KMAC Posted August 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Last pic before it hits the mail. He is running thru a functions check and making sure we are good to go. This looks much better than my old UPO did in my opinion. I will post my unqualified photographic skills picture when I get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougar1 Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Looks great Kmac, can't ask for a better face on photo than that Do post some photos when you receive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMAC Posted September 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Received the watch and its great. Through it in one of my SMP's boxes for first pic. Just some iPhone pics for now. Bracelet not sized, but first wrist shots Good even AR Lume is better then expected, the hands and pearl are weak though. Below is a comparison with my 2254.50 Fits well on my SMP rubber Curve fits perfect and the spring bars are tightly spaced. Next to the 2254.50 Lume next to the 2254.50 the 2254.50 2531.80 wrist shot Old tritium lume 2531.80 wrist shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougar1 Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Looks excellent kmac, great shots, thanks for adding the pics. It does go well on smp rubber, tried mine with thick springbars and you'd think it was made for the rep po. How do you find it in comparison to the old vac upo you had? btw, nice collection of smps there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMAC Posted September 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Much better than the old UPO i had. This is very gen like, the lume markers are very white when not charged, pearl is good, and good AR. Much better then the UPO even with the Chief AR on that last one I was very disappointed in the watch and this is almost perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougar1 Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 In this pic kmac: Is the lume charged at a similar rate to the 2254 in this shot? Normally in PO's I've seen the dial markers are weaker than the hands in lume strength,(although I haven't seen the latest factory runs of the PO) In your pic above the markers seem much stronger than the hands in the rep and holds up well next to the gen smp, and normally the 2254 would be about equal in lume strength (but bigger markers) than the gen PO but much stronger than the rep PO. So wondering have they improved the lume somewhat or you got a one off superlumed one or they are charged differently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMAC Posted September 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 My 2254.50 is brighter then my friends 2200.50. I think slightly more like area is the cause of that. Both during the gen v gen test were outside during a hawaii BBQ and brought in to check them. Man v man watch-off I guess. This case the 2254 was in my drawer for a while and when I pulled the 5 gen PO out of the box I charged both over my bathroom light for 1 minute or so to take a pic with my iPhone. The hands/pearl are definetly fainter and the markers are pretty close to the 2254 but not as eye popping. I will charge both outside a while and that should cause the 2254 to out shine the rep. But the 5gen surprised me. It doesn't last long but if I am outside and come in with it then it is definetly good lume. I would say close to a citizen (not color but strength) and not as good as a seiko sumo or in the same league as the omegas. It is close to my 2531.80 but that is because it has very little area on that. I will re lume or dial swap later but I'm going to enjoy this awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougar1 Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Yeah agree with 2254 area being more glowing I had just wondered if the reps PO's had come on in huge leaps with lume or something I missed, I have gen 2254 and gen PO and both have different lume surface areas but similar intensity (brightness) in lume strength from equal charge. The rep PO is pretty good for a rep and while it is good on solid lume charge it takes much longer to get up to that intensity and fades much faster. Still a great rep though, if they added full superlume and charged $50 more it would be interesting to see how the sales would go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMAC Posted September 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Here is both after about 10 minutes outside and with just night settings to allow for a slightly long exposure. Both for the sexy lume shot with 10-12 second exposure And I was asked for additional pictures of the PO and the 2254. Not the same series so not suppose to be exactly the same, but a comparison. CROWNS PEARLS HE Valve Here is both after about 10 minutes outside and with just night settings to allow for a slightly long exposure. Both for the sexy lume shot with 10-12 second exposure And I was asked for additional pictures of the PO and the 2254. Not the same series so not suppose to be exactly the same, but a comparison. CROWNS PEARLS HE Valve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMAC Posted September 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 sorry about the double post on the pics, but it isn't letting me edit it. Cougar thanks for, maybe indirectly, talking me into this one. Amazing rep period, but for the money it is extraordinary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougar1 Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 That's fantastic Kmac, great, pics btw! Looking at the PO rep next to the 2254 in the long exposure shot, it definitely looks like they improved the lume a bit on the rep markers, not quite as radioactive as the 2254 but it is much stronger than the PO hands. I'm not sure if this is widespread improvement in lume on all PO reps or you got better than usual lume on yours. Glad you like it anyway, for the prices you can't go wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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