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tommy_boy wrote:I am down to two such automatics.

My one-off Glyvicta. Cerakote by MCWW. The quality of Jay's work has fallen off a cliff, sadly.

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A Kickstarter special (their pic) that I rarely wear. Heavy, interesting case work, but I never bonded with it.

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Not familiar with Cerakote, did you have this added to the Glycine? How does that hold up?

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PetWatch wrote: Mon Apr 19, 2021 7:30 pm
tommy_boy wrote:I am down to two such automatics.

My one-off Glyvicta. Cerakote by MCWW. The quality of Jay's work has fallen off a cliff, sadly.

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Not familiar with Cerakote, did you have this added to the Glycine? How does that hold up?
This Incusore is supplied with a brushed stainless case. I sent it to MCWW.

Cerakote is "thin film ceramic coating" that is, I suppose, similar to PVD ("physical vapor deposition"). The coating's thickness presumably determines its durability. This watch's finish is not beaten up. I wear all my watches sparingly since I own so damn many of them.

Jay's Cerakote application process takes place in his garage: there is contamination under the case's coating :lol: . If a coat is applied in a clean room, you will get better cosmetic results for a much higher price, obviously.
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It came in! This is pretty cool.

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ManOnTime wrote:It came in! This is pretty cool.

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Looking good! Yeah, a black case offers a very cool and whole different look. The bracelet is icing on the cake.

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Here's one of mine. The pastel blue dial is pretty popular among Halios Seaforth fans. The black DLC case, on the other hand, is not. But I've certainly enjoyed it....something a little different.

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ManOnTime wrote:It came in! This is pretty cool.

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Welcome to the Ray Raven club. I modded it a bit and haven't used the bracelet, but I love mine. I have found it to be pretty durable and have not had any of the coating scrape off despite being dinged a number of times. Image
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Nice thread all, got me looking at black watches, and seems like DLC is the best coating, any standout DLC bargains/affordables you're aware of?
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Roc wrote:Nice thread all, got me looking at black watches, and seems like DLC is the best coating, any standout DLC bargains/affordables you're aware of?
Hard to know what anyone considers affordable. The CB0177 I posted above is a fantastic JDM watch (rc world time solar 200m anti-shock etc) that usually runs about $750 in the US. I set an alert on buyee.jp and got mine for about $550 shipped to the US when someone had it on sale. Note there are a few different face-color permutations.

https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/citi ... y.5241558/
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Here it is again today. CB0177 in DLC Duratect

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Roc wrote:Nice thread all, got me looking at black watches, and seems like DLC is the best coating, any standout DLC bargains/affordables you're aware of?
The Citizen Tough on the first post is very good if you get a deal. Ziptie's pick is Ti, I don't think he mentioned that. Many Citizens, Attesa to choose from. Some other brands may also have a good coating, hard to know though, so I would stay away from the bottom tier or two.



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Based on my limited experience and many comments I've read, a better coating will resist micro and many light scratches specially from glancing superficial impacts.

Interesting video comparing standard PVD to DLC.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source= ... m7XsUP4nzS
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k.crabbe wrote: Sat Apr 17, 2021 2:30 am Black 36mm Filson on a cheap Amazon band.

I missed out on the bigger ones when they were clearing them out. Too slow. Wasn’t happy.
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I really like the hands and hour markers on that.
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