DemonSlayer Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 I asked my supplier to source me the 45 mm Planet Ocean (as worn by Daniel Craig in Casio Royale) and said that he couldn't find it and would therefore ship me the 42.5mm but would try his best to look for it before my package was shipped. When I received my package of watches, upon initially seeing the watch I thought it was the 42.5 mm. He also shipped an Omega SMP rubber strap with it, and I tried to fit it onto the watch without much success, but it did not occur to me it was because this wasn't the 42.5mm watch. Today I measured it with my calipers and it turned out to be close to 45mm or spot on. I realised that the reason why I did not immediately spot that it was the 45mm was because I had got so used to wearing my 111h on SS that everything else seemed 'small' and light. I have to say I wasn't even suprised by the size of the watch on my wrist. I don't have particularly big wrists, they are 6.5 inches and so more towards the small size on the scale but the watch doesn't look at all bad, at least in my opinion and the width from lug to lug doesn't exceed the width of my wrist. Overall I am pleased with the watch, it is built very well and has been keeping excellent time so far in the week I've had it. There are of course flaws with it, especially being the 'low end' asian 21J movement and therefore more prone to have cosmetic flaws compared to the more expensive ETA version which can cost upto 3 times as much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assasi9 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 this is prob going to be my next purchase! i am also satisfied with the asian 21j. can you tell me if the bracelet at the lugs is 20mm or 22mm and who did you get the watch from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonSlayer Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Hey man, I would go for it! It's an amazing watch and good value for money The dealer was actually my own business supplier, he doesn't specialize in replicas at all. I give him specifications/requirements of what I want in the watch and he has someone find it, and closely inspects it to check everything is working and the overall finish is good before shipping it to me A dealer I would highly recommend for providing you with 'best bang for your buck' watches is a dealer called tonyxkf on the cqout auction site. Fellow board member TeeJay bought his 45mm PO from him at an extremely good price, and it appears now by looking at his photos that mine and his are the exact same version His one however has double-drilled lugholes to allow the SMP rubber strap to fit in properly. I don't know what the lug width is on mine but I will get the measurement for you later I was a bit upset that my SMP rubber strap didn't fit and I am looking for what options are available to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assasi9 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 i have heard of tony many times on this board. maybe one day i will give him a try. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assasi9 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 by the way, i just checked cqout and tony no longer lists any watches there, just jewelry. i guess he is still having issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonSlayer Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Check out his website and contact him by email there: watch-ebay.net Ignore the prices on his website, just email that you are interested in purchasing the 45mm planet ocean, point out the watch to him from his site, and he will quote you a price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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