TeeJay Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 This arrived for me earlier to day, and I am absolutely stoked How good is the watch? Are their flaws? Well, yes, there are 'flaws'... The silver ring on the bezel insert is 1/4 the width rather than 1/3, the strap is the 20mm Seamaster Strap (with double-drilled lugs to accomodate both the rubber strap and SS bracelet) The pearl isn't perfect, and the numerical font is sans-serif (The primary indices might also be too thin, I'm not 100% on that yet) However, the watch has a load of positives... The rubber strap does not gape from the case at the lugs, the printing on the dial is crisp and clear, the words "Swiss Made" are underneath the minute indices (rather than above them, as on my 42mm) The HE valve appears to be correctly off-set from the 10 position, and the movement is smooth (no 'jerkiness' at all) I admit, it's no Ultimate Planet Ocean, but, for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltatahoe Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 glad to hear you're happy with it -- in the end that's all that matters wear it well deltatahoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted June 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 glad to hear you're happy with it -- in the end that's all that matters wear it well deltatahoe Absolutely, for the price, it could've been a hell of a lot worse, so I'm more than happy This won't be coming off my wrist for quite a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dario33 Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 Still my favorite rep to date. Glad you like yours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted June 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 Still my favorite rep to date. Glad you like yours! I have to admit, I think the Planet Ocean is probably my favorite watch design... Large indices, large hands, easy to read dial, it's got all the right qualifications I'm thinking of getting a VC Overseas in white as a dress watch, and that has similar markings to the Planet Ocean, but, I think that the markers and hands might 'blend in' with the white dial, so it might not be quite as easy to read 'at a glance', but that's something I'd need to definitely see for myself to be able to judge. Until I actually owned the 45mm and had it on my wrist, I was still a little concerned that it might look too big. I've realized that it only looks 'big', when it's being compared side by side with a smaller watch like a Sub or SMP in an AD, as they eye is 'used' to the smaller watch just taken off. When worn on it's own, with no comparison, the size really isn't so bad (I guess because it doesn't totally fill the top of my wrist) I'll be interested to try on a Panerai, but Omega is definitely still by favorite brand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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