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Anti Reflective coatings on the outside of Omega watches is disappearing.
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BAJJ
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gbesq
·Here’s a side by side photo of my Seamaster 300m Heritage (AR on the inside of the crystal only) and my Aqua Terra Skyfall (AR on both sides of the crystal). The photo was taken in my office under fluorescent lighting. You can easily see that the Seamaster’s vintage style bubble crystal, which has only the interior AR coating, shows significant reflections that make the dial harder to read than the dial on the AT which has a crystal with AR on both sides. That being said, I don’t find it difficult to tell the time on the Seamaster because it’s highly polished, rhodium plated and beveled hands reflect light like a mirror. So AR on both sides of the crystal is a double edged sword: it enhances dial readability, but the exterior coating is almost certain to pick up scratches as time goes on. You pays your money and you takes your chances
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Netanel
·More or less. The "heritage" lines generally are inside AR only.
There’s something so magical and satisfying about the “invisible crystal” effect that the other Seamaster watches have.
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Dan S
·My gut feeling is that they certainly won't be willing/able to apply an anti-reflective coating to a part that doesn't usually have it. The service center presumably just uses parts supplied by the factory.
If there is a crystal with anti-reflective coating that just happens to fit, maybe they would install it, but I suspect they would be concerned about the warranty implications of installing the "wrong" part. You would probably be better off asking an independent watchmaker with a parts account.
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Gubbo
·Here’s a side by side photo of my Seamaster 300m Heritage (AR on the inside of the crystal only) and my Aqua Terra Skyfall (AR on both sides of the crystal). The photo was taken in my office under fluorescent lighting. You can easily see that the Seamaster’s vintage style bubble crystal, which has only the interior AR coating, shows significant reflections that make the dial harder to read than the dial on the AT which has a crystal with AR on both sides. That being said, I don’t find it difficult to tell the time on the Seamaster because it’s highly polished, rhodium plated and beveled hands reflect light like a mirror. So AR on both sides of the crystal is a double edged sword: it enhances dial readability, but the exterior coating is almost certain to pick up scratches as time goes on. You pays your money and you takes your chances
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