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 On: 2005-09-27
How do you spell VALUE? Case is all stainless with understated brush finish and high-polish bezel and crown. The back is screw-in and high-polish. The lugs curve nicely to follow the wrist. The bracelet is solid 5 piece links (very comfortable) with fold-over clasp (some vendors charge $100+ "upgrade" fee from strap for a bracelet like this). The overall style is classic "Pilot" or "Military" (similar to Aerograph). Very large Arabic numerals at hour positions, large silver hour and minute hand with luminous ends, and silver sweep second hand. I would prefer all luminous hour and minute hand and white sweep second hand but lets not quibble. The luminous coating on numerals and hands is Wengers proprietary "Super Luminova"(R) which seems to take longer to "charge" than other watches in my collection. Another standout feature is the "big date" at the 3:00 Oclock position. It is REALLY BIG and very readable, one of the best I have seen. Ideal for those of us over 40. Fit and finish is very good. If you are not a collector, this quartz movement watch is the functional equivalent of very similar Swiss mechanicals which run between $400 and $800.
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