How blue is the Cousteau 2006?

[docdoc]

I wonder if anyone who have the aquatimer cousteau 2006 could tell me how blue is the strap and dial? If you have a pantone ref that would be awesome

I tried some AD but as it is a limited edition they are long gone

[takashi]

That's too bright of blue, in reality, it looks much darker.

[docdoc]

That's too bright of blue, in reality, it looks much darker.

So almost seems to be blue/black

[Toadtorrent]

So almost seems to be blue/black

Yes. The strap actually appears bluer than the dial...but is not really blow (NOT like a blue Breitling strap). My Pantone reference cards have disappeared...sorry. It's pretty dark on the dial.

[Star69]

more like this :

cheers,

Frank

[asiparks]

hi, I got an 06 from Ruby (nice replica) and another from Angus (Puretime), there's a comparison posted here somewhere...ah here ya go

but in a nutshell:

Both dials are the same base color, it is a very blue black. Ruby's had nicer subdials and much better aligned indices. Angus's had a more accurate day/date font and (very faint) lume on the inner bezel, whereas Rubies did not. Angus's strap was a very grey shade of blue and very stiff, Ruby's was very dark blue and is more accurate to gen in feel ( and I'm now the proud owner of not one, but 2 gen aquatimers, a Slevin and a Split Minute...pics to follow ).

Angus's had a slightly better mechanical feel in the chrono dept, Rubies was a good bit cheaper esp. if you figure in shipping...

[asiparks]

I'll post more detailed picks in a separate post later...

[ta8088]

more like this :

cheers,

Frank

Those are great shots that give an idea of how dark the dial and strap on the 06 CD are. The dial and strap on it are definately darker then the blue SFSO and gen Pro Diver strap. They often appear almost black on the Cousteau.

[ta8088]

I'll post more detailed picks in a separate post later...

Yes more pics please. Had the case bead blasted??