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SMP Bond now perfect for me


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Ah, besides my long awaited HKTAN strap for my IWC 3717, I received my treasured SMP Bond after a trip for AR coating. :wub:

K2222 did an EXCELLENT job :1a:

I was always a bit bothered by the glare and reflection of light in the slightly domed crystal.

I just wanted to see the wavy dial all the time...

So now I have:

- old school HE valve position

- pieced link bracelet

- relumed dial

- AR coating

And that is enough for me (any more modifications would make it too expensive as a rep for me).

So you can find me gazing at my wrist a lot these days!!!

Reference picture of the BEFORE situation:

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And the AFTER pictures:

In comparison to a similar domed untreated crystal on my Tag Link GMT:

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And in comparison with an OEM AR treated crystal on my IWC 3717:

Shot in daylight in self made lighttent:

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Shot in cloudy sky daylight (light tent cover removed):

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Just beautiful...

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Indeed but still, the dimension of this case is still not 1:1 to the gen. Easy tell: lug to lug size is total off. Rehaut is also not deep enough and there is a tendency with the crystal to have bottle effect when viewed from the side :) The pearl looks not good enough and datefont is wrong too.

Nonetheless, only omega freak will pick up this flaw. Nice watch.

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Indeed but still, ....

...The pearl looks not good enough ...

Yes, that's actually one thing I hoped Palpatine would have fixed reluming it... (but hey, I didn't ask so only me to blame) :p

But who can help me with a good solution (without having to experiment myself with lume ;-) ?

Can the pearl be replaced by me or a watchsmith, or should I ask a dealer for a new bezel insert?

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Looks awesome. I'm debating whether or not to have my crystal double A/R on the same watch, but I have the gen dial. Wondering if the double A/R will ruin how the wave effect is seen from the dial.

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Yes, that's actually one thing I hoped Palpatine would have fixed reluming it... (but hey, I didn't ask so only me to blame) :p

But who can help me with a good solution (without having to experiment myself with lume ;-) ?

Can the pearl be replaced by me or a watchsmith, or should I ask a dealer for a new bezel insert?

Gen inserts on fleabay

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