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PO 600m Chrono latest edition - mini review, comparisons, fixes (pic heavy)

Snapscan

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Ok, so I’ve wanted a PO Chrono for a long time, but there haven’t been any good ones out there, wrong sub dials and pusher spacings and date windows have been the bigger faults.

A few months ago some new ones popped up at the AD’s and they looked much better, so I pulled the trigger on one from PureTime.

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This edition is much better than the previous attempts, the sub dials are almost correctly spaced, the Chrono pushers are almost spot on, case size and finish is better and the dial looks very good, I don’t know what factory this is from.

The sub dial at 3 is still a faux though unfortunately.

The dial:
It looks even better than my Noob CrPO, no crooked markers, text is aligned almost perfectly.
The fonts are probably a bit too thick compared to gen, date window and 6 marker are slightly wrong, but hardly noticeable at wrist distance.


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The pearl and bezel:
I haven’t looked at all the gen versions of this, but the ones I’ve seen have the pearl centered in the triangle like on my Noob CrPO, so I guess this is a tell. Other than that the bezel is ceramic and of the same quality as the Noob, text printing again is probably a bit too thick, but it looks and feels good, turning of the bezel is smooth and firm as on the Noob and it lines up nicely.


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The case:
Big and heavy! Quality is on par with the Noob, nice brushing and polishing, size seems to be fairly accurate.


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Movement:
Decorated 7750. Except from the rotor and the plate under it there isn’t much added.


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Bracelet:
It seems to be almost the same as on my Noob CrPo, with some minor differences, the links are exactly the same, same feel and weight, some minor differences on the clasp, and the solid end links are of course much thicker.



So on to the problems.
The first thing I noticed when i unwrapped it and released it from it’s plastic crib was the top pusher falling out and tumbling to the floor. Well, not a good first impression I thought. Then I held it up and examined it and the first thing that stood out was a terribly crooked crystal. So, clearly some elbow grease was needed here to get this in wearable condition.

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I went for the crystal first, I don't have a press or any tool for that, so I placed the case with crystal down on a thick notepad, then placed a thick dictionary on top of the and applied even pressure while rotating/wobbling a bit, the crystal popped into place at once!


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Here you can see the crystal, Leaning Tower of Pisa! Also notice the thickness of the case compared to the Noob CrPo, they are almost the same thickness with the Noob's bracelet and clasp added!


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I was a bit nervous about the pusher, because I’ve seen some horrendous mounting solutions before, but looking at the banished pusher I guessed it was fastened by a standard C-ring or C-clip, and I presumed the lost clip must be in the case or movement somewhere.

Opening up the watch and taking out the movement, very carefully, and shaking lightly and rotating around didn’t reveal any little clip of any sort falling out, I thought it must have not been installed in the first place, which would have been weird, because the pusher would have been loose all the time at the TD. After looking around for a while I found it stuck to my magnetized screwdriver, undeserved luck! Notice the clip I'm talking about still attached to the other pusher.

I managed to get it back on the pusher with a tweezer after many many tries and lots of swearing, the pusher has to be pushed fully in and the little rim the clip goes on is just barely out beyond the casing, with my household garage tools this was a nightmare, but I got it in place finally.


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The clip is microscopic!



Large glass of wine.




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On the wrist and in working order, feels and looks good, a couple minutes fast it seems though.


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Compared to the Noob on the wrist


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You see how massive it is in comparison here


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Compared to two of my favorite Pam’s and the Noob


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Pam 243 on top, they are about the same thickness, but the Omega feels quite a bit larger and it is heavier, and especially top heavy.


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AR is good, on par with the Noob, a bit bluish tint, the sky is reflected in this photo though so it's not representative of the hue.


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And with my favorite rep at the moment, the PAM 531.




Thanks for looking and until next time!



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TheOmegaFan

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Thanks for review! It's from BP. Not sure I can pull it off with my 6.5-7" wrist, even the Titanium one. Fits your wrist perfectly, wear it well!


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Snapscan

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Ah BP yes, thank you. My wrist is a flat 7 and it's not too big so you never know :)
 

sunnydale

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Thank you for the comparison, very informative! Other than the pearl placement, the watch seems to be a killer.
 

Mr. Pap

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Very nice review and shots Snapscan!

Thanks for sharing! We haven't seen many of them in the wild...
 

maxnty

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Well it looks I'm about to be $400 poorer thanks to this review! [emoji6]
 

Conquerer

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What makes it so difficult for repmakers to give these two dial chronos (Omega POs at least) fully working dials? I'm more curious than anything, as the three dial chronos seem to be fine and fully functional. Not saying they're always reliable and will last, but at least everything works from the factory. Not sure why taking out one dial changes all that, but hey I don't know how it works tbqh.
 

dsmdave

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Nice review snapscan. How does the dial look on the rep? I know on the genuine the dial has a shiny, almost textured patten to it. Does the replica resemble this in anyway? Also, are the dates raised or flat on the date window?

Thanks for the insight, I've not seen much of this model discussed.
 

Snapscan

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As far as I can tell the numbers on the date wheel are standard prints, so only raised by the thickness of the print, can’t really tell by the naked eye. The dial is smooth and semi gloss, no texture there except from the rings on the sub dials.

Here’s a pic of the dial out of the case:

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Put it on a mesh for now :)

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MADRED7

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Thx for this review ... I am interested in this piece for a while now. Could be one of my next watches though ... will give my TD a shout.

Dr. Theo
 

dsmdave

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Thanks for the pictures. You can really tell how the dial looks out of the case. The watch looks killer on the mesh too!
 

jaeelarr

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Thought about this piece, but its much more expensive than the previous PO version which i got for a very good price through a TD on here. The new version is about 2X the price...but its a looker for sure.
 

Rotador

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Good review and comparison, Snapscan.

Rep points added, by the way.
 

speedmaster.

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Awesome!!
Can you explain how does this movement perform?
What is the running second hand? Left subdial?
Does the central second hand work as the 'chrono' hand?
Is the right subdial the minute hand?
 

Snapscan

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Hey speedmaster, the movement is a standard asian 7750, same as in most rep chronos, a minute or so too fast per day so far. The chrono function works just fine except the sub dial at 3 which is non working/faux. The running seconds is the left sub dial and working as normal.
 

andi mack

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very nice looking watches, you lot aren't making this any easier are you.