bosk Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Got my crystals and have installed them.....wow on the new AP process....crystal totally disappears but I sort of like the older blueness of the old run too....can't decide which one I like better. The new AR process really brings out the colors on the dial. This is a perfect AR for SMPs, IMO, since that wave dial will look awesome without the blue tint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Padge Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Looks fantastic. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryaku Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 That pilot Iwc is a beauty! I've never seen that version. Where did you get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Nice, bosk. The older / bluer coating is still available from the new coater as well. This one, to me though, is much better and more accurate. The extreme improvement in reflections - or lack thereof - is what does it for me. And the blue reflections we see so often on RWG just don't look like what you see in an AD on gen watches. Plus, you've still got a slight blue/purple tint to the new one if you find the right light. Take your UPO into an Omega AD and compare it to the real thing side by side.... You'll be very pleased. This is how AR should be. PS - I like that IWC better than my 3717. What is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadweller4000 Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 (edited) Nice, bosk. The older / bluer coating is still available from the new coater as well. This one, to me though, is much better and more accurate. The extreme improvement in reflections - or lack thereof - is what does it for me. And the blue reflections we see so often on RWG just don't look like what you see in an AD on gen watches. Plus, you've still got a slight blue/purple tint to the new one if you find the right light. Take your UPO into an Omega AD and compare it to the real thing side by side.... You'll be very pleased. This is how AR should be. PS - I like that IWC better than my 3717. What is it? With all respect, the quality looks similar to the one the "new coater"offers. Gen watches vary in reflection color, too. K2222's coating is made in a way to get as close to Breitling's and IWC's ARC as possible. This picture shows genuine 3717 next to a genuine Breitling: here is K2222's: Edited January 18, 2008 by Seadweller4000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Of course it varies from watch to watch. Not all manufacturers are using the same coating. The very subdued tint is just most common. Great pics of the gens there. Pretty neutral white in the middle with some blue and purple around the edges on the Breit. The 3717 is just a little blue. This is a great illustration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosk Posted January 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 That pilot Iwc is a beauty! I've never seen that version. Where did you get it? Its a custom mod of my 38 mm pilot. It was sort of boring and I had an extra red sec hand around. Did a super-lume on the dial and the orginal hands. I wish I had a better bund strap tho.....as pictured is from a fossil....lol -bosk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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