This is a perfect example of
a watch that shouldn’t have been bought. I knew from the start that this was a terrible
decision. I really have a hard time with dive watches being 38mm so what were the
odds that I would have gotten along with this one? 38mm just feel and look way too small. It’s
a perfect size for a dress watch but for a dive watch with a bezel, uh uh. I just went for
this one without thinking clearly just because the black matte dial looked so bloody cool, the
condition was great, it was a full set and the price was ridiculously low (like
$550 or something). So, once again I was tricked by beauty but even though I knew this was a given failure, I reasoned it was
worth giving it a chance since I was confident to at least get my money back
fairly easy.
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| #241 - The Breitling Colt, ref. A57035. |
So, did it work out? Of course
not. It had this cool military style dial that I liked and the indexes and hands had started
to turn beige so it looked really sweet but the size was all wrong. Also, I
hate that Pro-I bracelet. It might be comfortable but damn it’s ugly. I was
hoping it could have done well on a rubber or a nato but still it felt like a
ladies dive watch. The Mrs didn’t want it either, so I flipped it and just as expected I got my
money back. Being a quartz watch it would have made a perfect vacation watch
for her to have lying around in the closet but she decided to pass on that
offer. I can't blame her.
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| Wrist shot in weak kitchen light. |
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| Full set. |
So what did I learn from this mistake? No more 38mm dive watches period. The fun thing is that if this one would have been 40-41mm then it could have candidate as a possible favorite. I mean look at it, it sure is beautiful. So close but no cigar.
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