AR Removal Tutorial

[rtabdo]

First off, I want to give props to the originator of this Tutorial right here:

http://vintagewatchparts.co.uk/index.php?id=65

I followed these steps (sorta) Although it def took more time than expected.

I also want to give props to Dustin. He provided all the tools and even lent his home to do this little project. Thanks again Dustin

Materials Used:

Dremel with Felt tip bit (usually comes in dremel kits)
Cape Cod Cloth (search online)
Chopsticks/toothpick to get into the corners.
Brasso to help take off the AR in tougher areas
Latex Gloves
Tweezers/ Screwdrivers
We used a ball of tape to remove the case back



Alright! Let's take a look.

Here is the watch before. This is a DSN 111H. Love the watch, but the blue AR is SO obvious.

Remove case back, you can see the Asian Swan Neck

We removed the crown and the movement as you cans see. Then we used Cape Cod to get the polish into the crystal.

That's Dustin's hand We had to manually use the Cape Cod and a toothpick/chopsticks to get into the corners. NOT FUN!

We used various Felt bits on the dremel to remove the AR. It took a lot of time and on and off pressure to remove the AR.

Putting everything back together

FINAL RESULT. MUCH NICER RESULT. NO AR!

I will tell you, it took a long time to do this. Much longer than I thought it would. We spent a few hours going back and forth to make sure we got as much AR off as possible. The edges took the longest.

Also keep in mind that while we removed the AR, it would turn BROWN before actually coming off. We had to use the light a lot to check our work, but we finally got it

Enjoy everyone!

 

[jcrry2]

great tutorial
thanks

 

[trksh-bzr]

nice tut
when I removed AR from my fiddy, I cut out a piece of cape cod in 2cm x 10 cm, and wrapped around a felt bit on the dremel.... took like 5 minutes, to remove all the AR
if you dare using the dremel on your crystal, then the cape cod makes all the difference.
thanks for posting

.....come to think of it, it was AR from a dsn fiddy, so it might actually just have been blue nail varnish hence the short time to remove it.....

 

[Dr.Verylong]

Could you kindly elaborate on the materials you used? What is this capecod, a polishing paste? Maybe adding a photo of the tools would greatly help

Thank you!

 

[kabon]

I want to see pics, but can't

 

[accord]

great , tnx..

 

[COLDI]

Cape is a must. Its a polish cloth. Can be had on fleabay for about 5 dollars.

 

[rtabdo]

Updated with materials used

 

[dustin]

nice tut
when I removed AR from my fiddy, I cut out a piece of cape cod in 2cm x 10 cm, and wrapped around a felt bit on the dremel.... took like 5 minutes, to remove all the AR
if you dare using the dremel on your crystal, then the cape cod makes all the difference.
thanks for posting

.....come to think of it, it was AR from a dsn fiddy, so it might actually just have been blue nail varnish hence the short time to remove it.....

Nice tutorial.

Wow.. five minutes would have been cool.... This took us awhile.

I was surprised how tough the AR was to remove. I've removed it from eyeglasses before and it came off really easy. This was a lot tougher.

 

[Kutio]

Nice tut....probably would have been a bit quicker if crystal was removed.

 

[JC7]

good info.. do any of our repair/mod guys do this? who and how much? thank you.

 

[rtabdo]

Taka does. Search on the forum. I forget what he charges. He actually replaces the crystal with a nice one with great AR. I just removed mine.