PRS-18Q COSC appreciation thread...

[heboil]

So I have the old PRS18q but am intrigued by this. Here is a question for those who have both or the automatic: do they appear the same size on your wrist? I know the font changed to to dial and the bezel and the slight shape changes, but do they seem essentially the same size? Also, in the flesh, is the new bead blasted finish a touch darker?

The old 18q was probably my gateway drug to nicer watches and I never thought I would get rid of it, but I would possibly flip it for this upgrade.

Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

[TaketheCannoli]

So I have the old PRS18q but am intrigued by this. Here is a question for those who have both or the automatic: do they appear the same size on your wrist? I know the font changed to to dial and the bezel and the slight shape changes, but do they seem essentially the same size? Also, in the flesh, is the new bead blasted finish a touch darker?

The old 18q was probably my gateway drug to nicer watches and I never thought I would get rid of it, but I would possibly flip it for this upgrade.

Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

In my opinion the previous 18 is the nicer watch and I’ll tell you why:
- blasting on the new one is darker
- slight case shape differences on the new one made it wear a tad smaller
- the smaller numbers are too small
- the new bezel grooves are too sharp
- new bezel has too much lateral play

However the new hands are better.

It’s all about opinions though.

[WarrenVrs]

In my opinion the previous 18 is the nicer watch and I’ll tell you why:
- blasting on the new one is darker
- slight case shape differences on the new one made it wear a tad smaller
- the smaller numbers are too small
- the new bezel grooves are too sharp
- new bezel has too much lateral play

However the new hands are better.

It’s all about opinions though.

Re. the bezel, I've had 2 of the cosc versions (sellers remorse!). The bezel on the one I sold was perfect, no play at all. The one I'm wearing now is awful, stiff, gritty, loads of play.

For the money it's a cracking watch, lume is the only negative. The dial is fine, but the hands and pip are really dull (even freshly charged up).

Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

[klunk]

In my opinion the previous 18 is the nicer watch and I’ll tell you why:
- blasting on the new one is darker
- slight case shape differences on the new one made it wear a tad smaller
- the smaller numbers are too small
- the new bezel grooves are too sharp
- new bezel has too much lateral play

However the new hands are better.

It’s all about opinions though.

Agree with most of that:

Blasting slightly darker, though getting used to it and don't see it necessarily as a negative
Case shape/size, yes slightly different, though neither here or there to me.
My biggest beef is the bezel, the grooves are definitely sharper and lateral play of bezel definitely inferior to my older 18A which was rock solid.