charmquark Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Just arrived today and it is very shiny! So shiny that my photos of it lying flat didn't come out. First impressions: It's larger than I expected, feels like a big watch. Here it is in comparison with some others; An Alpha Explorer I - I guess this is the size I was expecting from photos/memory A Helenarou 47mm 1936 Homage A couple of old (2001) Uhr-Kraft, the Radiomir Homage is 47mm, the other maybe 44mm and the Glashutte feels similar. Round the back, the movement has a decorated plate mostly covering it It looks good, no idea what's underneath. It's nothing like the gen but I bought this for itself, not to fool anyone. The case marking says ST.STEEL not Rose Gold, I guess they standardised on one. It's kept almost perfect time, running maybe 5 seconds fast over the first hour but I'll let it bed in. It's certainly good enough for a dress watch. Problems: There's a sort of tide mark/smear on the inside of the crystal in the bottom right quadrant roughly on a line between the 3 and the 7. It doesn't show in the photos and is nothing compared to my greasy fingerprints on the outside of the casing. I'm not going to worry about it. If I had to guess, maybe they tried an AR coating and it ran or it actually was someone's greasy fingerprint assembling it. I may swop the strap for a Black Croc one. It's a little too beige right now. I might get another in SS with White Dial and RG markers in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg_r Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Very nice indeed, and great value too. I've been tempted by one of those myself, but not sure that I'd wear it often enough (hardly ever wear anything but a PAM these days). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houndoggie Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Reg is always a pleasure to deal with... Congrats on your new toy... Thanks for posting the size comparison shot... it is big, wonder why they made it so big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corgi Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 I probably would have got one but the gen is a German watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16a2 Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Congrats on the purchase, I have one of these and it is such an elegant looking watch. It looks great under a shirt. Wear it well! I probably would have got one but the gen is a German watch. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmquark Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 I probably would have got one but the gen is a German watch. Sorry you've lost me - that's a good thing isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Larger than i expected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.