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Posted: Thursday Jun 15th, 2006 09:38 PM
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Trias Stealth Pilot Movement Pic. - The auto winding bridge and balance cock are identical. I would say that the movement is the best part of the watch. It hacks and handwinds. The functions are time, date, fixed 24hr indicator at 12, and power reserve at 6:00. During the 24 hours I've owned it, it gained about 15 seconds, which is pretty good in my book. This is the first power reserve watch I've had that is hand-windable, and it's really cool to wind it and watch the P/R increase. And it increases qucikly. About 10 winds put it up to haslf full.[/list]- The crystal: It's just a flat crystal, with a tiny cyclops at 4:30 for the date. THIS CYCLOPS SUCKS! :D It is way more difficult to actually see the date with it than it would be to see it without it. Definitely a big thumbs down.
- The Crown: It sticks out a little oddly, but functionally it's excellent. It's easy to grasp and move to the different positions. Having the knurling slightly away from the case makes it easy for big fingers like mine to use it. It screws down to the case in a nice positive way, with 2 complete turns of engagement. Not bad at all for a cheap watch that's only 50m W/R.
- The Hands: I like the blue second hand, and the subdial hands, but the hour and minute hands seem very cheap. The don't look quite as bad as in my pictures, but they are basically stamped pieces of sheet metal. In real life they are highly polished, and have a facet on each side, so they catch the light and look a little nicer than I could capture. However, they are definitely a weak point for the watch.
- The Dial: I think the dial is very well done, and the finish and markings look good even under magnification. The numbers and markers are applied, and highly polished. Excellent at this price point.
Dan:)