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 there is no ar there JUST LIKE MY BENTLEY THAT SAID IT HAD "LIGHT" AR WHICH I NOW KNOW MEANS NO AR AT ALL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notguilty Posted March 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 there is no ar there phoband, are you 100% positive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolexman Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 yep.. NO AR! ...........little white lies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16a2 Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Light AR means no AR Single coated AR (on the insdie) can be seen on davidsens Pam's. There will be two reflections, one purple, and one normal. With inside coating you will still get some reflections. With double coated AR (inside and out) it reduces all reflections so the crystal 'disappears' and gives very little in the way of any visible reflections on the crystal. What you have there is a crystal without AR. I have a navitimer and it's exactly the same.....but not for long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Light AR means no AR Yet a fellow member, when looking at my cheap 111h commented on my AR. What AR? Then I looked at his and saw that mine did indeed have some very faint AR on it, and it made a very subtle difference. Light AR isn't a myth, but just because they say it's applied doesn't mean it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAHLER Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Calling all Breitling fans! Guys I need your help in determining if this crystal has light AR or no AR.I see no bluish tint whatsoever with my naked eyes but the dealer listed it as having 'light AR' so want to make sure as Im going in for a double AR coat (more details in the watch repair section if ure interested) and it cant be done if this crystal has any kind of AR on it beforehand Do you see any AR? If there is a cetain way to take pics to make it more noticable please let me know and Ill snap em... Hi Notguilty... the matter is very complex. I have two Bentleys GT a Burgundy and a White/Cream dials. I have sent the crystals to an optician for make the A/R. He has told that a "first layer" is deposited on the crystals but Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAHLER Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 yep.. NO AR! ...........little white lies! I'm not sure the "light AR" is really "white lies" but sure is indecent... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve G Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Actually your Navi does have "light A/R". I have the same one..well not the serie specialte, but a newer navi nonetheless. If you hold the watch in strong light...actually flourescent light works better for some reason, and tilt it back and forth, you can faintly notice a bluish ring near the outer edge of the crystal. My PAMS have a more obvious light A/R coating, but the Breitlings do have it...just isn't really that noticable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notguilty Posted March 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Thanks to all of you who replied, I really appreciate it! I too feel that there is no AR.Steve G, I really really hope ure wrong cos I dont trust myself to strip it off if there is any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve G Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 It's possible that not all the Navi's are the same..mine came from josh, which is probably the same as andrew's..there is a light AR on it. It's just not as noticable as the planet oceans or some of my panerai's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Yet a fellow member, when looking at my cheap 111h commented on my AR. What AR? Then I looked at his and saw that mine did indeed have some very faint AR on it, and it made a very subtle difference. Light AR isn't a myth, but just because they say it's applied doesn't mean it is. I finally got the same cheap 111H but with sapphire crytal installed, and indeed, it has light AR (coated on the inside)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerino12 Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 The newer Bentley models GT continental and the T model 30s Chrono have much better "light AR". I certainly hope this is a trend. The new Chronomat Evo's are double side AR. I'm buying the new TT model with the blue dial soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk45ca Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Actually your Navi does have "light A/R". I have the same one..well not the serie specialte, but a newer navi nonetheless. If you hold the watch in strong light...actually flourescent light works better for some reason, and tilt it back and forth, you can faintly notice a bluish ring near the outer edge of the crystal. My PAMS have a more obvious light A/R coating, but the Breitlings do have it...just isn't really that noticable. i have one from ruby and i can see it. there is a blue edge where the light is reflecting on the crystal and a blue ring at the edge of the crystal. it is very easy to see on mine in the sun and different types of inside lighting. it is about the same as the newest version of the 42.5 omega po. it is only on the inside of the crystal. not like the ultimate 45mm po which has it on both sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16a2 Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 i have one from ruby and i can see it. there is a blue edge where the light is reflecting on the crystal and a blue ring at the edge of the crystal. it is very easy to see on mine in the sun and different types of inside lighting. it is about the same as the newest version of the 42.5 omega po. it is only on the inside of the crystal. not like the ultimate 45mm po which has it on both sides. This is the thing though, the Ultimate doesn't have it on both sides, it is a single AR coating. I am pretty certain what is on the 42mm PO and the Navi's is an internal blue tint (ery very faint at that), it has no anti-reflective properties what so ever from I can see!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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