Pugwash Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 So, after having been lent K2222's Ingenieur, I decided it would be a good idea to get a couple of my own watches done. I sent Jakub the crystals and waited the required amount of time, and the crystals made it back to me. This means I can perform an objective review of watches I know very well. Both these watches are worn from time to time and both of them looked like they could really do with the AR on their sapphires. What can I say? Amazing work! Both watches feel more real, especially the black-dialled 187. Once again, the crystal disappears at most angles. Just catching it out of the corner of my eye, I can tell it's ARed to oblivion. I'm sorry that I haven't been able to set up my light tent as the effect would be even more visible with well-lit photos. These photos don't do the watches justice. Click the picture for a larger (1280x960) version: Click the picture for a larger (1280x800) version: The only hard part about getting AR done is choosing which watches to get done next and waiting. The rest is easy. Can I live without my PO for a while? How about my Fortis? I wonder what a Seiko Monster with AR would be like? Getting decent AR makes an average rep look costly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Well, Pug, I'm absolutely 100% in agreement with you: AR coating makes the watch more real! Beautifull pics once again. Go for the PO, I just got mine back from Jakub. Stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratedzeus Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 k222 Inge on my wrist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dario33 Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Great pics! UPO is next in line for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2222 Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Fortis sounds great, my friend is AD of Fortis here in Poland, before i started AR service i tought that Fortis got the best and the strongest AR ever and i was wrong:) Thank You Pugwash for new wallpapers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryaku Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Pug your Gst deserves a good ar coating You won't be disappointed, believe me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrgod Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Looks great, especially the Breitling! :smile: I have not yet joined the AR crowd. Mostly just because I don't feel secure removing and reinstall the crystal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZainoDetail Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Looks great, especially the Breitling! :smile: I have not yet joined the AR crowd. Mostly just because I don't feel secure removing and reinstall the crystal. +1...but it's very tempting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted December 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 +1...but it's very tempting. I don't know if Chieftang does (Chiefy? Do you have a guy?) but K2222 can remove and reinstall the crystal. You can just send him the watch and he gets his watchmaker to remove and refit the crystal for something like $20 extra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 I don't know if Chieftang does (Chiefy? Do you have a guy?) but K2222 can remove and reinstall the crystal. You can just send him the watch and he gets his watchmaker to remove and refit the crystal for something like $20 extra. A fair percentage of members simply send their watches to The Zigmeister (Canada) or Vacuum (USA). They then remove the crystals and send them to me for coating, and I return to them for reinstallation. Often times they'll have dials and hands lumed at the same time, so it works out well. I have the tools and a crystal press, but generally not the time, so at this point I'm still not offering crystal removal services... And I'll never be offering lume services. As part of your review, Pug, could you talk about the visible tooling marks on the optical surface? I have seen a pic of a k2222 crystal that shows a mark of about 0.5mm which extends about 180 degrees around one edge of the crystal. In this case it was installed such that it extended from 5 o'clock to 11 o'clock. These marks are always difficult to photograph but are visible at some angles, so a written description would be fine. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted December 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 As part of your review, Pug, could you talk about the visible tooling marks on the optical surface? Tooling marks? There aren't any on my crystals. Well, none I can see, and I've looked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2222 Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Chieftang You mean 0,05mm right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Chieftang You mean 0,05mm right? I was told half a millimeter around 50% of the crystal (on a circular crystal), and was sent a picture. 0,5mm sounds about right based on what I saw and being visible to the naked eye. They're difficult to photograph, though. I had the same difficulty back when my coating process left tooling marks. So what's the scoop? Is there variance from crystal to crystal? Why would one crystal have visible marks and others (according to Pug) have none? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted December 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Why would one crystal have visible marks and others (according to Pug) have none? If I find the tooling marks, I will update my post, but I've not found any yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 Is that orange UPO mine...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2222 Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 hahaha no thats a small version, your is on a way:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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