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). Well…I’m liking this one quite a bit. I don’t have very many pilot inspired pieces in my diver inspired collection, and I think the 3 main design elements that had me pushing the go button on this particular piece:1) Really cool looking vintage tan lume
2) Sweet spot (for me anyway) 44mm case dimension and excellently designed clean dial layout
3) The not very often seen ETA 2895-2 27 jewel automatic movement with Small Seconds Dial at the 6 o’clock position (and for a very reasonable price!)
The only negative that had me concerned was the standard Nubuck leather strap, as I’m not a big fan of Nubuck leather anything, but it’s not that bad in person and plays nicely with that vintage looking lume. I will no doubt be experimenting with some different straps options on this one. Really like the look and feel of this one on the wrist, and those that have experienced the ETA 2895-2 automatic (or the derived from 2892-2 for that matter) know that this is a great movement and one of the smoothest, silkiest movements to wind by hand. I only have one other piece with the ETA 2895-2, but I can say that I like the movement very much.
As I said, I’m liking this one quite a bit out of the gate!
The basic specs:
Movement: ETA Cal. 2895-2 27 jewels Swiss Automatic
Functions: Date Calendar, Hours, Minutes, and Small Seconds at 6 o’clock position
Case: Satin finish Solid Stainless steel
Crown: Factory Logo engraved
Crystal: Sapphire, Very slight dome profile
Dial: Black color, Luminous numerals, Tan color Arabic applied numerals
Hands: Luminous filled.
Case Back: Observation crystal. Screw-on style (held by screws)
Band: Tan color, Genuine leather
Clasp: Traditional Hamilton tang style
Water Resistance: 100m/330ft /10atm
Case Size: 44.00mm diameter (not including crown), 12.00mm thick
Some Pics:
A couple sunny pics:
Last edited on Sat Jul 2nd, 2011 06:28 pm by stew77