Well, with experience you'll usually be able to tell by tapping the crystal with your finger nail, glass emits a sound or sensation that's more "clangy" or "clinky" (for want of a better description).Thanks for the tips!
Now, how do I know if the crystal is acrylic or mineral?
Got a nice new automatic. Again Zeppelin, nothing special, just working-horse Miyota 821A.
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Incidentally it's possible to hand polish lightly scratched sapphire crystals using diamond dust compound but if you find manual glass polishing to be tedious, then you ain't seen nothin' yet ...
Good point, some brands do coat the outside face of the sapphire crystal with anti-glare.But you should check first whether the Saphire has got. an anti reflective coating or not, many modern watches feature that. If so you would either screw the whole glass up polishing a hole into the coating or you would end up polishing the whole coating down for a consistent look.
Very nice! I've decided to forgo all jacket, boot, and other luxury item purchases for the next year so that I can get one of my grail watches in 2022. Either a no-date sub or polar explorer II. I was going to try and wait for the steel rolex bubble to burst before buying, but who knows when that will be. Seems like when it comes to steel rolexes, the best time to buy is yesterday.Wearing the BLRO today View attachment 310750
Thanks for the tips!
Now, how do I know if the crystal is acrylic or mineral?