Reply With QuoteWow! That was quick. :shock:
Arrived a few weeks early so a bit of a surprise for me this morning... I need help :drunken:
Haven't had a chance to slip it on the wrist yet (the standard rubber is sooooooooo long!) so will try it on a nato or leather in a little bit, meeting for the next couple of hours, how rude!
Wow! That was quick. :shock:
Very nice John, but you're just going to have to get the full lume model as well now since the black dial ones can't do this
:wink:
Andy
Wanted - Damasko DC57
Very handsome piece, always a nice surprise to receive something early
Never tried a Fortis so be interested to hear your thoughts Jon :)
Respect the past, live the present, protect the future
Well, you said you'd need space in your watch box.
Problem sorted then. :lol:
I'm not as think as you drunk I am.
Great Monday morning surprise and a great start to the week :)
Let us all know if you think it is as super comfortable to wear as I have stated before?
Andy
This watch keeps haunting me - first the one being offered by j111dja on SC over the weekend, which I must have looked at about a dozen times, and now this beauty. Fantastic pics as well.
Would love to know your first impressions, and of course wrist shots would be the icing.
BTW, did you buy from the UK?
Cheers
Crispin
Very nice, built quality is excellent on those.
Cheers,
Daddel.
Got a new watch, divers watch it is, had to drown the bastard to get it!
i talked to nick the importer this morning he is so enthusiastic about fortis.
remember dont over tighten the screws when you put on a black nato :wink:
ps. i forgot you watch pictures are A1
Very nice indeed :)
Cheers
Simon
Ralph Waldo Emerson: We ask for long life, but 'tis deep life, or noble moments that signify. Let the measure of time be spiritual, not mechanical.
That's quality - good choice.
I like the screws where the spring bars would be. I always wondered why more watches didn't use do this.
Back now... still need to sort out a strap that fits (shan't bother cutting the OEM rubber) and fortunately I managed to snaffle up a bracelet off this very forum over the weekend so hopefully that will arrive in the week :D
Did snap a couple of wrist shots with it 'balanced' on there to give an idea of size on my 6.75" wrist... it's pretty big this one!
Haven't had a good look/feel yet but first impressions are the case is beautifully made and finished, bezel turns confidently and smoothly, dial is a little busy with so many numbers but at the same time should be easy to read. AR coating is lovely, blue tint from certain angles and at others the crystal just vanishes... I can see this one being easy to smudge though.
This one was bought for me by a friend who lives in Bahrain. He was going to bring it over with him in a few weeks time but had to rush back to the UK this weekend as his Mother was ill (she's OK now thankfully) hence getting it a lot earlier that I expected! Bought from a Fortis AD so a fully dated and stamped warranty card :thumbup:
Tha looks fantastic on the wrist Jon, once again great pictures. What do you think about the push in crown, does it feel secure in your opinion.
Envious!!
Regards
Crispin
Very nice and great pictures, the word "brute" comes to mind :-)
Congrats on that one jon, I have been resisting buying the full lume for almost a year!!
I think I may have to go for a full lume version as well on this... would be a shame not to!
Very much looking forward to getting the bracelet for this as I've heard they are up there with some of the best for fit, finish and feel.
whats the dimensions jon, looks a cracker?
Very nice Jon, congrats
Mark
Case = 42mmOriginally Posted by Lippy
Bezel = 44.5mm
Height = 13.5mm
Lugs = 20mm
Lug to Lug = 52mm
Nice - actually very nice!!!! 8)
Very nice, well done.
My favourite Fortis. Fortis are another great brand that remind me of Sinn - not that well known outside of the WIS community, but really well built and superb value for money.
Great pictures too,
simon
Very nice, that's a belter!
Lovely :D :D :D I would have to have the full face lume one though, if it wasn't so big and expensive.
solid watch, congrats!
Well the bracelet for this arrived yesterday so I was at last able to have a play and try the thing on properly! First was to remove the rubber strap (which looks like it would fit a 10" wrist!!) so I took the chance to just thrown on a nato for a moment... works quite well on that I think:
So off with the nato and then on with the bracelet.... now let me just say that I'm pretty confident when it comes to swapping straps/bracelets and resizing them etc. but this one too me an AGE to get fitted to the watch, it ain't coming off again I can tell you that! The screws are really nice, easy to use etc. but the tubes used for the lugs only have a screw one end, the other is prevented form turning with a notch in lug hole and a crimp in the tube... all good and well but when you're trying to feed the tube in through a rather tight bracelet and line things up it's next to impossible to TURN the tube to get the notch in the crimp in the right place without having a screw slot on it!!
But I got there in the end and all I can say is WOW WOW WOW!! The bracelet MAKES this watch IMO, it was nice before but with the bracelet it's a stunning piece with an almighty bit of heft behind it. I'm still undecided as to whether it's too big for me personally but there is no denying the watch looks great:
Then there's the lume... stunning, and blue too! This is my first watch with blue lume and it's rather cool... love the lumed numbers... I can see I may just have to get a full lume dial version just for the hell of it :D
To sum up, I think with the bracelet this watch punches above it's weight... even at the UK price. Rated at 200m but tested to 250m even with the push in crown, easy as you like to read, amazing lume, beautiful case/finish and a little kudos to the involvement with the International Space Station.. a winner in my book :thumbup:
very sharp ....but sometimes I just need to "find" the hands..
Loving the blue lume, looks the balls on the NATO 8)
Looks great on the bracelet Jon, great photos. I got rid of mine because I felt it was slightly too big for me but there's no denying it's a great watch 8)
Just be careful when tightening the screws that attach the strap/bracelet to the watch case, I overtightened one of mine and it broke. I was able to get a replacement screw/tube for about £25 at the time though but I was very careful after that!
Razor sharp pics as always Jon :) . I must say you have mighty fine taste in watches, theres not a single watch in your collection that I wouldn't like to own.
Bracelet looks superb 8)
Andy
Wanted - Damasko DC57
Thats a beauty, one of my real favorites. Enjoy :!:
Looks great on the bracelet (I know what you mean about fitting them, the one Fortis I had used that system and it was a bit fiddly). I rather fancy one of those at some point, so if you could wait until I've got another job before flipping it that would be great :lol: :lol:
Dave E
Skating away on the thin ice of a new day
I'll see what I can do ;)
My favorite Fortis.
Looks much better on the bracelet Jon, but just not in the same league as your recent Speedy and Aquatimer additions.
And if you're going through with your announced cull (recent additions on SC suggest that you are), then I think this may just be a fleeting affair - 'just doesn't get enough wrist time' springs to mind :wink:
Then again, what do I know?!
Very nice, been thinking of getting a Fortis for some time, the model and your pics have wet my appetite even more.
Regards Martin
Lovely watch Jon and (as always) great pics.
I have the B-42 GMT version and you're right, it's superb on the bracelet, not too bad on the OEM rubber either. (FWIW - I too have 6.75 wrists and perhaps because of those turned down lugs, the watch seems to hug my wrist really well. It's my first FORTIS and I'm really impressed.
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