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: Does anyone know if Omega will reapply or
: touch-up the AR coating when the watch is
: turned in for maintenance? Before I invest
: 3K on a PO, I would like to know if this
: potential problem has solutions. My birthday
: is approaching and my SMP would like a
: friend for companionship at my night desk.
: Thanks you.
Omega was never willing to do this when this question was raised in the past, but you can e-mail them at aftersales@omega.ch if you want to double check with them directly.
The problem with this outer AR coating is that it is baked onto the crystal. These crystals are manufactured in bulk and simply attached to the watch during assembly. In order to touch up your crystal, Omega would have to remove the crystal, remove the scratched up outer AR coating, apply a new AR coating, and then rebake it. This would not be practical to them or to you in terms of cost effectiveness. That's why Omega will tell you that you need to buy a new crystal if the scratches bother you. They do the same with scratches to sapphire crystals. They won't even bother trying to remove the scratches with diamond paste, they'll just tell you to buy a new crystal.
-John
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