Watchlords

Some impressions later.

That’s nice and a good size. Cool.

I like it. Dibs.

Looking forward to seeing it in person.

That's really cool. Sapphire bezel? 2893/SW300 inside? Love the green GMT hand.

jason_recliner wrote: ↑

March 7th 2022, 11:23pm

That's really cool. Sapphire bezel? 2893/SW300 inside? Love the green GMT hand.

Actually, sapphire top glass, with a mineral crystal bezel. The movement is a Soprod C125, which is pretty much the same as the 2893/SW 330.

A very handsome watch, but there are some real issues, which I will go into tomorrow.

Sorry John.

I like the Hyundai.

The Zodiac... not so much.

Tried as much as I did to like it but it seems something is off. Reminds me of a childs toy.

Looks like something your new avatar would wear.

Nice sized. I was wild ass guessing larger case due to the crystal over the bezel. Interesting movement, how about a caseback shot if it's exhibitionistic. Congrats.

Mark1 wrote: ↑

March 8th 2022, 1:07pm

Nice sized. I was wild ass guessing larger case due to the crystal over the bezel. Interesting movement, how about a caseback shot if it's exhibitionistic. Congrats.

Not much to see, but here you go:



Early impressions: It's really a pretty watch (my pics don't show it too well). The bezel is quite good and looks nice with the neon green colourwheys. The dial is polar white, which makes it somewhat difficult to read in certain light; the hands are high-polished chrome. The lume is pretty pathetic, it actually fails the patented quick-glance-in-a-dark-car test.

The design is nice, a throwback to Zodie's Aerospace series from the 1960s. The size is good, too, 40mm, about 14mm thick. I don't have my calipers anyplace I can find them, but the lug-to-lug is comfortable. Lug size is 20mm, and tapers down to, I'd guess, around 16mm at the clasp. Interestingly, here's one of the problems, viz:



On the bracelet, there's not so much of a taper as an afterthought plunge to a smaller size. This is a watch that retails for damn near $1800, and the bracelet shouldn't look like that in this price range (I got it for a 25% discount from Topper Jewelers in CA.)

Indeed, there are other things that would have made this a killer eight- or nine-hundred dollar watch. The timekeeping is all right, about 11-12 seconds fast a day, but not great. The finishing of the bracelet and case are also OK, but not some of note. It's not a chronometer, but for nearly two grand, it wouldn't have killed Zodiac to tighten the timekeeping a little.

Comparing this to another GMT I own, the Sinn 105 UTC (which retails for about $350 more than the Zodiac), there's no contest. The Sinn offers so much more value than the Zodiac--more wearable, better timekeeping, overall, a lot more quality. When I wear the Zodiac, I find myself wishing I had chosen the Sinn or Tudor GMT instead.

It sure is pretty, though.

MAX wrote: ↑

March 8th 2022, 5:15am

Tried as much as I did to like it but it seems something is off. Reminds me of a childs toy.

Looks like something your new avatar would wear.

I came here to say it looks very dapper.

But I kind of love it. Congrats!

I like the color; looks like a nice watch to wear in the spring or summer. But not at that price.

Like the looks of it - sorry to hear it's a disappointment - hopefully with the discount you got you can recoup what you paid if you decide to flip it.

I bid $59.95 American

Yeah, wow. What a weird (and crappy) way to do the bracelet. And if the watch has a sapphire crystal, why not fork out the few extra dollars for the bezel?

Sorry to hear the watch isn't as good as it could have been. It looks great (which presumably is why you gave it a chance).

Good looking watch.

Very cool watch, John. Agree at that price, if you're not crazy about it, lots of options.

I dig it - but I like a bit of color. But I do hate tapered extremely-tapered bracelets on a large case, but a good leather band will fix you right up!

Conjurer, I really want to say boner time but the zodiac leaves me soft and underwhelmed. I hope you enjoy it. I dig the color scheme and movement.