These are my thoughts on this watch, which arrived from TD Trusty yesterday.
Overall, Very pleased. I would recommend this watch to anyone who wants this model, and do not mind putting in about an hour of finishing time.
I bought this watch mainly because of the bracelet. I have been admiring this bracelet design for a very long time.
The watch came well packed and I didn't wait too long. I opened it up to find that the factory took great pride in their factory branding. Peeling the plastic off the watch was easy as there was not alot of plastic on it.
The machining of the bracelet and case was amazing, precise bracelet pieces, exact bracelet pins, perfect spring loaded pressing link end caps. The clasp have some areas that was not too well finished, that is the inside hollow part.. a bit hard to describe but see photo below. The case was machined really well but had some pretty sharp edges. The edges dont cut you, but feels sharp enough to be unpleasant. The case back design also had some sharp edges to it.
Dial lines up well with the case, printing is excellent, excellent quality overall.
I feel that this watch did not go through the final finish stage that should have been done. there was some dirt, some what appeared to be polishing compound left on some edges, and some rough areas that needed further finishing.
I took some 2000 grit and wet sanded the watch as needed, washed with soap and water, and it turned out to be very nice. Sharp edges were gone and cleaned up the rough parts a bit. The antireflective domed crystal is a nice touch. The best practical feature of this watch is the single hand, on-the-wrist micro adjustment of the length, I love it.
below are some pics. thanks for reading.
Overall, Very pleased. I would recommend this watch to anyone who wants this model, and do not mind putting in about an hour of finishing time.
I bought this watch mainly because of the bracelet. I have been admiring this bracelet design for a very long time.
The watch came well packed and I didn't wait too long. I opened it up to find that the factory took great pride in their factory branding. Peeling the plastic off the watch was easy as there was not alot of plastic on it.
The machining of the bracelet and case was amazing, precise bracelet pieces, exact bracelet pins, perfect spring loaded pressing link end caps. The clasp have some areas that was not too well finished, that is the inside hollow part.. a bit hard to describe but see photo below. The case was machined really well but had some pretty sharp edges. The edges dont cut you, but feels sharp enough to be unpleasant. The case back design also had some sharp edges to it.
Dial lines up well with the case, printing is excellent, excellent quality overall.
I feel that this watch did not go through the final finish stage that should have been done. there was some dirt, some what appeared to be polishing compound left on some edges, and some rough areas that needed further finishing.
I took some 2000 grit and wet sanded the watch as needed, washed with soap and water, and it turned out to be very nice. Sharp edges were gone and cleaned up the rough parts a bit. The antireflective domed crystal is a nice touch. The best practical feature of this watch is the single hand, on-the-wrist micro adjustment of the length, I love it.
below are some pics. thanks for reading.
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