MADRED7 Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 @ watcher Looking forward to see your pic´s....and maybe I´ll do it as well Theo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcher Posted July 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Here are pics of the crystal now fitted back in. It has a blue/purple tinit but chnages to a greenish hue when under bright sunlight and halogens. Claritiy is superb now. In full sunlight it gives the appearance of no crystal being there it is so crisp. Reflection is now reduced to 0.4% down from around 4% before coating which is more than enough to create heavy reflection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titoune11299 Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 NICE AR WATCHER DID YOU GO WHERE I TOLD YOU MINE IS STILL AT MY WATCHMAKER HE IS IN VACATION SO NEED TO WAIT COUPLE MORE DAY CHEER ERIC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcher Posted July 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 HI No, I sourced a company in the U.K. not far from where I live. It was the first watch crystal they have done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trombone Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 hi watcher, very nice looking crystal. how much was the coating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docblackrock Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Nice! What was the turnaround and cost in the end? Did you take in personally? BTW, your 187 is from Ken right? That fat datewheel font is unmistakeable (sigh...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finepics Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Nice! What was the turnaround and cost in the end? Did you take in personally? BTW, your 187 is from Ken right? That fat datewheel font is unmistakeable (sigh...) That's not one of Honpo's - the lume is different as well as a few other things and Honpo's would not need coating as it already is!! It looks like the makers have sourced the correct datewheel. The Paneristi reference is talking about their ideal fantasy watches which is why the guy is saying he would have a coating on both sides. All the gens I have seen are only coated on the inside although the newer coatings are much more scratch resistant than they were. On all mine I have gone for inside only as that's the way they are!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcher Posted July 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 The datewheel is a modification done by me. I stripped the watch down and removed the extra chrono gear as I don't care about using the chrono anyway. I then applied a spare datewheel with good prinitng from my broken PAM50 and stuck it over the EL wheel which also raised it nearer to the dial. I then modified the gear so it cleared the datewheel which is why they do not sit near the dial as the extra gears work the 3 subdial. I built the watch back up to what you see today. More visually accurate in my opinion. This watch will be a test to see how durable the exterior finish is and whether I get only the inside done next time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docblackrock Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Aha, I remember your mod post now. Confusion cleared up thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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