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 Posted: Thu Dec 31st, 2009 11:53 am
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stew77



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 Hey Jeff...well I'm definitely a little late with comments...I seem to regularly miss the great posts that end up under the "Watch News and Reviews" section here at 3T.

I, like others have commented, have never really known what to make of Tudor as a watch producer.  At their price point, it seems that I could always consider a maker that has their own in-house caliber under the hood (not that I own anything in that price range...but hey, maybe 2010 will be the year!!).

But, they do have some unique designs of their own these days as you pointed out with the Iconaut and this Hydro 1200 which has them moving well away from the conservative/classic designs of Rolex.

I really love the case, bezel (really like the multipiece bezel design and how it is integrated in this design), and bracelet design of this Hydro 1200.

I'm not so crazy about the hands as others have mentioned, and the font size (and all of that extra writing) on the dial is a bit distracting.  Maybe if they have left off the "Rotor-Self-Winding" bit...hmmm

I definitely like it overall though...