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chazzb
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Dec 26, 2018
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You're paying $1,200 for a watch and the glass is not even sapphire?
guy-person
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Dec 26, 2018
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chazzbAcrylic is sometimes favorable over normal glass or sapphire because it’s much more shock resistant and scratches can be polished out very easily. Sapphire also doesn’t give that vintage look. Take a look at Omega Speedmasters, they’re offered with both types of crystals.
lassetjus
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Dec 27, 2018
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chazzb
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chazzb
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Dec 27, 2018
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lassetjusA buddy of mine has this watch and his biggest complaint is that it's full of scratches after 6 months. It's actually difficult (expensive) to create a dome curvature like that with sapphire, but that should have been their choice . Sapphire is simply the only way to go.
As for polishing this watch, do so at your own risk, because the sicralan fucks things up (https://forums.watchuseek.com/f8/do-not-polish-max-bill-crystal-1108610.html).
gcb0
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May 22, 2019
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lassetjusIt is price. ...And arguably resistance to breaking in exchange of resistance to scratching while preserving weight. You can't have the three of them. But personally i like to sacrifice weight instead.
> Sapphire crystal cannot achieve the same domed effect that is needed for this watch
there are several watches (in the similar price range) that does (people like to compare this one to Oris Sixty-Five for example). A crystal is a crystal (or glass, or block of translucent plastic). you remove material from a stock (sand it down) in any shape you want. There is nothing special about the dome effect, other than having to start with a ticker stock and more complex tooling (see, price.). It is not like it is bent in some magical way to "achieve the same domed effect".
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