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nick_h.
What are people's thoughts on 2xAR crystals?
AIUI a standard crystal has an anti-reflective coating on the inside. A 2xAR one also has a coating on the outside. Everyone loves the look. IMO they dramatically improve any watch. Do a Google Image search for 2xAR crystal to see for yourself.
Manufacturers don't put a coating on the outside because it's easily scratched. Apparently the scratches are easily polished out. (I don't know how.) I've never seen any discussion of 2XAR crystals anywhere except replica forums, where there's a famous guy whose username is Prof, who applies coatings himself and sells crystals for $200 or so. Is there anyone in the legit watch world who provides this service? It seems counterintuitive that only the fake watch crowd are enjoying such an appealing upgrade.