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Very nice and very detailed review...haven't heard much about Corvus recently. While I find the watch interesting and the design particularly to my liking, there are other quality brands with virtually the same design (albeit with R/H crown & 316 stainless) at 1/2 the price.Thanks! Yes, the mkii Stingray and the Precista PR-50 are very similar. But neither has a kolsterized case or sapphire bezel. Additionally, the Precista's movement is non-hacking, although it is considerably more economical. If I had my druthers I'd have gotten the reissued Blancpain Fifty-Fathoms (one of the smaller versions) with a reversed crown :-). But that would've been a very long search and wait for funds to accumulate.
I considered all of the above watches in my search: all classic dive watches along the pattern of the TR-900, I'm sure there are others I missed. I didn't want to buy used or vintage since I'm pretty new to the watch thing and wasn't sure of my ability to not get screwed. The Stingray and PR-50 are great watches also, but they didn't come with the complete package of features that the Bradley did. The BP Fifty-Fathoms is out of my price range, the standard version is o'er large and, of course, isn't available in a destro version.
Following rules 1, 2, and 3 of the 25 rules for watch collectors, I chose the Corvus as a great watch for which I could pay cash and which called to me. Glad you liked the review!