"Here's how it is ..."
Cpt. Malcolm Reynolds, Serenity.
I call this shot the Andreww/By-Tor Special.
Here's how it is, I ordered my Navitimer from Ruby back in the day when she first started making her name as she-who-has-the-new-Navitimers. It's a 28,800vph Asian 7750 copy with the transport gear layer added to change it to a Tri-Compax layout, emulating the 7753 on the original.
It arrived, I wore it, I Bob-for-Breitlinged it up and ... it died in its first week.
Side view to show the amazing tank-like profile common to all 7750/7753-based watches.
Being a decent sort of dealer, Ruby said that she would gladly replace it and I got a return address and sent it back. It's now the 25th of September.
<tt>"TIME PASSES"</tt>
The Hobbit - a videogame
A fortnight later, she's still not received it, but I can live with that as I'm on holiday.
<tt>"THORIN SITS DOWN AND STARTS SINGING ABOUT GOLD"</tt>
The Hobbit - a videogame
Ok, it's 3rd of November. This is starting to be a little unfeasible. Let's verify the address I sent it to. Oh, damn, she gave me the wrong address. Oh well. It can happen, I suppose.
While we're depressed at this point, let's have a look at the back of the new Navitimer. As you can see, it's got a temperature converter. I've used it precisely twice in the last week.
Temperature conversion scale - more useful than you'd think.
Anyway, back to the tale of weeping and gnashing.
I waited, got a tracking number (useless as usual, until it gets to France) and was off work the day I got an email from the French postage system that the Concierge had received the watch. I went downstairs and got it from her and she was a little surprised I knew it was there as she'd got it in the last 5 minutes.
mmm ... pretty
As you can probably guess, I ordered it in standard configuration, with the steel bracelet, even though I knew I'd probably never wear it on the steel as it is just way too bling for a skinny white guy that works in IT like me. It takes 22mm straps and I'd already had the one that got sent back on a Bob Strap so this one had the strap taken off before I removed the plastic from it. It's a very shiny strap. If you can do bling, this is a great starter.
Personally, I love the off-white style. It's really stunning. Some prefer the dark black or blue dials and I get it, but for me, this is the one.
All in all, it's been a while to get to me so I'm a little too relieved to pick fault with it, but I'll try:
The date-wheel is recessed. Of course it is, this is an Asian 7750 in Tri-Compax - they all do that. If you don't like this, get a 12-9-6 layout one. I knew this error and the following one before buying, but just in case you didn't, here you go.
The Slide Rule is off. It doesn't line up properly. This is a known problem with the 28k Navitimers that the 21k ones didn't have. Check your local dealer's photos, I defy you to find one the dealer's not nudged off-centre to hide this glaring error. Unfortunately, this is annoying because you'll use it more than you'd think. I've used it in the doctors to convert my weight from pounds to kilos and once at work to convert Pounds Sterling to Euros.
Having said that, I'm not at all disappointed in this watch and would recommend it to anyone that can live with its faults. Here's a parting stock shot, just so you get the big picture and don't get hung up on the details:
Come on, you want one. You know it...
Cpt. Malcolm Reynolds, Serenity.
I call this shot the Andreww/By-Tor Special.
Here's how it is, I ordered my Navitimer from Ruby back in the day when she first started making her name as she-who-has-the-new-Navitimers. It's a 28,800vph Asian 7750 copy with the transport gear layer added to change it to a Tri-Compax layout, emulating the 7753 on the original.
It arrived, I wore it, I Bob-for-Breitlinged it up and ... it died in its first week.
Side view to show the amazing tank-like profile common to all 7750/7753-based watches.
Being a decent sort of dealer, Ruby said that she would gladly replace it and I got a return address and sent it back. It's now the 25th of September.
<tt>"TIME PASSES"</tt>
The Hobbit - a videogame
A fortnight later, she's still not received it, but I can live with that as I'm on holiday.
<tt>"THORIN SITS DOWN AND STARTS SINGING ABOUT GOLD"</tt>
The Hobbit - a videogame
Ok, it's 3rd of November. This is starting to be a little unfeasible. Let's verify the address I sent it to. Oh, damn, she gave me the wrong address. Oh well. It can happen, I suppose.
While we're depressed at this point, let's have a look at the back of the new Navitimer. As you can see, it's got a temperature converter. I've used it precisely twice in the last week.
Temperature conversion scale - more useful than you'd think.
Anyway, back to the tale of weeping and gnashing.
I waited, got a tracking number (useless as usual, until it gets to France) and was off work the day I got an email from the French postage system that the Concierge had received the watch. I went downstairs and got it from her and she was a little surprised I knew it was there as she'd got it in the last 5 minutes.
mmm ... pretty
As you can probably guess, I ordered it in standard configuration, with the steel bracelet, even though I knew I'd probably never wear it on the steel as it is just way too bling for a skinny white guy that works in IT like me. It takes 22mm straps and I'd already had the one that got sent back on a Bob Strap so this one had the strap taken off before I removed the plastic from it. It's a very shiny strap. If you can do bling, this is a great starter.
Personally, I love the off-white style. It's really stunning. Some prefer the dark black or blue dials and I get it, but for me, this is the one.
All in all, it's been a while to get to me so I'm a little too relieved to pick fault with it, but I'll try:
The date-wheel is recessed. Of course it is, this is an Asian 7750 in Tri-Compax - they all do that. If you don't like this, get a 12-9-6 layout one. I knew this error and the following one before buying, but just in case you didn't, here you go.
The Slide Rule is off. It doesn't line up properly. This is a known problem with the 28k Navitimers that the 21k ones didn't have. Check your local dealer's photos, I defy you to find one the dealer's not nudged off-centre to hide this glaring error. Unfortunately, this is annoying because you'll use it more than you'd think. I've used it in the doctors to convert my weight from pounds to kilos and once at work to convert Pounds Sterling to Euros.
Having said that, I'm not at all disappointed in this watch and would recommend it to anyone that can live with its faults. Here's a parting stock shot, just so you get the big picture and don't get hung up on the details:
Come on, you want one. You know it...
