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Paxman
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What do y'all think of this in all white? Hit or a miss?


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I like it and would have no problem wearing it. That would look good with swimming attire on the beach or with a Tux at some formal event. :) ;)

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sun glasses please:shock:... Different strap and I'd love it....hand6.gif

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I dont know about others, I woud have a really hard time keeping that white strap clean.  No matter how hard I try, dirt seems to always find my clothing.  :?  

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Doesn't do it for me. The all-white is a little feminine (although that's probably just my preconceptions).

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New strap for sure.
Looks pretty "gangsta" with the white strap - which isn't necessarily a bad thing, just not my thing.

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Very nice, love the style of the watch especially the white bezel, it's different, but I have to agree with the others, not big on the white strap. As a matter of fact didn't the white strap come up as part of a vote at the beginning of the summer??  It didn't fare to well there.

http://www.timetechtalk.com/view_topic.php?id=12974&forum_id=30&highlight=white+straps

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Hey I would wear it, but I would have to have blk croc strap just to change things up.   Mark did you see the second hand is tipped in red....kewl..yourock.gif

seriously I could do this....:cool:

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I don't know Pax.  As a diver, it just seems like it should have a black dial and bezel.  Maybe though, it would be very visable at fifty fathoms.  I agree with others on the strap though.  White would soon be a muddy gray on my wrist.

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Looks like a new category here - the "tuxedo diver". By which I mean the head, not the strap. I reckon that white strap would look pretty iffy poking out under a french cuff while wearing a tux, but on the right strap, it would be a cracker.

As for teh head alone - white on white with polished SS and a red tipped second hand with that funky (good) domed acrylic to the bezel - that does it for me every time. On an aftermarket croc strap or on SS it would appeal more to manly men I would reckon - but I would certainly be prepared to give it a go as is - if y'all want to send me one to try for a couple of years!!

Having seen the all black, this one literally pales by comparison IMVHO. But I decided a couple of months ago to add some white faced watches to my collection and this would be a good addition. Hmmm... 

10/10 for the watch head - 2/10 for the strap.

But I still prefer the all black version which I rate at a conservative 12 out of 10. I also like black cars...  :D

Cheers all - IanM

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The design is nice, but all-white is a bit too "Stanley Kubrick" for me. (For all you non-film buffs, Stanly wrote and directed 2001: A Space Odyssey, in '68, where every frickin thing in the movie was white on white—there are scenes where you literally had to look away for a moment just to save your retinas from burning.)

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White strap is overkill. With a black strap I think it would be fine.

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Save the white strap and put a replacement on it.

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That watch is something!!

 

I like it and how much for the White Storm!!!

 

Here is what I would wear it with.

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or maybe this I dare??

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Love the watch Pax, but I must agree with the concensus regarding the white strap. I'd also be too afraid to put my wrist down on my desk, the strap will be getting dirty after my first day or two. Although I am not a stranger to "glaring" straps.

One day I'll come out of the closet here and post a pic of my tag with a blue strap :)

~Dave

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Skipdawg wrote: I like it and would have no problem wearing it. That would look good with swimming attire on the beach or with a Tux at some formal event. :) ;)
I have to agree with Skip on this one. Though unless you plan on doing some diving with it, I would change out the strap with a white croc or even a nice gator, for making cleaning much easier and low maintenance.  :)

Last edited on Wed Oct 1st, 2008 08:50 am by aloy


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