Without further ado we step into the third group of the WildCard group. Some interesting picks here and a cheat :)
The contestants:
1. Casio Edifice EFR-S108D-1A
Sizes: 40 mm case diameter, 44,8mm lug-to-lug (50 with male endlinks), 7,8mm thick, 16mm lug width.
Movement: Casio Quartz (+-20s per month).
Materials: brushed and polished 316L stainless steel
Crystal: Flat sapphire
Lume: No info
Band: Integrated folded links bracelet with a pressed clasp
WR: 100m
Price: 120$
What to love: Super affordable price, Gerald Genta inspired design. Super thin case (easy to dress up and down)
Grain of salt: Bracelet (better to find a replacement), weak lume.
2. Geckota Sea Hunter Slim
Sizes: 40mm case diameter, 47mm lug-to-lug, 12mm thick, 20mm lug width.
Movement: Miyota 9039 (automatic, hacks, handwinds, 28800 bph, unidirectional rotor, 42 hour power reserve).
Materials: 316L steel brushed and polished.
Crystal: Edge-box sapphire crystal with an underside aAR coating
Lume: SuperLuminova
Band: Vintage styled leather strap or metal H-shaped bracelet with solid links and end-links, milled clasp, 2 micro-adjustment holes
WR: 200m
Price: 460$
What to love: Unique look, universal size, solid movement, great water resistance for 12mm thickness
Grain of salt: Only 2 micro-adjustment holes. Cheat pick slightly above 400.
3. Certina DS4 Small Seconds
Sizes: 40mm case diameter, 48mm lug-to-lug, 12,8mm thick, 20mm lug width.
Movement: ETA 2825-2 (automatic, hacks, handwinds, date, small seconds, 28800 bph, 42 hour power reserve).
Materials: 316L steel polished and satined.
Crystal: Sapphire with underside AR coating
Lume: SuperLuminova
Band: Calf leather band or Metal bracelet with solid links and end-links. Butterfly clasp
WR: 100m
Price: 400$ (grey market)
What to love: Great sport + Dress combination. Super cool dial texture. Solid Swiss brand.
Grain of salt: Grey market finding only. No producer guarantee.
4. Axios Pathfinder
Sizes: 40mm case diameter, 47mm lug-to-lug, 12.3mm thick, 20mm lug width.
Movement: NH35 (automatic, hacks, handwinds, ghost date, 21600 bph, bi-directional rotor, 41 hour power reserve).
Materials: 316L steel brushed and polished.
Crystal: Flat sapphire with inner AR coating
Lume: C3 X1 Swiss Super-LumiNova
Band: 5-link solid link bracelet with solid end-links, milled clasp, 6 micro-adjustment holes
WR: 200m
Price: 329$
What to love: Interesting sand-textured dial, 200 m of water resistance, good price
Grain of salt: Hard to get. Usually sold out. Indices are specific.
Please share your thoughts on the brands and vote, vote, vote!
Having two of the 4 I voted for the certina. The casio is a great value but the certina wears like a lot more expensive watch.
I will say the slight downside is 21mm lug width
Having two of the 4 I voted for the certina. The casio is a great value but the certina wears like a lot more expensive watch.
I will say the slight downside is 21mm lug width
Oh, really. I made a mistake. I overlooked 21 mm. Damn. And I even cannot correct the info. In my defence there are a couple of listings of that watch that tell that the lug width is 20. Thank you for the correction
Oh, really. I made a mistake. I overlooked 21 mm. Damn. And I even cannot correct the info. In my defence there are a couple of listings of that watch that tell that the lug width is 20. Thank you for the correction
Yeah I looked that up online when I was waiting for it to come in and saw that too. Allthat said 20mm bands don't look too bad.