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TempestBen wrote:
Do you guys trust OceanicTime then...?
http://oceanictime.blogspot.com/2011/06/tempest-viking-prototype.html
Well, this small "review" just describe what we allready saw or knew...
So I would say that it's not much of a review...
The pictures are talking from themselves and I don't considerate this writing as a professional review.
A review would be:
Full description of the lug-screws system with pictures of the screws?
Is there any good or long lasting lume?
What is the weight of the watch as it seems big plus wrist shots with wrist size to compare...
Any picture compared to a known watch model for the sizes
How many seconds the movement win/loose by day with a normal wear?
Is the bezel ratchet's click hard/smooth/sitting in fast/right place after beeing manupilated such as any slack?
Is there any anti-reflect coating inside/outside and is it doing a good job in full sun exposure? How many layers of it if you know it?
Seems like a slightly domed crystal: Is it? Simple dome or double dome?
Is the watch comfortable to wear a whole day and sitting well balanced on the wrist?
Are the screws who are poping out of the bracelet not getting/digging in the hand sides when the watch hang down on a relaxed arm?
Are the grooves on the case accumulating dust and crap pretty fast?
Are the crown-guards comfortable on the back of the hand with them edged shape?
Is the DLC a hard PVD or a real DLC like Dievas producted on one of it's model?.......And so on....
That's what's called a review in the watch's world and if I would have met you, I would have done my best to leave you with all those answers in my note-book!
So as I see this guy: He came, he saw, he left empty hands...Pitty because he had all the occasion to make it!
And more conclusive if possible:
If the watches are finished in Switzerland as you state: Is the DLC performed there or in Germany?
Who is testing the watch on water-resistance and movement regulating: A Swiss lab or a German one?
Any documentation/picture about the movement's grade in decoration or any ETA grading?
And a top finish who would reassure all readers as potential buyers about the claims: Who finish, assemble and test the Viking in Switzerland?
Because if there is something who makes us spit money without counting on few hundreds more: It's a proof that the Swiss factory is not a mail-box.
Doxa burned them sorry asses on that with Walca Far-East doing all the job and sitting with apparently only an office's address in Zurich from where we still wait factory machines pictures!
You should seriously watch and learn from Doxa's failures as everybody else making watches with different factories in different countries, using the 51% Swiss law to get the Swiss-Made label.
Being transparent will always save your ass.
That's a full review: Oceanic time wasn't even touching it with the tip of his fingers and I feel sorry for this guy who really lack of curiosity...
William...all good points, and I agree these would be the things a WIS would want to know about a production model piece...but, remember the only thing that exists right now from Tempest are a few PROTOTYPE watches which already have a number of known issues that need to be sorted out in the production run.
...I'm just sayin'...
You guys are being tough on Ben from Tempest (and well...that's just fine by me...I fully understand that a WIS must have a high level of skepticism when considering an unproven, new venture). The more information a watch builder can give his watch buying public, the better (but, Forums can be a challenging environment...I've seen the BIG NAMES really alienate forum goers...step on their own #@%* with the information that is given...).
Ultimately, a watch manufacturer is going to live or die by the end product that is turned out. Screw it up and be exposed for turning out a second rate product with horrible customer service...manufacture a winner with top notch customer service, and well...I think the success and failure of recent micro-brands pretty much tells the story! (all IMO)...