JSebWC Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 Decided to add a ranger dial to my last order with Raffles the other day and it arrived this week. I wanted to compare it to the Yuki option . The raffles dial has dial feel for two movements eta and DG I used an eta movement for this project Overall first impression. I like it.!! Most accurate dial to date for the 90220 The numerals are appropriate in size. larger than explorer numerals not 100%accurate but the closest ive seen . crisp printing Shield is accurate in shape and size as is the rest of the text. the RANGER text does appear a shade too small to me but it could be just my eyes playing tricks. The finish of the dial is where it gets interesting. My phone has a hard time focusing on the text against the black its alot crisper than it appears in the photo. its a semi gloss black , that head on looks like a deep black. This was a bit of a surprise as I was expecting a finish similar to that of Explorers...a flat matt black that turns a grey tone in the sun...but they tried something different on this one. undecided if I prefer it or not. from an angle it takes on a lighter tone and the texture of the dial really shows Recipe Raffles case raffles dial clarks T12 crystal clone eta raffles ranger hands camo nato aged lume on dial and hands. assembled Another point I want to mention is that the proportions are right the balance on the dial . The minuite markers are further out to the edge compared to the yuki . The lume was aged by me on the dial and hands to match. Alot of hype around the new ranger release but the dial and text color dont do it for me This is the one to have imo people complain about the size but with the T12 box crystal it appears and wears larger and feels light on the wrist . Overall impression. This is a great out of the box option for a ranger build its unmatched as far as value. Thanks for looking . As always comments and questions welcome. \\\ Yuki dial for comparison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikrnic Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 Always loved the Ranger. Mines a keeper, ETA version from 2017.Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSebWC Posted August 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 (edited) 1 Edited August 25, 2022 by JSebWC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtools Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 Very nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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