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Posted: Tue May 4th, 2010 04:17 pm

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Paxman

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Well I wasn't in the market for another boutique Miyota powered Hong Kong cased watch until I saw the Artego lineup and had to have one. Of course the haters will say this design has been done before and to a degree they are right... I mean what watch design hasn't seen the light of day. This is a hooded lug design with a heavy case and beefy bracelet to match. A big time heavy duty diver. And Artego combines a great product, a great value and excellent CS to boot. I emailed Robert a question Sunday and he got back to me that evening. I ordered the watch Sunday evening and here it is courtesy of Fed-Ex.

I opted for an orange dial (surprise!) with a blasted finish and couldn't be happier with the watch. The watch is tight, the bezel shows some metal dust (you'll see in the pix) and the bracelet was a little stiff until I worked it out. The screwed links make sizing a breeze and the four micro adjustments give any wrist a comfy fit. A diver's extension is not present. The drilled lugs will lend themselves to those who love to strap around but I think the super macho 24mm bracelet speaks for itself since I'm a bit of a bracelet guy. Fit and finish are excellent.

The ceramic orange dial really pops especially against the blasted finish and jumps out at you thanks to the AR coated sapphire crystal. Bezel action is somewhat tight but precise with no slop. Lume on the watch is killer! The crown seems to be on a bit of a skinny stem but there is no play and setting and winding actions are positive. The screw down crown works to perfection... no chance of cross-threading this one.

All in all a very satisfying purchase of a heavy dive watch with proven movement. Big bold and orange!

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Thanks for taking a look!