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 Posted: Wed May 5th, 2010 12:41 pm
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 boy10.gifYes, # 118/500 showed up on my desk this morning after leaving it's home in Velho, Portugal Monday evening.

This is a little smaller than expected but still a good presence IMO. Here are the specs;



  • Automatic ETA 2836 movement. Day/date, hacking, and handwinding, 40 hour power reserve.
  • Internal ratcheting dive bezel (via the 2 o'clock crown).
  • Bead-blasted 316L stainless steel case.
  • Sapphire crystal.
  • Water resistant to 300m (1000ft).
  • Screw-down crown for movement, non-screw-down for bezel.
  • C3 SuperLuminova on hands, indices, and bezel "V".
  • Color-matched day and date wheels.
  • 44mm by 14.8mm, 125g on the custom-designed strap, 22mm screwed lugs.
    There are a ton of review's done on this watch from the likes of; aBlogtoRead, Oceanic Time, Hodinkee, etc. I'll see if the watch can hold up to the reveiws

    So far I have to say the fit and finish looks great. The crown at 2 rotates the internal bezel (120 clicks). The crown at 4 operates smoothly as well.

    The only issue I had was changing the strap (original is siliconeblah.gif)

    The screws are sealed with Loctite 603. but after carefully using a soldering iron to liquify the Loctite the screws came out.  

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    Other than that, I quite happy with this purchase! Here are the pics;













    Here's the wrist shot...



    And finally the first (of probably many subtlelaugh.gif) strap changes woohoo.gif...



    Thanks for looking,

    Bill




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     Posted: Wed May 5th, 2010 12:44 pm
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    		 That's a sweet looking watch! I like the inner bezel design & those crowns look great!

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    Last edited on Wed May 5th, 2010 12:52 pm by natevan70
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    		 Looks great Bill, congrats ThumbsUp02.gif

    Great idea on the soldering iron, do you just touch the tip to the screw
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     Posted: Wed May 5th, 2010 12:58 pm
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    		 Been lurking around the Prometheus site: I like the design with double crown and stamp-riveted alike bezel. Cool watch and something special! Congratshappy1.gif
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    		 looks fantastic! the zulu makes for a great combo
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     Posted: Wed May 5th, 2010 01:10 pm
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    		 Boy, that is a great looking watch, especially on the olive Zulu.  I had an internal bezel diver years ago.  Very practical.
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    		 Nabco wrote: Looks great Bill, congrats ThumbsUp02.gif

    Great idea on the soldering iron, do you just touch the tip to the screw


    Thanks Guys!

    And... Yes Nick, I held the tip to the screw for about 15-20 seconds.
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    Here's a pic of my old ocean diver , flipped it the same week i recieved it mistake.gif

    There was nothing wrong with it , just not for me , i also had to use a soldering iron to change the strap which was a bit of a pain in the a$$

     
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     Posted: Wed May 5th, 2010 03:21 pm
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    		 so you bought one, sold it then wanted another and bought it again?
    Wow must have played on your mind a lot. Its a cool looking watch I must say.

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    		 Nice one Bill////I like the case design and especially like the use of the black/white # day and date wheelThumbsup3.gif
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    		 Congrats on this new arrival Bill!!!  Looks fantastic!!!thumbsup.gif

    A great looking piece on and off of your wrist...Very nice indeed!!!

    Combo looks great on the olive green Zulu with the low-light hardware as well.

    Enjoy this one!!!
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     Posted: Wed May 5th, 2010 04:49 pm
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    		 Looks great..how about a nite shot??
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