Bender222 Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 (edited) I rec ently ordered a BCE and a new bezel insert for my smp bond ( from ebay, its not gen but it was cheap and marketed towards genuine users) I took off the bezel so that I could replace the insert because mine was slightly scratched from a year of use. so i go to put on the bezel ( correctl aligned this time) and I get an in depth look at the watch face. It is cloudy compared to my BCE almost cloudy even. Is it just an AR coating issue? Maybe the dial is faded. it does not really look as dark as the pictures of by-tor's Edited April 27, 2008 by Bender222 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16a2 Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 The double AR on the BCE will make the dial clearer. It depends on which SMP you bought, it might be a combination of mineral glass and no inner AR that makes it slightly cloudy looking. The gen has sapphire and an inner AR coating which would make a difference to the quality of the look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender222 Posted April 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 Iknow for sure my crystal is sapphire. about how much does a good ar coating cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16a2 Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 I think the current prices are 55-70USD depending on whether you send the crystal or the watch and who you send it to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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