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 Posted: Thu Mar 20th, 2008 04:57 pm
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mcwright



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 Just got this one today. It's a beaut! A couple of mm larger than my Marcello C GMT was, this one has a 42mm case with a very nicely decorated screwed-in case back. No-peek-a-boo on this one. :) The case is satin finished on top and polished on the sides. The bezel turns very smoothly, though not like a Seiko Sammy, and is easy to grip. Sapphire crystal with a cyclops date viewer.

The Bracelet is very easy to adjust with the screw-in links. A diver-extention deployant clasp completes the bracelet. Lume is bright at first and then fades to a readable level for several hours. Kudo's to Steinhart for putting lume on the 24 hour hand. A lot of GMT's I see don't have this feature which I don't get. I WANT to see the darn second time in the dark for crying out loud. Put a dab of lume on the 24 hour hand!!! :D

The nicely sized, easy to turn crown screws-in very snug. Yes, the 24 hour hand is independently adjustable. Hurray for that. Movement is the tried and true ETA 2893-2 with 21 jewels. All-in-all a darn good watch for the money.