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Wrote a blog post about the untimely demise of Longines VHP
Where to get watch (protection) stickers?
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Your wrist size will likely better wear 856, and also 856 has Ar technology - while I *think* 836 does not?
I own two 856 models and I am seriously contemplating for a year now getting 836 for “dressier” occasions. So I get your problem here 😁
That’s not what happens to PVD. Typically, it starts chopping away in patches. You don’t get consistent scratches on it showing steel underneath - you get patches of missing color which slowly patch away further.
On the upside, black PVD (in contrast to gold which usually requires full re-coating) can be masked easily with those precision-fixers for car paint which come in small bottles with small brushes. 🤣
None of this is a showstopper - not like his watch will lose value because patches of fallen PVD coating are masked with paint after being modded like this in the first place.
Neither did I - I literally went to check while writing my comment. It occurred to me they didn't exactly advertise the movement loudly and I wondered why.
I didn't yet need to replace the battery, but I am living in Germany so that is not such a big deal when time comes. For a watch enthusiast, it's kind of a privileged position to live in Germany or Switzerland; servicing and replacing your timepieces if something goes wrong is a breeze 😀
I have GSG9 UX, and if I didn't have it - I would buy this one.
UX is a beast, both by specs but also by size and weight. I can wear it only on rubber strap honestly. This should be much more viable option to be worn on bracelet.
Also, edit: U50 Hydro seems to have lower grade movement - while UX has ETA 955.652 chronometer flatline movement, U50H has some seemingly Ronda movement. That's a pitty - for me personally at least, high precision quartz movement was a selling point for UX.
