Upload Your Own Laser Etched Crown

[yoniman]

One of our TRF high priest Jocke said it was 1999.

Originally Posted by Dsmith1974

2012 if I’m not wrong. I need a loupe to see mine, even then have to catch the light just right.

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[EDL7]

This is terrific! No macro just zoom in?

Leica macro 60mm..crop/close in.. in post..! Tripod 8 sec at F22..small flashlight to illuminate..
Here is another..I like the way the etched crown is hiding behind the sec hand..

[Jocke]

Originally Posted by yoniman

One of our TRF high priest Jocke said it was 1999.


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Maybe I looks like Jesus but I'm not a priest.

Here is some info about the laserlogo I have put together.

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[Jocke]

Originally Posted by EDL7

Leica macro 60mm..crop/close in.. in post..! Tripod 8 sec at F22..small flashlight to illuminate..
Here is another..I like the way the etched crown is hiding behind the sec hand..

How can the crown be behind the secondhand? I will say the secondhand is behind the crown.

[Yogi20]

Wow it's the first time I've seen mine but no photo

[lenfried29]

Originally Posted by Jocke

How can the crown be behind the secondhand? I will say the secondhand is behind the crown.

it depends where you looking at the logo inside or out

[EDL7]

How can the crown be behind the secondhand? I will say the secondhand is behind the crown.

I was talking about the lil Rolex elf that lives inside my watch...because he sees it..the other way around..
...once in awhile..he plays king for a day..and grabs the crown and puts it on his head..runs around the dial in glee..he is only a couple of mm tall..his name is Harvey..lol..

[lenfried29]

Originally Posted by EDL7

I was talking about the lil Rolex elf that lives inside my watch...because he sees it..the other way around..once in awhile..he plays king for a day..and grabs the crown puts it on his head..and runs around the dial in glee..he is only a couple of mm tall..his name is Harvey..lol..

and he takes the pictures from inside your watch. Nice picture though

[Jocke]

Originally Posted by EDL7

I was talking about the lil Rolex elf that lives inside my watch...because he sees it..the other way around..
...once in awhile..he plays king for a day..and grabs the crown and puts it on his head..runs around the dial in glee..he is only a couple of mm tall..his name is Harvey..lol..

Damn, I didn't think about that.

[DGB]

From a 16710 Pepsi



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[Old Geezer]

Didn’t realize I captured it until I adjusted the picture for WRUW today.

[PathfinderMP]

Originally Posted by lenfried29

I noticed that LECs are not equal on every watch. Some has perfect lines others are not. Interesting how this crown is put on the sapphire. It seems that it's not lasered.

If viewed head-on they’re all straight, at certain angles they’re all crooked. The stars are lasered in at varying heights in the sapphire and at varying angles, to make duplication and counterfeiting that much harder.


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[PathfinderMP]

Originally Posted by Portland

I’ll play. Decent lighting conditions, an iPhone, $10 macro lense, and my 116610.

That’s a great shot.


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[lenfried29]

Originally Posted by PathfinderMP

If viewed head-on they’re all straight, at certain angles they’re all crooked. The stars are lasered in at varying heights in the sapphire and at varying angles, to make duplication and counterfeiting that much harder.


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This pic shows that

[yoniman]

Originally Posted by Jocke

Maybe I looks like Jesus but I'm not a priest.

Here is some info about the laserlogo I have put together.

Click here to find out

Truly awesome Jocke.
Never knew there used to be a "S" in the crown.

Thank you. This is fascinating....

cheers

[rph08]

Here it is on my SD.

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[blackhawks-fan]

Originally Posted by SkyKing31

I’m totally obsessed too. Sometimes I stare at my watch just to watch the second hand sweep around


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HAHAHA! I do the same thing almost every night when I go to bed. Part of my bedtime ritual has always been charging the lume. I will spend 60 seconds or more just watching the seconds go by before I go to sleep.

[blackhawks-fan]

I thought UV light might help show the crown. I didn't help much.

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[imgook]

Because of this thread, went on eBay and brought a cheapo digital microscope.

[yoniman]

Originally Posted by imgook

Because of this thread, went on eBay and brought a cheapo digital microscope.

Hahaha.
You did not!

Look, Jocke was right.
Through your microscope I can discern the star shape laser etch.

Cheers!



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[Portland]

Originally Posted by yoniman

This is WOW! Dramatic lighting too.

If you don't mind what kind of macro lens did you used with your iPhone?

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Thanks!

This is the lens I’m using.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0179JX8GC..._NqrOBb4EHDPZ0

[MinMay]

Simple iPhone zoom

[Portland]

A little pro tip for those of you trying to get a decent shot. It’s really hard to capture the etched coronet on its own. However if you let the sapphire crystal work with you not against you it’s a lot easier to capture.

A little trick I use is a flashlight. I shine the flashlight downward about 2 inches above the crystal surface right at the 12 o’clock marker. The crystal absorbs the light and distributes it throughout the rest of the crystal. It acts like one of those little crystal sculptures you buy at the mall that sit on the little rotating mirror with lights shining up into the sculpture. The crystal absorbs the light and reflects it out bringing out any little variance in the crystal. The etched coronet also absorbs the light and stands out almost like it’s in 3D.

If you set up your shot the right way, you can get some really cool pictures. Using different color lights can also amplify the affect.

Here’s a visual of what the setup looks like using my Explorer II. You can see the light being absorbed by the crystal and the coronet clearly stand out even though this isn’t a closeup picture.



When you set up your shot and have a decent macro lens handy, you get something like this, taken using my Ceramic Sub.

[Carry The Interest]

Tough catching this in crummy office lighting and on the white dial. Easiest to see when you're looking at it over the black subdial...apologies for the crummy iPhone photos!

[ledas1]

Photo of my YMII etched crown. It's rather crummy but, taken on dinner table with no special lighting and a simple stand to hold the, folding plastic, case of eye-loupe mentioned below. Used a crude iPhone 6 in conjunction with a separate external Bausch & Lomb (4X 5X 9X eye-loupe) magnifier.

[yoniman]

That is visually intriguing! Try it on a different angle on extreme / macro shot.

Thanks for partipating. Keep em coming!

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[Chad072]

[XtraCrispy]

Thanks a lot! I'm wearing my Oris today so I had to go get my Sub, tried taking several pictures but couldn't get the LEC to show up... now you have me convinced I have a fake

[Phrank]

Originally Posted by Dsmith1974

2012 if I’m not wrong. I need a loupe to see mine, even then have to catch the light just right.

The LEC arrived in 2001/2002 on one or two models and were rolled out to all models by 2004 IIRC.

For instance, my A serial 1999/2000 Rolex does not have the LEC, bu my 2007 Submariner does.

Also, if I took my A serial Rolex in and the sapphire was replaced, I would see a LEC with an, "S" at the bottom of the Coronet to denote a "Service (replacement)" crystal.

[RRKnight]