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| Joined: | Tue Jun 17th, 2008 |
| Location: | Saratoga, New York USA |
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I like the dial, not too busy for my tastes. Legibility is great for telling time. I still am not sure as to the date window. It appears that the numberal on the two digit dates gets cut off by the window a little bit.
The bead blasted case is top notch. The rubber strap is probably the best surprise to the package. It is thick at the lugs probably about 6-7 mm, and it has a nice groove down the middle of it to the buckle. The only downside is that there is not a dive suit extension. It would have been nice to see one similar to Sinn's large buckle. The inside of the strap also is textured vs flat so it sits nice on the wrist. The hex lugs are pretty cool too, I like those so much better than screwed lugs, which I prefer over springbars. The case also has notches on the sides to accommodate the extra thick strap. That was good thinking in advance on Steinhart's part.
I think that Steinhart is going to produce a metal bracelet for it as well. I have found that for me larger watches wear better on rubber. Usually I swap the band on a watch as soon as I get it since most aftermarket bands are better than the o.e.m. bands. Not in this case, this one is staying on. Plus it has four sizing holes on each side so it is very easy to get a perfect fit.
The crown at 4 is a great size. I have a Triton from two years ago and the crown is too small. This is a much better size and works flawlessly.
The watch has gained on an average of 3 1/2 seconds per day for the past few days. So that is pretty good.
The only thing that I can think of that would make this package better would be to have the metal bracelet ready. Other than that, it has all of the ingredients of a great dive watch.
I really think the overall quality and execution is great.
Hopefully this helps.