Kill the lights (part 2)! Best kept secret brand in lume!

[Timepiece]

I am not an expert on the matter and have no connections to any brand. I gathered all information below on the net for my own interest.

After two years of RWG I got busted last month when a parcel with a rep was snatched by Customs.

I was criminally charged by the Ministery of Justice. I would not be prosecuted if I signed a waver for the rep.

Fortunately it was a resend by mistake by a dealer so I suffered no loss.

BUT, it made me think if I really want to live in fear of being convicted over a lousy ~200 euro

[KB]

Wow what an excellent write up and I must admit a very sexy range of watches.

Thanks for sharing this with us.

Ken

[patinga]

Very cool. I had heard about Ball but never looked into them. Thanks for the info!

[Shundi]

Beautiful....just beautiful! Thanks for writing that up...might be on my list!

[italiano17771]

excellent review!! i too have wanted to get a ball, although their range in size was a bit too small for my liking. i think the biggest 1 i found was 44mm. nevertheless, beautiful watches. thanks for the write-up.

[Ztech]

Yep, Ball is a very often overlooked company that makes great watches at very competitive prices. I owned one in the past and they're top shelf quality. Thanks for that great write up.

[Dani]

looks like the watches you get when putting a $ into one of those hand grabbing machines.

Not my cup of tea.

Cheers

[mastergod]

Interesting, thanks for the write-up.

I

[AMK000]

Excellent write up.

Ball is a fine watch company. Very similar to Oris and Longines (Ball watches are usually more expensive than Oris).

[dluddy]

Fantastic write-up on Ball. I learned a lot by reading this so thanks for sharing

[FxrAndy]

Very interesting thanks for showing them to us, I do agree about the indentity bit.

[Toadtorrent]

Great write-up. I do like quite a few of the pieces in the Ball line. They make the classic conductor/trainmaster pocket watch you see in a lot of train museums. Classic!!

[reachroland]

yeah man thanks for the write up. i remember first coming across a ball watch ad, and wasn't too sure about getting one.

after some research, and reading your post. wow. i'm sure to get one sometime.

[Cats]

Great review.

To be honest i've never heard of Ball.

Capre Diem

Cats

[smc]

I may just give up reps for one of those.....

[TeeJay]

Wow. That's a really nice line up of watches, ranging from elegant to rugged, yet all obviously very sturdy and practical Thanks for taking the time to share it all

[Newdoc]

Damn thanks for the write up. Very cool.

[trailboss]

Is tritium watches a FAD? Yes, if an easily accessible powder-form/liquid/printable equivalent comes along. When you can print lume which doesn

[panera]

If you want You can buy a Ball rep from King:

I checked it And I am sure no Tiritium tubes also lack of quality. Cause No any info about it and No Lume pict

http://www.kingshowbox.com/category.php?id=112

Edited December 3, 2008 by panera

[chiefwiggum]

Love the look of these watches especially the Aviator and Officers watches which are about 46mm.

I had difficulty finding prices, but found this site that may be be of assistance to anyone wondering about cost.

http://www.abouttime.com/abouttime/ball-watches.invtc.html

[smc]

Are we 100% sure no tritium? I'd buy 2 or 3 if it was H3.

[RobbieG]

Not my thing but I'm sure it will be for someone. I'm more for sort of traditional design and materials and the multi color lume isn't for me. I have to say the designs don't really knock me out either, but hey, that is why we have all these brands - so there is something for everyone!