My brown dart dial Moray 2 came in today.  I think it's a nice update to the Moray 1.  The dial really looks nice and the brown color looks great.

I think the Moray 2 have a couple of functional improvements over the Moray 1 with the bezel and crown being easier to grip thanks to more defined ridges.  I particularly like the bigger feeling crown.

Can't really make any observations about the Miyota 9015 movement yet, but it's nice to have a full featured (hand-winding, hacking, 28.8k beating) movement that's not an ETA 2824.

Anyway, I'm very happy with the Moray 2 so far.  Here are some quick pics I took:



Notice the highly defined ridges on the bezel and crown.


Helium escape valve for those hard days desk diving at work!


Close up of the dial


Next to the Moray 1 dart dial


Case comparison.  They look very much alike with some minor differences.


Comparing the side profiles.




My PAM312 has a similar styled case to the Morays, so I also took a few shots with the Panerai.  I really like this style of watch case.

Group shot.



The Moray 2 is pretty thick, but not quite as thick as the 312.  Moray 1 feels like a slim version of these watches!


Wrist shot.

I think the Moray 2 will have a place within my watch rotation.  It should do a fine job as the 312's stunt double and is a great looking watch in its own right.  I give the Moray 2 two thumbs up!

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