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To all SLA019 owners
Have you noticed the pip at 12 has no protection to cover the lume? I haven’t scraped mine yet but I think this a big a flaw of the ceramic bezel. They added ceramic to make more reliable than the standard aluminum but at the same time made it more fragile?
This message has been edited by cazalea on 2018-10-30 12:51:02
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To all SLA019 owners
Have you noticed the pip at 12 has no protection to cover the lume? I haven’t scraped mine yet but I think this a big a flaw of the ceramic bezel. They added ceramic to make more reliable than the standard aluminum but at the same time made it more fragil...
I noticed that as well ....
... since it is a rather large area, chances of damages are high. However, there must be some kind of protection from ageing, so I assume the binding agent used is hard enough to withstand shocks. And the sapphire lenses often used to protect the illumina...
That’s true
I just expected ceramic bezel insert to have the triangle recessed and protected
Yup
That portion is just raw lume or whatever composition makes it. I guess no big deal I was just a little shocked that they would do that.