mastmampf Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Hello, i received the new (Ultimate) Breitling Super Avenger from Andrew today. It is the black dialed version. But it seems that it only has a single AR coat on the crystal. I have seen the white dialed version a few days before at a friends wrist and i think it had a stronger AR coat on it than mine. Is it possible that there has been made a flaw at production. Maybe someone had the same problem? How can i see that the coating on the sapphir is double and not single? Just wanted to ask here before i send an email to Andrew. Regards Matz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16a2 Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Best way to check is to hold it upto a light source, a window is usally best. The crystal at some angles should give a blue hue (which will consist of two blue reflections) and at other angles it will disappear (the crystal that is) If you take a few pics of the watch and post them I could help further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastmampf Posted November 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 (edited) There is a light blue on the crystal but i don`t think that it is double AR. Will post some pics tomorrow. Regards Matz P.S. I also have the Breitling for Bentley 6.75 with black and white dial and i would say that the AR coat is the same like on the black SA if i compare them. Anyhow i will post some pics tomorrow in daylight. Edited November 11, 2008 by mastmampf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanytical Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 I also have the Breitling for Bentley 6.75 with black and white dial and i would say that the AR coat is the same like on the black SA if i compare them. I'm assuming it is a rep 6.75 you're talking about. Unless you had it sent out for AR service, it will have no AR at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastmampf Posted November 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 That`s not right. I have bought all two 6.75 from Andrew also and they are light AR coated. You can see it here: http://www.tt88time.com/index.php?main_pag...7ce3b69b9702780 Regards Matz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanytical Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 (edited) That`s not right. I have bought all two 6.75 from Andrew also and they are light AR coated. You can see it here: http://www.tt88time.com/index.php?main_pag...7ce3b69b9702780 Regards Matz Oh, I see. So you really believe that dealers marketing slogans like 1:1 exact interchangeable copy, Genuine Hublot OEM ceramic bezel, and Swiss ETA movement are all always entirely honest, just as the "light AR coating" thing. Edited November 12, 2008 by alanytical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastmampf Posted November 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 All i can say is that the crystal on the 6.75 is light blue, or do you mean that it is all illusion just because they stated it in their description? Anyhow i will post pictures of both watches tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16a2 Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 If it's the same as the Bentley then it only has an inner coating. My old Navitimer had the so called 'light AR'. When I removed the crystal to be sent of for a double coating it had an inner coat. So light AR can be generally interpretted as single inner AR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanytical Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 (edited) Well I happened to own a black 6.75 with the updated maroon datewheels, and compared to the single sided inner AR on the Panerai Arktos and several Breitling reps I have, the 6.75 had ZERO AR. Who knows, maybe they're spraying it with blue tint now, I know Angus offers some kind of spray coating single sided, but from my hands on with the 6.75 and several forum reads from others, it ain't there with any measurable effect. Edited November 12, 2008 by alanytical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jagleaso Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 I have bentley 6.75 from andrew and it has inner AR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastmampf Posted November 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 So i have made a few pics today from the Super Avenger, the 6.75 and an Chronomat Evolution. It is very cloudy today so it`s hard to get the right light for this. The light AR coating on the 6.75 is not easy to photograph but it definitely exist. I think you can see the most difference between the SA and the BCE. So what do you think? Regards Matz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreww Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 I'm not seeing any evidence of any AR at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastmampf Posted November 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 On the last two photos you can see the blue ray on the BCE crystal but not on the other watches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16a2 Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Looks like they forgot to coat that crystal. Write to the dealer and see if they can send you a crystal for it. Or you might be able to get a part refund for the value of the crystal, and then send the existing one to Chieftang for some really good AR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastmampf Posted November 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 I have already send an email to Andre today and he said that the crystal has double AR on it. But i can not believe it. Will send the photos to Andrew now. Regards Matz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rare1 Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Looks like no AR to me. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastmampf Posted November 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 So after begging a few times i got response from Andrew: "No problems. Send it back and I will check and talk to the factory on this." I will send it back to him tomorrow. Just wondering what will come back then !? Triple AR? Regards Matz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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