U-Boat purchase complete - thanks for all the comments and help!

smashburger

10 months ago

Thank you, Crunchers, for your valuable feedback prior to purchasing this U-Boat. Special thanks to Dustin and Peter for providing photos of theirs. It was a tough one. Seriously, I don't think you can go wrong with either PVD or SS case, they both looked very nice on the wrist, but the AD talked me out of the PVD as he has had zero luck maintaining the case on several different references. So this is the one and it is a real beauty. You cannot believe how the crystal just disappears in real time and it looks like a big raindrop on a leaf. It's an amazingly beautiful piece and surely to be a real conversation starter. I have a 6.75 inch/17.2cm wrist and the 40 looks good and wearable but I had to go with the 44 because it is such an eye-catcher and demands presence BUT it is black and sits relatively low and there is no overhang on the lugs as they drop off pretty dramatically so it looks great on my wrist with presence but not overly big at all. Specs: reference 8463/B, 44mm case, 22mm lugs, sapphire crystal. Will include some shots when it arrives in about 2 weeks. Thanks, again!

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